{"longTitle":"A Bill to authorise the use of resources for the service of the year ending with 31st March 2009 and to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of that year; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the service of that year.","summary":"The Bill provides Parliamentary authority for funds requested by the Government. It is part of the &lsquo;Supply Procedure&rsquo;, which is how Parliament grants the Government&rsquo;s requests for resources.  <br><br>There are usually two Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bills per year. Normally, Parliamentary approval for Government spending would next be given in December, but a third Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill is needed for Parliament to approve expenditure which may be needed before December.<br><br>Key areas:<br><ul><li>The Bill authorises resources required in 2008-09 for the Government&rsquo;s actions to help the banking industry </li><li>The Bill authorises the release of money from the Consolidated Fund which is the Government&rsquo;s bank account. </li></ul> ","sponsors":[{"member":{"memberId":163,"name":"Stephen Timms","party":"Labour","partyColour":"d50000","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/163/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/163/contact","memberFrom":"East Ham"},"organisation":{"name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury"},"sortOrder":1},{"member":{"memberId":987,"name":"Lord Davies of Oldham","party":"Labour","partyColour":"d50000","house":"Lords","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/987/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/987/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":341,"shortTitle":"Appropriation (No. 3) Act 2008","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Unassigned","originatingHouse":"Commons","lastUpdate":"2009-02-25T10:20:43","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":1,"introducedSessionId":21,"includedSessionIds":[21],"isAct":true,"currentStage":{"id":2196,"stageId":11,"sessionId":21,"description":"Royal Assent","abbreviation":"RA","house":"Unassigned","stageSittings":[{"id":2106,"stageId":11,"billStageId":2196,"billId":341,"date":"2008-10-16T00:00:00"}],"sortOrder":8}}