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Ministers make most UK law themselves, through statutory instruments, using powers an Act of Parliament gives them. Under the negative procedure an instrument becomes law, or stays law, unless Parliament objects in time. Few are ever debated.
708 laid before Parliament in the last 12 months; 183 of them were debated (26 per cent).
7,646 instruments, page 5 of 153
- Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026Laid 22 June 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee · Prayed against · DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Prison (Governor's and Adjudicators' Punishments) (Amendment) Rules 2026Laid 22 June 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Made negative · SI 2026/664Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committee · Prayed againstRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Police (Conduct and Vetting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Laid 22 June 2026 · Home Office · Made negative · SI 2026/653Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026Laid 22 June 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee · Prayed against · DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Change of coming into force) Order 2026Laid 19 June 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Made negative · SI 2026/665Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026Laid 19 June 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Made negative · SI 2026/642Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2026Laid 18 June 2026 · Local Government Boundary Commission for England · Draft negativeLaid in draft. It can be made unless either House objects within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- North Yorkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2026Laid 18 June 2026 · Local Government Boundary Commission for England · Draft negativeLaid in draft. It can be made unless either House objects within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2026Laid 18 June 2026 · Cabinet Office · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee · Prayed against · DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Nature Restoration Levy Regulations 2026Laid 18 June 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee · Prayed against · DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Environmental Delivery Plans (Appropriate Prioritisation) Regulations 2026Laid 18 June 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Made negative · SI 2026/655Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026Laid 17 June 2026 · Department for Transport · Made negative · SI 2026/598Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Laid 17 June 2026 · Department for Education · Made negative · SI 2026/639Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Inter-American Investment Corporation (Further Payments to Capital Stock) (Amendment) Order 2026Laid 16 June 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage (Financing of Costs of Offshore Decommissioning) Regulations 2026Laid 15 June 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Made negative · SI 2026/632Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026Laid 12 June 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Made negative · SI 2026/629Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Wirral (Electoral Changes) Order 2026Laid 11 June 2026 · Local Government Boundary Commission for England · Draft negativeLaid in draft. It can be made unless either House objects within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- National Savings (Remediation Scheme) Regulations 2026Laid 11 June 2026 · HM Treasury · Made negative · SI 2026/623Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committee · Prayed against · DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2026Laid 10 June 2026 · Home Office · Made affirmative · SI 2026/613Already law, but it lapses unless Parliament approves it within a set time.Flagged by a committee · DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Laid 10 June 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Made negative · SI 2026/614Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2026Laid 10 June 2026 · HM Revenue and Customs · Made negative · SI 2026/610Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (Amendment of Section 3) Order 2026Laid 10 June 2026 · HM Treasury · Made negative · SI 2026/611Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026Laid 9 June 2026 · HM Revenue and Customs · Made negative · SI 2026/605Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Police (Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Laid 9 June 2026 · Home Office · Made negative · SI 2026/597Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Customs (Safety and Security Procedures) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Laid 9 June 2026 · HM Revenue and Customs · Made negative · SI 2026/604Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026Laid 9 June 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Made negative · SI 2026/602Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2026Laid 8 June 2026 · Home Office · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) (No. 2) Regulations 2026Laid 8 June 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee · DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026Laid 8 June 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee · Prayed against · DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- M27 Motorway (Junctions 4 to 11) (Variable Speed Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Laid 8 June 2026 · Department for Transport · Made negative · SI 2026/578Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Court Funds (Amendment) Rules 2026Laid 5 June 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Made negative · SI 2026/593Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Greater Cambridge Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2026Laid 4 June 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Made affirmativeAlready law, but it lapses unless Parliament approves it within a set time.Flagged by a committee · Prayed against · DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Successful Legacy Appeals Schemes (Income Tax Exemption) Regulations 2026Laid 4 June 2026 · HM Treasury · Made negative · SI 2026/584Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Education (Student Support for Postgraduate Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Laid 4 June 2026 · Department for Education · Made negative · SI 2026/581Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (Conferral of Tribunal Jurisdiction under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 etc.) Regulations 2026Laid 4 June 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Made negative · SI 2026/569Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Trade (Mobile Roaming) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Laid 4 June 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026Laid 4 June 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee · Prayed against · DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2026Laid 4 June 2026 · Home Office · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Education (Designated Institutions in Further Education) (No. 2) (Revocation) Order 2026Laid 3 June 2026 · Department for Education · Made negative · SI 2026/575Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Occupational Pension Schemes (Preservation of Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Laid 3 June 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Made negative · SI 2026/580Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Hospitality and Tourism) Order 2026Laid 3 June 2026 · HM Treasury · Made negative · SI 2026/576Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Justification Decision (Generation of Power by the RR SMR) Regulations 2026Laid 3 June 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee · DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Registration of Births and Deaths (England and Wales) (Specified Requirements) Regulations 2026Laid 2 June 2026 · Home Office · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Publication of Information About Tax Avoidance Schemes (Legally Privileged Communications Declarations) Regulations 2026Laid 2 June 2026 · HM Revenue and Customs · Made negative · SI 2026/570Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Lime Benchmark) (England) Order 2026Laid 2 June 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Made negative · SI 2026/566Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Carbon Budget Order 2026Laid 2 June 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee · Prayed against · DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Government of Wales Act 2006 (Increase of Capital Borrowing Limits) Order 2026Laid 2 June 2026 · Wales Office · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Laid 2 June 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Made negative · SI 2026/573Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026Laid 1 June 2026 · HM Treasury · Made affirmative · SI 2026/572Already law, but it lapses unless Parliament approves it within a set time.Flagged by a committee · DebatedRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Laid 1 June 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Made negative · SI 2026/571Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
Source: UK Parliament Statutory Instruments API
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Instruments laid before Parliament only; some instruments are never laid.