{"longTitle":"A Bill to authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2016; to authorise both the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund and the application of income for that year; and to appropriate the supply authorised for that year by this Act and by the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2015.","summary":"<p>This Bill provides Parliamentary authority for funds requested by the Government. It is part of what is called 'supply procedure'. This is how Parliament grants the Government&rsquo;s requests for resources.</p><p>There are usually two of this type of Bill each year, in March and July. Proceedings on the Bill are formal &ndash; there is no debate.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>Authorises provision sought in the Supplementary Estimates and the Vote on Account </li><li>Authorises the release of money from the Consolidated Fund, which is the Government&rsquo;s bank account.<br></li></ul>","sponsors":[{"member":{"memberId":1529,"name":"Mr David Gauke","party":"Conservative","partyColour":"0063ba","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/1529/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/1529/contact","memberFrom":"South West Hertfordshire"},"organisation":{"name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury"},"sortOrder":1}],"promoters":[],"petitioningPeriod":null,"petitionInformation":null,"agent":null,"billId":1681,"shortTitle":"Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2015","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Unassigned","originatingHouse":"Commons","lastUpdate":"2015-11-06T14:46:26","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":1,"introducedSessionId":28,"includedSessionIds":[28],"isAct":true,"currentStage":{"id":7977,"stageId":11,"sessionId":28,"description":"Royal Assent","abbreviation":"RA","house":"Unassigned","stageSittings":[{"id":7445,"stageId":11,"billStageId":7977,"billId":1681,"date":"2015-07-21T00:00:00"}],"sortOrder":9}}