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Bill stages — Planning Act 2007-08

Dates for all stages of the passage of the Bill, including links to the debates.

Stage Date
1st Reading : 1st Sitting: House of Commons 1st Reading : 1st Sitting: House of Commons 27 November, 2007 27.11.2007
2nd Reading : 1st Sitting: House of Commons 2nd Reading : 1st Sitting: House of Commons 10 December, 2007 10.12.2007
Money Resolution : 1st Sitting: House of Commons Money Resolution : 1st Sitting: House of Commons 10 December, 2007 10.12.2007
Programme Motion : 1st Sitting: House of Commons Programme Motion : 1st Sitting: House of Commons 10 December, 2007 10.12.2007
Committee: 1st Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 1st Sitting: House of Commons 8 January, 2008 08.01.2008
Committee: 2nd Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 2nd Sitting: House of Commons 8 January, 2008 08.01.2008
Committee: 3rd Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 3rd Sitting: House of Commons 10 January, 2008 10.01.2008
Committee: 4th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 4th Sitting: House of Commons 10 January, 2008 10.01.2008
Committee: 5th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 5th Sitting: House of Commons 15 January, 2008 15.01.2008
Committee: 6th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 6th Sitting: House of Commons 15 January, 2008 15.01.2008
Committee: 7th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 7th Sitting: House of Commons 17 January, 2008 17.01.2008
Committee: 8th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 8th Sitting: House of Commons 17 January, 2008 17.01.2008
Committee: 9th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 9th Sitting: House of Commons 22 January, 2008 22.01.2008
Committee: 10th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 10th Sitting: House of Commons 22 January, 2008 22.01.2008
Committee: 11th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 11th Sitting: House of Commons 24 January, 2008 24.01.2008
Committee: 12th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 12th Sitting: House of Commons 24 January, 2008 24.01.2008
Committee: 13th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 13th Sitting: House of Commons 29 January, 2008 29.01.2008
Committee: 14th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 14th Sitting: House of Commons 29 January, 2008 29.01.2008
Committee: 15th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 15th Sitting: House of Commons 31 January, 2008 31.01.2008
Committee: 16th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 16th Sitting: House of Commons 31 January, 2008 31.01.2008
Committee: 17th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 17th Sitting: House of Commons 5 February, 2008 05.02.2008
Committee: 18th Sitting: House of Commons Committee: 18th Sitting: House of Commons 5 February, 2008 05.02.2008
Report: 1st sitting: House of Commons Report: 1st sitting: House of Commons 2 June, 2008 02.06.2008
Programme motion No. 2: House of Commons Programme motion No. 2: House of Commons 2 June, 2008 02.06.2008
Report: 2nd sitting: House of Commons Report: 2nd sitting: House of Commons 25 June, 2008 25.06.2008
3rd Reading: House of Commons 3rd Reading: House of Commons 25 June, 2008 25.06.2008
Programme motion (No. 3): House of Commons Programme motion (No. 3): House of Commons 25 June, 2008 25.06.2008
1st Reading: House of Lords 1st Reading: House of Lords 26 June, 2008 26.06.2008
2nd Reading: House of Lords 2nd Reading: House of Lords 15 July, 2008 15.07.2008
Committee: 1st sitting: House of Lords Committee: 1st sitting: House of Lords 6 October, 2008 06.10.2008
Committee: 2nd sitting: House of Lords Committee: 2nd sitting: House of Lords 8 October, 2008 08.10.2008
Committee: 3rd sitting: House of Lords Committee: 3rd sitting: House of Lords 14 October, 2008 14.10.2008
Committee: 4th sitting: House of Lords Committee: 4th sitting: House of Lords 16 October, 2008 16.10.2008
Committee: 5th sitting: House of Lords Committee: 5th sitting: House of Lords 20 October, 2008 20.10.2008
Committee: 6th sitting: House of Lords Committee: 6th sitting: House of Lords 23 October, 2008 23.10.2008
Report: 1st sitting: House of Lords Report: 1st sitting: House of Lords 6 November, 2008 06.11.2008
Report: 2nd sitting: House of Lords Report: 2nd sitting: House of Lords 10 November, 2008 10.11.2008
Report: 3rd sitting: House of Lords Report: 3rd sitting: House of Lords 12 November, 2008 12.11.2008
3rd Reading: House of Lords 3rd Reading: House of Lords 18 November, 2008 18.11.2008
Programme motion (No. 4): House of Commons Programme motion (No. 4): House of Commons 24 November, 2008 24.11.2008
Ping Pong: House of Commons Ping Pong: House of Commons 24 November, 2008 24.11.2008
Ping Pong: House of Lords Ping Pong: House of Lords 25 November, 2008 25.11.2008
Royal Assent Royal Assent 26 November, 2008 26.11.2008

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