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Also published are select and joint committee reports, Government responses to select or joint committee reports or consultations, if available.</p> <h3>Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills</h3> <p>The Home Office published two Draft Bills on February 2011 relating to the detention of terrorist suspects.</p> <p>A Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament has been appointed to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extensions) Bills.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121171206/http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/counter-terrorism/draft-detention-terrorist-bills">Home Office: Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills</a> (external website)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121171206/http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/">Home Office</a> (external website)</li> <li><a href="/web/20111121171206/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/joint-committee-on-the-draft-detention-of-terrorist-suspects-temporary-extension-bills/">Joint Committee on the Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills</a></li></ul> <h3>Draft Defamation Bill</h3> <p>The Ministry of Justice published in March 2011 a consultation document relating to a Draft Defamation Bill. The consultation document includes the text of the Draft Bill.</p> <p>A Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament has been appointed to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Defamation Bill. </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121171206/http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/365.htm">Ministry of Justice: Draft Defamation Bill consultation</a> (external website)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121171206/http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/draft-defamation-bill-consultation.pdf">Ministry of Justice: Draft Defamation Bill consultation document</a> (PDF 771KB)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121171206/http://www.justice.gov.uk/index.htm">Ministry of Justice</a> (external website)</li> <li><a href="/web/20111121171206/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/draft-defamation-bill1/">Joint Committee on the Draft Defamation Bill</a></li></ul> <h3>Draft Financial Services Bill</h3> <p>HM Treasury published on 16 June 2010 a White Paper and draft Bill to reform financial regulation in the UK.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121171206/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/consult_finreg__new_approach_blueprint.pdf">Draft Financial Services Bill</a> (PDF 4.3MB)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121171206/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/consult_finreg_blueprint.htm">HM Treasury: Consultation on the White Paper and draft Bill</a> (external website)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121171206/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/home.htm">HM Treasury</a> (external website) </li></ul> <h3>Draft Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill</h3> <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published on 24 May 2011 a draft Bill to create a Groceries Code Adjudicator and the purpose of the Adjudicator will be to enforce and oversee the Groceries Code in the ways described in the Bill.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121171206/http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm80/8080/8080.pdf">Draft Groceries Code Adjudicator</a> (PDF 476KB)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121171206/http://www.bis.gov.uk/">Department for Business, Innovation and Skills</a> </li></ul> <h3>Draft House of Lords Reform Bill</h3> <p>The Cabinet Office published in May 2011 a White Paper and Draft Bill containing proposals for a smaller, reformed House of Lords.</p> <p>A Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament will conduct pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121171206/http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/house-lords-reform-draft-bill">House of Lords Reform Draft Bill</a> (external site)</li> <li><a href="/web/20111121171206/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/draft-house-of-lords-reform-bill/">Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Bill</a></li></ul> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div id="panel"> <div class="local-module">  <h2> </h2>  <div class="local-module-content"> <div id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl00_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_pnlMainImageThumb" class="itemImage missing"> </div> <div class="itemText">  <strong>Bills before Parliament</strong>   <div class="rte main-introduction"> <p>Browse a list of all Bills currently before Parliament and keep up to date with their progress. 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