Annex A – Overview of the Act’s passage through Parliament
The table below sets out the dates and Hansard References for each stage of the Act’s passage through Parliament.
Stage
Date
Hansard Reference
House of Commons
First Reading
2 May 2018
Vol 640 Col 336
Second Reading
21 May 2018
Vol 641 Col 641-672
Public Bill Committee
1st Sitting: 5 June 2018
Col 1- 30
2nd Sitting: 7 June 2018
3rd Sitting: 7 June 2018
Col 31 - 58
Col 59 - 114
4th Sitting: 12 June 2018
5th Sitting: 12 June 2018
Col 115 - 150
Col 151 - 174
Report Stage
5 September 2018
Vol 646 Col 201 - 247
Third Reading
5 September 2018
Vol 646 Col 247 - 252
House of Lords
First Reading
6 September 2018
Vol 792
Second Reading
10 October 2018
Vol 793 Col 130 - 162
Grand Committee
1st Sitting: 5 November 2018
Vol 793 Col 168GC – 228GC
2nd Sitting: 20 November 2018
Vol 794 Col 143 - 158
Report Stage
11 December 2018
Vol 794 Col 1254 - 1284
Third Reading
15 January 2019
Vol 795 Col 133 - 136
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments
23 January 2019
Vol 653 Col 258 - 281
Royal Assent
12 February 2019
Vol 654 Col 771