Annex B – 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
13 February 2020
No debate
Second Reading
02 March 2020
Vol. 672 Col. 659
Public Bill Committee
08 June 2020
08 June 2020
10 June 2020
First Sitting Col. 1
Second Sitting Col. 29
Third Reading Col. 53
Report and Third Reading
23 June 2020
Vol. 677 Col. 1219
House of Lords
Introduction
24 June 2020
Vol. 804
Second Reading
02 September 2020
Vol. 804 Col. 371
Grand Committee
19 October 2020
26 October 2020
28 October 2020
04 November 2020
11 November 2020
17 November 2020
19 November 2020
First Sitting Vol. 806 Col. 316GC
Second Sitting Vol. 807 Col. 2GC
Third Sitting Vol. 807 Col. 118GC
Fourth Sitting Vol. 807 Col. 308GC
Fifth Sitting Vol. 807 Col. 444GC
Sixth Sitting Vol. 807 Col. 622GC
Seventh Sitting Vol. 807 Col. 716GC
Report
12 January 2021
14 January 2021
First Sitting Vol. 809 Col. 614
Second Sitting Vol. 809 Col. 892
Third Reading
21 January 2021
Third Reading Vol. 809 Col. 1281
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments
27 January 2021
Vol. 688 Col. 485
Royal Assent
11 February 2021
House of Lords Vol. 810
House of Commons Vol. 689 Col. 504