{"longTitle":"A Bill to authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2021; 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 2020.","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":3991,"name":"Jesse Norman","party":"Conservative","partyColour":"0063ba","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/3991/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/3991/contact","memberFrom":"Hereford and South Herefordshire"},"organisation":{"name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury"},"sortOrder":1},{"member":{"memberId":4689,"name":"Lord Agnew of Oulton","party":"Conservative","partyColour":"0063ba","house":"Lords","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/4689/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/4689/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":2760,"shortTitle":"Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2020","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Unassigned","originatingHouse":"Commons","lastUpdate":"2020-07-24T10:36:39","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":1,"introducedSessionId":35,"includedSessionIds":[35],"isAct":true,"currentStage":{"id":12349,"stageId":11,"sessionId":35,"description":"Royal Assent","abbreviation":"RA","house":"Unassigned","stageSittings":[{"id":11211,"stageId":11,"billStageId":12349,"billId":2760,"date":"2020-07-22T00:00:00"}],"sortOrder":8}}