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
First Reading
11 May 2022
Votes and Proceedings, No 2
Second Reading
6 September 2022
House of Commons Vol. 719 Col. 138
Public Bill Committee
12 October 2022
First sitting: Col. 1
Second sitting: Col. 25
18 October 2022
Third sitting: Col. 59
Fourth sitting: Col. 89
Report and Third Reading
12 December 2022
House of Commons Vol. 724 Col. 747
House of Lords
First Reading
13 December 2022
House of Lords Vol. 826 Col. 552
Second Reading
9 January 2023
House of Lords Vol. 826 Col. 1230
Committee of the whole House
23 January 2023
House of Lords Vol. 827 Col. 24
Report
14 March 2023
House of Lords Vol. 828 Col. 1241
Third Reading
20 March 2023
House of Lords Vol. 828 Col. 1547
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendment
22 March 2023
House of Commons Vol. 730 Col. 384
Royal Assent
23 March 2023
House of Commons Vol. 730 Col. 475
House of Lords Vol. 828 Col. 1957