Voters are set to be asked for ID at polling stations while the police are in line for more powers to crack down on protests as a raft of legislation was given Royal Assent this week ahead of the temporary suspension of Parliament. Controversial Bills including the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act and the Nationality and Borders Act have been debated during the last year.
Both Houses of Parliament will return on Tuesday, May 10, as several other bills will need to be carried over after the government ran out of time to get them passed. Around a third of the laws promised in last year's Queen's Speech didn't pass in time.
All Bills currently before the UK Parliament are listed on the UK Parliament website in the Parliamentary Business, Bills & Legislation section which also shows what stage a Bill has reached on its passage through Parliament. Bills only become Acts once they have passed all stages of their applicable Parliamentary procedure and receive Royal Assent.
