Bill documents — Welfare Reform Bill 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
	Welfare Reform Act 2009 | PDF version, 519KB	20.11.2009

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 Amendments | PDF version, 63KB	11.11.2009
	Lords Amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill | PDF version, 158KB	04.11.2009
	Bill as amended on Report | PDF version, 627KB	28.10.2009
	Bill as amended in Grand Committee | PDF version, 538KB	08.07.2009
	Bill as brought from the Commons | PDF version, 524KB	19.03.2009
	Bill as amended in committee | PDF version, 485KB	04.03.2009
	Bill as introduced | PDF version, 484KB	14.01.2009

Explanatory Notes

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

House	Explanatory Notes	Date
	Explanatory Notes on Lords Amendments | PDF version, 109KB	04.11.2009
	Explanatory Note to Bill 32 | PDF version, 531KB	19.03.2009
	Explanatory Notes to Bill | PDF version, 454KB	14.01.2009

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
	Marshalled List of Motion to be moved on Consideration of Commons Amendments as at 11 November 2009	12.11.2009
	Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 10 November 2009	10.11.2009
	Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 2 November 2009	03.11.2009
	Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 23 October 2009	26.10.2009
	Supplementary to the Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 22 October 2009	23.10.2009
	Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 21 October 2009	22.10.2009
	Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 20 October 2009	21.10.2009
	Ninth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 3 July 2009	06.07.2009
	Eighth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 30 June 2009	01.07.2009
	Seventh Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 26 June 2009	29.06.2009
	Sixth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 23 June 2009	24.06.2009
	Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 18 June 2009	19.06.2009
	Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 16 June 2009	17.06.2009
	Revised Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 12 June 2009	15.06.2009
	Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 11 June 2009	12.06.2009
	Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 10 June 2009	11.06.2009
	Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 9 June 2009	10.06.2009
	Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Grand Committee as at 8 June 2009	09.06.2009
	Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Grand Committee as at 5 June 2009	08.06.2009
	Consideration of Bill as as 17 March 2009	17.03.2009
	Public Bill Committee amendments as at 3 March 2009	03.03.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 26 February 2009	26.02.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 12 February 2009	24.02.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 12 February 2009	12.02.2009
	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 10 February 2009	10.02.2009

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
	Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 10 November 2009	11.11.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 17 March 2009	18.03.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 3 March 2009	04.03.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 26 February 2009	27.02.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 24 February 2009	25.02.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 12 February 2009	13.02.2009
	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 10 February 2009	11.02.2009

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
	Research Paper on the Welfare Reform Bill: Committee Stage Report (PDF, 206KB)	13.03.2009
	Research Paper on the Welfare Reform Bill: Social Security Provisions (PDF, 777KB)	23.01.2009
	Research Paper on the Welfare Reform Bill: disabled people, child maintenance and birth registration (PDF, 315KB)	23.01.2009

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