Draft affirmative

1 January 1948 -

Instruments subject to the draft affirmative procedure are laid in draft and require approval in Parliament before being signed into law. Instruments concerning taxation are not laid in the Lords and only require the approval of the Commons. The Commons debates the instrument in a Delegated Legislation Committee or in the Commons Chamber, where a decision on approval is made. The Lords debates the instrument in Grand Committee or in the Lords Chamber, where a decision on approval is made.

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1. Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 21 January 2026.

2. Merchant Shipping (General Lighthouse Authorities) (Increase of Borrowing Limit) Order 2026

   A work package, made available on 21 January 2026.

3. Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2026

   A work package, made available on 19 January 2026.

4. Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 19 January 2026.

5. Armed Forces Commissioner (Family Definition, and Consequential and Transitional Provision etc.) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 15 January 2026.

6. Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 15 January 2026.

7. Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 15 January 2026.

8. Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 15 January 2026.

9. Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026

   A work package, made available on 14 January 2026.

10. Bereaved Partner's Paternity Leave Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 13 January 2026.

11. Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80B to Adoptions from Overseas) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 13 January 2026.

12. Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80B to Parental Order Cases) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 13 January 2026.

13. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026

    A work package, made available on 13 January 2026.

14. Child Benefit and Guardian's Allowance Up-rating Order 2026

    A work package, made available on 12 January 2026.

15. Climate Change Levy (Fuel Use and Recycling Processes) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 12 January 2026.

16. Energy-Intensive Industry Electricity Support Payments and Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 12 January 2026.

17. Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2026

    A work package, made available on 12 January 2026.

18. Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments, National Insurance Funds Payments and Extension of Veteran’s Relief) Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 12 January 2026.

19. Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026

    A work package, made available on 12 January 2026.

20. Caribbean Development Bank (Eleventh Replenishment of the Special Development Fund (Unified)) Order 2026

    A work package, made available on 8 January 2026.