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Media Act 2024

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2023-24

Act of Parliament (1)

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).

Media Act 2024 (c. 15)
24 May 2024

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.

Bill 229 2023-24 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)
23 May 2024
Commons
HL Bill 89 (as amended in Committee)
23 May 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44 (as brought from the Commons)
31 January 2024
Lords
Bill 139 2023-24 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
14 December 2023
Commons
Bill 139 2023-24 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
14 December 2023
Commons
Bill 139 2023-24 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - xml version
14 December 2023
Commons
Bill 008 2023-24 (as introduced)
8 November 2023
Commons
Bill 008 2023-24 (as introduced) - large print
8 November 2023
Commons
Bill 008 2023-24 (as introduced) - xml download
8 November 2023
Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Lucy Frazer and selection of amendments by Mr Speaker - 23 May 2024
23 May 2024
Commons
Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 30 January 2024
30 January 2024
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 12 December 2023
12 December 2023
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 7 December 2023
7 December 2023
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 5 December 2023
5 December 2023
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

31 January 2024
Lords
Bill 008 EN 2023-24
8 November 2023
Commons
Bill 008 EN 2023-24 - large print
8 November 2023
Commons

The Government provide a delegated powers memorandum for all public (including hybrid) bills to justify the delegation of powers, usually to Ministers, in the bill. For reports of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, see “Select Committee Reports”.

Media Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
1 February 2024
Lords
Memorandum from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
8 November 2023
Commons

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

HL Bill 89-I Marshalled list for Report
23 May 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44-III Third marshalled list for Committee
21 May 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44-II(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)
17 May 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44-II Second marshalled list for Committee
16 May 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44-I(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
13 May 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44-I(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
7 May 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44-I Marshalled list for Committee
3 May 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(u) Amendments for Committee
2 May 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(t) Amendments for Committee
1 May 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(s) Amendment for Committee
30 April 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(r) Amendment for Committee
26 April 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(q) Amendments for Committee
25 April 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(p) Amendments for Committee
19 April 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(o) Amendments for Committee
18 April 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(n) Amendments for Committee
16 April 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(m) Amendments for Committee
15 April 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(l) Amendments for Committee
8 April 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(k) Amendments for Committee
27 March 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(j) Amendments for Committee
26 March 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(i) Amendments for Committee
25 March 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(h) Amendment for Committee
22 March 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(g) Amendments for Committee
21 March 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(f) Amendments for Committee
20 March 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(e) Amendments for Committee
13 March 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(d) Amendments for Committee
12 March 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(c) Amendments for Committee
6 March 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(b) Amendments for Committee
4 March 2024
Lords
HL Bill 44(a) Amendment for Committee
1 March 2024
Lords
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 30 January 2024
30 January 2024
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 30 January 2024 - large print
30 January 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 29 January 2024
29 January 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 26 January 2024
26 January 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 January 2024
25 January 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 24 January 2024
24 January 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 23 January 2024
23 January 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 15 January 2024
15 January 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 January 2024
8 January 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 19 December 2023
19 December 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 14 December 2023
14 December 2023
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 12 December 2023
12 December 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 December 2023
8 December 2023
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 7 December 2023
7 December 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 December 2023
6 December 2023
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 5 December 2023
5 December 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 December 2023
4 December 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 December 2023
1 December 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 30 November 2023
30 November 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 27 November 2023
27 November 2023
Commons

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. 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.

Report Stage Proceedings as at 30 January 2024
30 January 2024
Commons
All proceedings up to 12 December 2023 at Public Bill Committee Stage
12 December 2023
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Media Bill: HL Bill 44
12 February 2024
Lords
Research Briefing on progress of the Bill
18 December 2023
Commons
Briefing paper on the Bill
12 November 2023
Commons

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

15th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
20 March 2024
Lords

Archive of press notices related to the Bill.

Media Bill: call for evidence
22 November 2023
Commons

The Government human rights memorandum is prepared by the Government to assist the Joint Committee on Human Rights with its scrutiny of the Bill’s human rights implications.

Human Rights Memorandum from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
8 November 2023
Commons

Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.

Written evidence submitted by Virgin Media O2 (MB22)
12 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by COBA (further submission) (MB23)
12 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA) (MB24)
12 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Amazon (MB25)
12 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by ITN (MB26)
12 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Channel 4 (MB27)
12 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Hacked Off Campaign (MB17)
7 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Motion Picture Association (MB18)
7 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Arqiva (MB19)
7 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by MG Alba (MB20)
7 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Sky (MB21)
7 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) (MB01)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by ITV plc (MB02)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by David Wolfe KC (MB03)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by News Media Association (NMA) (MB04)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the group of Mebyon Kernow - the Party for Cornwall councillors on Cornwall Council (MB05)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the local TV sector (MB06)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Broadcast 2040+ Campaign (MB07)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the BBC (MB08)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Radiocentre (MB09)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Netflix (MB10)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Press Recognition Panel (MB11)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Paramount (MB12)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by COBA (MB13)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Pact (MB14)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by techUK (MB15)
5 December 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Service List Registry (MB16)
5 December 2023
Commons

List of related Impact Assessments

Assessment of Impacts: The removal of Channel 4 Television Corporation (C4C)’s publisher-broadcaster restriction and accompanying mitigations - Department for Culture, Media and Sport
9 November 2023
Media Bill Overarching Impact Assessment - Department for Culture, Media and Sport
9 November 2023
Assessment of Impacts: S4C Governance and Regulatory Reform - Department for Culture, Media and Sport
9 November 2023
Assessment of Impacts: Repeal of Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 - Department for Culture, Media and Sport
9 November 2023

Occasionally questions put to government Ministers during debates on Bills in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords may be answered by the Minister saying 'I will write to the Hon Member'. Such “will write” replies are not published in Hansard but are placed in the Library of the House concerned and published on the Parliamentary website.

Letter from Lord Parkinson to Lord McLoughlin regarding the delegated powers in the Bill.
31 January 2024
Letter from Lord Parkinson to Lords regarding the measures in the Bill.
31 January 2024
Letter from John Whittingdale MP to Andy Carter MP regarding the extent to which a radio station internet stream, including advertisements, should correspond with the broadcast version in order to retain the protections put in place for radio.
13 December 2023
Letter from John Whittingdale MP to Andy Carter MP regarding issues raised during the debate on the radio deregulation provisions in Part 5: power to enable Ofcom to extend local news requirements to local multiplex operators.
11 December 2023
Letter dated from John Whittingdale MP to Stephanie Peacock MP regarding why provisions on live coverage for multisport events were not included in the draft Bill.
5 December 2023
Letter from John Whittingdale MP to Kirsty Blackman MP regarding the process for using two of the delegated powers (sections 271 and 278A of the Communications Act 2023) in the Bill, as discussed during the Committee stage (first sitting).
5 December 2023

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

Committee debates: compilation pdf of sittings so far
12 December 2023
Commons
12 December 2023
Commons
12 December 2023
Commons
7 December 2023
Commons
7 December 2023
Commons
5 December 2023
Commons
5 December 2023
Commons

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
21 November 2023
Commons

Commons Report stage

Report stage - Commons Hansard link
30 January 2024
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
30 January 2024
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

Consideration of Lords Amendments - Commons Hansard link
23 May 2024
Commons

Lords 1st reading

31 January 2024
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

28 February 2024
Lords

Lords Committee stage

22 May 2024
Lords
20 May 2024
Lords
Lords Hansard - part one
8 May 2024
Lords
Lords Hansard - part two
8 May 2024
Lords

Lords Report stage

23 May 2024
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

23 May 2024
Lords

Royal Assent

24 May 2024

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
31 January 2024
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
28 February 2024
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Minutes of Proceedings
22 May 2024
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings
20 May 2024
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - part one
8 May 2024
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - part two
8 May 2024
Lords

Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings
23 May 2024
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
23 May 2024
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
24 May 2024