{"longTitle":"A Bill To authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2014, 31 March 2015 and 31 March 2016; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the years ending with 31 March 2015 and 31 March 2016; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2014 and 31 March 2015.","summary":"<p>The Bill provides Parliamentary authority for funds requested by the Government. It is part of 'supply procedure', which is how Parliament grants the Government&rsquo;s requests for resources. Proceedings on the Bill are formal: there is no debate and the Bill goes through 'on the nod'.</p><p>This type of Bill was previously known as the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>authorises the release of money from the Consolidated Fund, which is the Government&rsquo;s bank account</li><li>places limits on the purposes for which the money may be spent.</li></ul>","sponsors":[{"member":{"memberId":1458,"name":"Mr George Osborne","party":"Conservative","partyColour":"0063ba","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/1458/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/1458/contact","memberFrom":"Tatton"},"organisation":{"name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury"},"sortOrder":1},{"member":{"memberId":1916,"name":"Lord Newby","party":"Liberal Democrat","partyColour":"fc7d0b","house":"Lords","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/1916/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/1916/contact","memberFrom":"Life peer"},"organisation":{"name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury"},"sortOrder":2}],"promoters":[],"petitioningPeriod":null,"petitionInformation":null,"agent":null,"billId":1555,"shortTitle":"Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2015","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Unassigned","originatingHouse":"Commons","lastUpdate":"2015-03-27T11:08:59","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":1,"introducedSessionId":27,"includedSessionIds":[27],"isAct":true,"currentStage":{"id":7716,"stageId":11,"sessionId":27,"description":"Royal Assent","abbreviation":"RA","house":"Unassigned","stageSittings":[{"id":7193,"stageId":11,"billStageId":7716,"billId":1555,"date":"2015-03-26T00:00:00"}],"sortOrder":9}}