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Bill documents — Parliamentary Standards Act 2008-09

Act of Parliament

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

House Act of Parliament Date
Commons Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 c.13 | PDF version, 226KB 21.07.2009

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 Amendments to the Bill | PDF version, 190KB 21.07.2009
Lords HL Bill as brought from the House of Commons on 2 July 2009 | PDF version, 155KB 17.07.2009
Lords Bill as brought from the Commons | PDF version, 157KB 03.07.2009
Commons Bill as introduced | PDF version, 146KB 23.06.2009

Explanatory Notes

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

House Explanatory Notes Date
Commons Explanatory Notes to Bill | PDF version, 213KB 21.07.2009
Lords Explanatory notes to Bill | PDF version, 132KB 03.07.2009
Commons Explanatory Notes to Bill | PDF version, 408KB 23.06.2009

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 Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 21 July 21.07.2009
Commons Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 17 July 2009 20.07.2009
Lords Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 15 July 2009 16.07.2009
Lords Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 14 July 2009 15.07.2009
Lords Further Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 13th July 2009 14.07.2009
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 10 July 2009 13.07.2009
Commons Consideration of Bill (PDF, 86KB) 02.07.2009
Commons Committee of the Whole House as at 1 July 2009 01.07.2009
Commons Committee of the Whole House as at 30 June 2009 30.06.2009

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 21 July 2009 22.07.2009
Commons Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 1 July 2009 02.07.2009
Commons Report Stage Proceedings as at 1 July 2009 02.07.2009
Commons Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 30 June 2009 01.07.2009

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 Parliamentary Standards Bill (PDF, 326KB) 14.07.2009

Select Committee reports

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

House Select Committee report Date
Commons Written evidence received by the Justice Committee on Constitutional Reform and Renewal (HC 791-i, 2008-09) 25.06.2009

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