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Bill documents — Counter-Terrorism Act 2007-08

Bills

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

House Bill Date
Commons Commons Amendments and Reasons - html version 20.11.2008
Commons Commons Amendments and Reasons - pdf version (PDF, 68KB) 20.11.2008
Commons Lords Amendments to the Bill - html version 18.11.2008
Commons Lords Amendments to the Bill - pdf version (PDF, 599KB) 18.11.2008
Lords Bill as amended on Report - pdf version (PDF, 560KB) 12.11.2008
Lords Bill as amended on Report - html version 12.11.2008
Lords Bill as amended in Committee - html version 22.10.2008
Lords Bill as amended in Committee - pdf version (PDF, 461KB) 22.10.2008
Commons Bill as brought from the Commons - html version 13.06.2008
Commons Bill as brought from the Commons - pdf version (PDF, 491KB) 13.06.2008
Commons Bill as Amended in Public Committee - pdf version (PDF, 420KB) 16.05.2008
Commons Bill as Amended in Public Committee - html version 16.05.2008
Commons Bill as introduced - html version 24.01.2008
Commons Bill as introduced - pdf version (PDF, 389KB) 24.01.2008

Explanatory Notes

Documents prepared by the Government to explain the purpose of the Bill.

House Explanatory Notes Date
Commons Explanatory Notes on Lords Amendments to the Bill - pdf version (PDF, 214KB) 18.11.2008
Commons Explanatory Notes on Lords Amendments to the Bill - html version 18.11.2008
Lords Explanatory Notes to Bill - pdf version (PDF, 274KB) 17.06.2008
Lords Explanatory Notes to Bill - html version 17.06.2008
Commons Explanatory Notes to Bill 63 (corrected version) - pdf version (PDF, 575KB) 18.02.2008
Commons Explanatory Notes to Bill 63 (corrected version) - html version 18.02.2008

Amendment papers

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed.

House Amendment Paper Date
Commons Marshalled list of Motions to be moved on Consideration of Commons Amendments and Reasons as at 21 November 2008 24.11.2008
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 19 November 2008 19.11.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 14 November 2008 17.11.2008
Lords Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 7 November 2008 10.11.2008
Lords Supplementary to the Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 6 November 2008 07.11.2008
Lords Supplementary to the Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 4 November 2008 05.11.2008
Lords Supplementary to the Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 3 November 2008 04.11.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 31 October 2008 03.11.2008
Lords Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 17 October 2008 20.10.2008
Lords Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 14 October 2008 15.10.2008
Lords Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 13 October 2008 14.10.2008
Lords Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 9 October 2008 10.10.2008
Lords Supplementary to the Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 8 October 2008 09.10.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 7 October 2008 08.10.2008
Lords Amendment to be moved in Committee as at 18 July 2008 21.07.2008
Lords Amendment to be moved in Committee as at 17 July 2008 18.07.2008
Lords Amendment to be moved in Committee as at 16 July 2008 17.07.2008
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 14 July 2008 15.07.2008
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 9 July 2008 10.07.2008
Commons Consideration of Bill as at 11 June 2008 11.06.2008
Commons Consideration of Bill as at 10 June 2008 10.06.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 15 May 2008 15.05.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 13 May 2008 13.05.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 8 May 2008 08.05.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 May 2008 06.05.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 29 April 2008 29.04.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 April 2008 24.04.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 22 April 2008 22.04.2008

Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons

Details of the Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings in the House of Commons. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

House Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons Date
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 19 November 2008 20.11.2008
Commons Report Stage Proceedings as at 11 June 2008 12.06.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 10 June 2008 11.06.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 15 May 2008 16.05.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 13 May 2008 14.05.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 8 May 2008 09.05.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 6 May 2008 07.05.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 29 April 2008 30.04.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 29 April 2008 30.04.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 24 April 2008 25.04.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 22 April 2008 23.04.2008

Research papers

House of Commons Library Research Papers and House of Lords Library Notes aim to be politically impartial. They contain factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Research Papers and Library Notes on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

House Research Paper Date
Commons Research Paper on the Counter-Terrorism Bill: Committee Stage Report (PDF, 268KB) 05.06.2008
Commons Research Paper on the Counter-Terrorism Bill (PDF, 472KB) 27.02.2008

Select Committee reports

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

House Select Committee report Date
The Twenty-first Report from the Committee on Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: 42 Days and Public Emergencies (HC 635, 2007-08) (PDF, 298KB) 05.06.2008
The Twentieth Report from the Committee on Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: Counter-Terrorism Bill (HC 554, 2007-08) (PDF, 1MB) 12.05.2008
Commons Justice Committee: Counter Terrorism Bill (HC 405, 2007-08) 20.03.2008
Government response to the Ninth Report from the Committee on Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: Counter-Terrorism Bill (HC 199, 2007-08) Cm 7344 (PDF, 140KB) 01.03.2008
The Tenth Report from the Committee on Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: Annual Renewal of Control Orders Legislation 2008 (HC 356, 2007-08) (PDF, 306KB) 19.02.2008
The Ninth Report from the Committee on Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: Counter-Terrorism Bill (HC 199, 2007-08) (PDF, 651KB) 30.01.2008
Commons Home Affairs Committee: The Governments Counter-Terrorism Proposals (HC 43, 2007-08) 13.12.2007
The Second Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights on Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: 42 days (HC 156, 2007-08) (PDF, 4MB) 10.12.2007

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