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Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill 2012-13
(This Bill is from a previous session)
Bill stages
First Reading: House of Commons23 May 2012
The Bill was read for a first time and ordered to be printed.
Second Reading: House of Commons11 Jun 2012
The House of Commons debated the general principles of the Bill. Labour's attempt to halt the Bill's passage was rejected by 301 votes to 216. The Bill was read for a second time and committed to a public bill committee.
Committee Stage: House of Commons – Public Bill Committee 1st and 2nd sittings19 Jun 2012
The committee heard oral evidence from witnesses including the CBI, the Institute of Directors, the BCC, the Federation of Small Businesses, the TUC, Unite, GMB, the Association of British Insurers and the EHRC.
- Committee Stage: House of Commons – Public Bill Committee 3rd sitting
21 Jun 2012
The committee heard oral evidence from witnesses including the CAB, the Law Society, the Competition Commission, Friends of the Earth, the LGA, the Trading Standards Institute and the BRC.
- Committee Stage: House of Commons – Public Bill Committee 8th and 9th sittings
03 Jul 2012
The committee considered clauses 12 to 17 and schedule 3 of the Bill. Clauses 12 and 14 were agreed to on division. Clauses 13, 15 and 16 were agreed to. Clause 17, as amended, was agreed to on division. Schedule 3 was agreed to.
- Committee Stage: House of Commons – Public Bill Committee 10th and 11th sittings
05 Jul 2012
The committee considered clause 18 and schedule 4 of the Bill. Clause 18 was agreed to. Consideration of schedule 4 continues.
- Committee Stage: House of Commons – Public Bill Committee 16th and 17th sittings
17 Jul 2012
The committee considered clauses 57 to 63 of the Bill. Clause 57 was disagreed to and removed from the Bill. Clauses 58 to 63 were agreed to. Government new clause NC2 was added to the Bill on division. Government new clauses NC5, NC6, NC7, NC8, NC11, NC12 and NC13 were added to the Bill. Government new schedule NS1 was added to the Bill. The Bill, as amended, was ordered to be reported.
Report Stage: House of Commons – 1st day18 Sep 2012
Third Reading: House of Commons17 Oct 2012
After a brief debate, a majority of 290 MPs to 228 agreed to the Bill's third reading. The Bill was read for a third time and passed.
Second Reading: House of Lords14 Nov 2012
The House of Lords debated the general principles of the Bill. The Bill was read a second time and committed to a Grand Committee.
Committee Stage: House of Lords – 1st day03 Dec 2012
- Committee Stage: House of Lords – 4th day
12 Dec 2012
Report Stage: House of Lords – 2nd day04 Mar 2013
- Report Stage: House of Lords – 3rd day
06 Mar 2013
The House of Lords considered amendments to clause 62 of the Bill.
- Report Stage: House of Lords – 5th day
18 Mar 2013
Ping Pong: House of Commons16 Apr 2013
The House of Commons debated the Lords' amendments to the Bill. Amendments 35-40 were disagreed to.
Ping Pong: House of Lords22 Apr 2013
The House of Lords considered the Commons' reasons and amendments to the Bill. Motion E was agreed to. Motions A1, B1 and C1 were agreed to on division. Motion D1 was disagreed to on division.
- Ping Pong: House of Commons
23 Apr 2013
The House of Commons considered the Lords' motions and amendments to the Bill. Amendment 35 was agreed to. The House of Commons proposed amendments 35A-C. Amendment 36 was disagreed to.
- Ping Pong: House of Lords
24 Apr 2013
The House of Lords considered the Commons' amendments to the Bill. Motions A and B were agreed to.
Royal Assent25 Apr 2013
The Bill received Royal Assent to become the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.
First Reading: House of Lords
