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Bill documents — Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013

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 Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013 c.16 27.03.2013

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
Lords Bill HL 78 2012-13, as brought from the Commons | PDF version, 80KB 23.01.2013
Commons Bill 116 2012-13, as introduced | PDF version 20.12.2012

Explanatory Notes

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

House Explanatory Notes Date
Lords Bill HL 78 EN 2012-13, Explanatory Notes to the Bill | PDF version, 102KB 23.01.2013
Commons Bill 116 EN 2012-13, Explanatory Notes to the Bill | PDF version 20.12.2012

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 Amendment to be moved in Third Reading as at 22 March 2013 25.03.2013
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report Supplementary to the Marshalled List as at 18 March 2013 19.03.2013
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 15 March 2013 18.03.2013
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report as at 14 March 2013 15.03.2013
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report as at 13 March 2013 14.03.2013
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report as at 12 March 2013 13.03.2013
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report as at 11 March 2013 12.03.2013
Lords Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 1 March 2013 02.03.2013
Lords Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 22 February 2013 23.02.2013
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 21 February 2013 22.02.2013
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 20 February 2013 21.02.2013
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 19 February 2013 20.02.2013
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 15 February 2013 18.02.2013
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 14 February 2013 15.02.2013
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 13 February 2013 14.02.2013
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 12 February 2013 13.02.2013
Commons Committee of the Whole House Amendments as at 21 January 2013 | PDF version, 131KB 21.01.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given up to and including 17 January 2013 | PDF version, 136KB 18.01.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 16 January 2013 | PDF version, 113KB 17.01.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 15 January 2013 | PDF version, 109KB 16.01.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 10 January 2013 | PDF version, 16KB 11.01.2013
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 8 January 2013 | PDF version, 98KB 09.01.2013

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 Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 21 January 2013 | PDF version 22.01.2013

Research papers

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House Research Paper Date
Lords Library Note 2013/004 06.02.2013
Commons Briefing Paper on Second Reading 04.01.2013

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
Commons Committee of the whole House (PDF, 69KB) 21.01.2013

Impact Assessments

List of related Impact Assessments

House Impact Assessments Date
Impact Assessment (PDF, 88KB) 02.01.2013

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