This operates in slightly different ways depending on a country’s constitution for example; the Australian Senate can request the House of Representatives raise such a bill on their behalf whilst the American Senate can agree/disagree with provisions in such bills.

What seems to be unique in our upper house is the ability to scrutinise National Insurance Contributions Bills. What is the genesis of National Insurance? Why can it be debated and what instruments act to limit National Insurance Contributions on earned income?

References:
Section 7 – Revenue Bills, Legislative Process, Presidential Veto
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#A1Sec3

Section: Money Bills
http://www.aph.gov.au/SEnate/pubs/briefs/brief08.htm

The Constitution and America’s Destiny, By David Brian Robertson
Preview Page 213: The Counter-attack against the Senate
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=i1BzeAqjricC&printsec=frontcover

Generally:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_bill

Good luck on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill. I’ve had a swift look at the scope of the Committee and its Call for Evidence: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/Cfe080509.pdf . I’ll try to put some time aside to read through the Bill and debates and ask some sensible questions later.

I assume any of us can write a submission before the deadline of 12 June? I don’t expect to do so myself (too much on!) so this is more in the way of a general question. It’s not easy trawling though every Committee and their Calls – is there a single page where the public can see at a glance all the Calls for Evidence and their deadlines? There are some topics where I would make the time to write in.

Tiz

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Good luck on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill. I’ve had a swift look at the scope of the Committee and its Call for Evidence: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/Cfe080509.pdf . I’ll try to put some time aside to read through the Bill and debates and ask some sensible questions later.

I assume any of us can write a submission before the deadline of 12 June? I don’t expect to do so myself (too much on!) so this is more in the way of a general question. It’s not easy trawling though every Committee and their Calls – is there a single page where the public can see at a glance all the Calls for Evidence and their deadlines? There are some topics where I would make the time to write in.

Tiz