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Type Bills Completed Rate
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SP Bill 31

Council Tax Abolition and Service Tax Introduction (Scotland) Bill

Type
Member's
Sponsor
Sheridan, Tommy
Stage records
2
Inferred status
Stopped/fell
Matched timetable motions
3
Pace

From first stage (11 Nov 2004) to latest (01 Feb 2006): 447 days across 2 stages. ~217 days slower than the chamber median (230). In progress

Stage timeline

  1. Introduced
    11 Nov 2004 · Watch on SPTV ↗
  2. Stage 1
    01 Feb 2006 · 447 days since prior stage (median 147) · Watch on SPTV ↗

Bureau motions that timetabled this bill

Business Motion 07 Dec 2005
S2M-03679 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees that the timetable of consideration of the Council Tax Abolition and Service Tax Introduction (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be extended to 3 February 2006.\r
Business Motion 16 Dec 2004
S2M-02174 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Council Tax Abolition and Service Tax Introduction (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be completed by 23 December 2005.\r
Business Motion 14 Dec 2004
S2M-02168 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees—\r\r(a) that the timetable for completion of consideration of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be extended to 21 January 2005;\r\r(b) that consideration of the Council Tax Abolition and Service Tax Introduction (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be completed by 23 December 2005;\r\r(c) that the Justice 2 Committee reports to the Justice 1 Committee by 24 December 2004 on the Part 1 Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003: Draft Guidance for Local Authorities and National Park Authorities (SE/2004/276) and by 7 January 2005 on the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 2004 (SSI 2004/513); and\r\r(d) that the Justice 1 Committee reports to the Justice 2 Committee by 24 December 2004 on the Fire Services (Appointments and Promotion) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (SSI 2004/527).