‘Money bills’ under Parliament Act and Bills of Aids and Supplies

37.31A ‘Money bill’ within the meaning of the Parliament Act 1911 is not the same as a Bill of Aids and Supplies. For instance, a bill which has the exclusive purpose of creating or extending the scope of a charge on public expenditure is likely to be held to be a ‘Money bill’, but it is not a Bill of Aids and Supplies. On the other hand, a Bill of Aids and Supplies, such as a Finance Bill, is not necessarily a ‘Money bill’, for it may and often does include provisions dealing with other subjects than those enumerated in the definition of a ‘Money bill’. Approximately half of the Finance Bills sent to the Lords since the Parliament Act 1911 was passed have not been certified as Money bills.1