Bill documents — Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill 2009-10
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).
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Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010 c.22 | PDF version, 100KB | 09.04.2010 |
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.
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HL Bill 53 09-10 (as Brought from the Commons on 7 April 2010) | PDF version, 96KB | 08.04.2010 |
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Bill 83 09-10 (as Amended in Public Bill Committee) | PDF version, 114KB | 10.03.2010 |
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Bill 17 09-10 (as introduced) | PDF version, 112KB | 22.02.2010 |
Explanatory Notes
Documents prepared by the Government to explain the purpose of the Bill.
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HL Bill EN 53 09-10 (Explanatory Notes to Bill) | PDF version, 54KB | 08.04.2010 |
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Bill EN 17 09-10 (Explanatory Notes to Bill) | PDF version, 319KB | 22.02.2010 |
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.
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Consideration of Bill as at 7 April 2010 | 26.03.2010 |
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Consideration of Bill as at 12 March 2010 | 12.03.2010 |
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Public Bill Committee as at 9 March 2010 | 09.03.2010 |
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considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.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 |
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Report Stage Proceedings as at 7 April 2010 | 08.04.2010 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 9 March 2010 | 10.03.2010 |
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.
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Research Paper 10/26 (PDF, 203KB) | 12.03.2010 |
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Research Paper 10/17 (PDF, 516KB) | 26.02.2010 |
Selection of amendments: Commons
In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.
| House | Selection of amendments: Commons | Date |
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Selection of Amendments (Consideration on Report) (PDF, 10KB) | 07.04.2010 |
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Selection of amendments (Consideration on Report) (PDF, 9KB) | 11.03.2010 |
Compare versions of Bills: Commons
The latest illustrative versions of the Bill, showing changes made in a Public Bill Committee in the House of Commons
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Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill, showing changes made in committee (PDF, 114KB) | 10.03.2010 |
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