Annex A - Hansard References
The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of the Act’s passage through Parliament.
Stage
Date
Hansard Reference
House of Commons
Introduction
24 November 2021
Vol. 704 Col. 378
Second Reading
26 January 2022
Vol. 707 Col. 1025
Public Bill Committee
15 March 2022
1st sitting: Col. 1
2nd sitting: Col. 27
17 March 2022
3rd sitting: Col. 65
4th sitting: Col. 97
22 March 2022
5th sitting: Col. 117
Report and Third Reading
25 May 2022
Vol. 715 Col. 318
House of Lords
Introduction
26 May 2022
Vol. 822 Col. 955
Second Reading
6 June 2022
Vol. 822 Col. 1030
Grand Committee
21 June 2022
Part 1: Vol. 823 Col. 173
Part 2: Vol. 823 Col. 202
29 June 2022
Part 1: Vol. 823 Col. 651
Part 2: Vol. 823 Col. 739
Report
12 October 2022
Vol. 824 Col. 789
Third Reading
19 October 2022
Vol. 824 Col. 1106
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments
31 October 2022
Vol. 721 Col. 719
Lords Consideration of Commons Reason
22 November 2022
Vol. 825 Col. 1276
Royal Assent
6 December 2022
House of Commons: Vol. 724 Col. 270
House of Lords: Vol. 826 Col. 158