Daily Mail

From pets to trains, what else was in there

-

■ Schools Bill: Cracks down on truancy, beefs up powers of watchdogs and shakes up funding.

■ Transport Bill: Provides the ‘Great British Railways’ body with powers to take control of the rail system.

■ Energy Security Bill: Paves the way for new, low-carbon technologi­es and growing the consumer market for electric heat pumps.

■ Renters Reform Bill: Seeks to abolish ‘no fault’ evictions, but also reforms the possession grounds for landlords of bad tenants.

■ Seafarers’ Remunerati­on Bill: Cracks down on ferry operators who do not pay national minimum wage by giving ports powers to suspend them.

■ Public Order Bill: Cracks down on ‘guerrilla protesters’ with harsher sentences and makes new offences for those who glue themselves to roads or ‘lock on’ to public transport.

■ Economic Crime and Corporate Transparen­cy Bill: Seeks to crack down on illicit finance with powers to seize crypto assets quicker.

■ Conversion Therapy Bill: Bans attempts to change sexual orientatio­n, but not gender identity.

■ Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions Bill: Prevents councils from boycotting a country’s goods.

■ Independen­t football regulator: Protect clubs’ financial sustainabi­lity and makes sure stewards are fit to practice.

■ Animal Welfare Bill: Introduces new welfare standards and cracks down on puppy smuggling.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United Kingdom