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Bill documents — Education and Skills 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 Lords Amendment to the Bill - pdf version (PDF, 280KB) 12.11.2008
Commons Lords Amendment to the Bill - html version 12.11.2008
Lords Bill as Amended on Report - html version 04.11.2008
Lords Bill as Amended on Report - pdf version (PDF, 644KB) 04.11.2008
Lords Bill as Amended in Committee - pdf version (PDF, 606KB) 22.07.2008
Lords Bill as Amended in Committee - html version 22.07.2008
Commons Bill as brought from the Commons - html version 15.05.2008
Commons Bill as brought from the Commons - pdf version (PDF, 599KB) 15.05.2008
Commons Bill as amended in Committee - html version 29.02.2008
Commons Bill as amended in Committee - pdf version (PDF, 483KB) 29.02.2008
Commons Bill as introduced - html version 29.11.2007
Commons Bill as introduced - pdf version (PDF, 430KB) 29.11.2007

Explanatory Notes

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

House Explanatory Notes Date
Commons Explanatory Notes on the Lords Amendments to the Bill - html version 12.11.2008
Commons Explanatory Notes on the Lords Amendments to the Bill - pdf version (PDF, 286KB) 12.11.2008
Lords Explanatory Notes to Bill 58 - html version 15.05.2008
Lords Explanatory Notes to Bill 58 - pdf version (PDF, 576KB) 15.05.2008
Lords Explanatory Notes to Bill 58 - html version 15.05.2008
Commons Explanatory Notes to Bill 12 - pdf version (PDF, 487KB) 29.11.2007
Commons Explanatory Notes to Bill 12 - html version 29.11.2007

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
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 10 November 2008 11.11.2008
Lords Supplementary to the Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 29 October 2008 30.10.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 28 October 2008 29.10.2008
Lords Supplementary to the Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 18 July 2008 21.07.2008
Lords Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 17 July 2008 18.07.2008
Lords Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 15 July 2008 16.07.2008
Lords Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 1 July 2008 02.07.2008
Lords Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 27 June 2008 30.06.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 23 June 2008 24.06.2008
Commons Consideration of Bill as at 13 May 2008 13.05.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 February 2007 28.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 26 February 2007 26.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 21 February 2008 21.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 19 February 2008 19.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 7 February 2008 07.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 5 February 2008 05.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as 31 January 2008 31.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 29 January 2008 29.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 January 2008 24.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 22 January 2008 22.01.2008

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 Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 17 November 2008 18.11.2008
Commons Report Stage Proceedings as at 13 May 2008 14.05.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 28 February 2007 29.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 26 February 2008 27.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 21 February 2008 22.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 19 February 2008 20.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 7 February 2008 08.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 5 February 2008 06.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 31 January 2008 01.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 29 January 2008 30.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 24 January 2008 25.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 22 January 2008 23.01.2008

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 Education and Skills Bill: Commitee Stage Report (PDF, 166KB) 27.03.2008
Commons Research Paper on the Education and Skills Bill (PDF, 406KB) 10.12.2007

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