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European Union Referendum Act 2015

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2015-16

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).

European Union Referendum Act 2015 c.36
17 December 2015
Commons

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.

HL Bill 81 2015-16, Commons Disagreement and Reason
8 December 2015
Lords
Bill 103 2015-16, Lords Amendments to the Bill
2 December 2015
Commons
23 November 2015
Lords
HL Bill 72 2015-16 (as amended in Committee)
4 November 2015
Lords
8 September 2015
Lords
HC Bill 6 2015-16 [as amended in Committee]
19 June 2015
Commons
Bill 002 2015-16, as ordered by the House of Commons
28 May 2015
Commons

Tracked changes versions of the Bill, showing amendments made in Committee of the whole House and in Public Bill Committees in the House of Commons. Please note that these are unofficial versions and may not be completely accurate.

Version of the bill showing changes made in committee
19 June 2015
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Tracked changes versions of the Bill, showing amendments made in Committee, Grand Committee or in Special Public Bill Committee in the House of Lords. Please note that these are unofficial versions and may not be completely accurate.

Version of the bill showing changes made in committee
5 November 2015
Lords

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

Consideration of Lords Amendments
8 December 2015
Commons
Consideration on Report
7 September 2015
Commons
Committee of the whole House: Selection 2
17 June 2015
Commons
Committee of the whole House: Selection 1
16 June 2015
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.

Marshalled List of Motions to be moved on Consideration of Commons Reason
11 December 2015
Lords
Motion and Amendment to be moved on consideration of Commons Reason
9 December 2015
Lords
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 8 December 2015
8 December 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 December 2015
7 December 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 3 December 2015
4 December 2015
Commons
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading
30 November 2015
Lords
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
19 November 2015
Lords
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
17 November 2015
Lords
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
16 November 2015
Lords
13 November 2015
Lords
12 November 2015
Lords
11 November 2015
Lords
10 November 2015
Lords
9 November 2015
Lords
5 November 2015
Lords
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
2 November 2015
Lords
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
29 October 2015
Lords
Amendment to be moved in Committee supplementary to the Marshalled List
28 October 2015
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee supplementary to the Marshalled List
26 October 2015
Lords
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
26 October 2015
Lords
23 October 2015
Lords
22 October 2015
Lords
21 October 2015
Lords
16 October 2015
Lords
14 October 2015
Lords
Manuscript Amendment to New Clause 10 as at 7 September 2015
7 September 2015
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 7 September 2015
4 September 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 3 September 2015
3 September 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 2 September 2015
2 September 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 20 July 2015
20 July 2015
Commons
17 July 2015
Commons
10 July 2015
Commons
23 June 2015
Commons
22 June 2015
Commons
19 June 2015
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Amendments as at 18 June 2015
18 June 2015
Commons
17 June 2015
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Amendments as at 16 June 2015
16 June 2015
Commons
13 June 2015
Commons
12 June 2015
Commons
11 June 2015
Commons
10 June 2015
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.

Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments as at 08/12/15
9 December 2015
Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 7 September 2015
8 September 2015
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 18 June 2015
19 June 2015
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 16 June 2015
17 June 2015
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.

Briefing Paper on progress of the Bill
3 December 2015
Commons
Briefing Paper on Progress of the Bill
8 October 2015
Commons
Library Note LLN-2015-0033
8 October 2015
Lords
Committee stage report
29 July 2015
Commons
Briefing paper on EU Exit: impact in key EU policy areas
9 June 2015
Commons
Briefing paper on The UK and the EU: reform, renegotiation, withdrawal? A bibliography
5 June 2015
Commons
Briefing paper on Exiting the EU: UK reform proposals, legal impact and alternatives to membership
4 June 2015
Commons
Briefing paper on the Bill
3 June 2015
Commons

Commons 1st reading

28 May 2015
Commons

Commons 2nd reading

9 June 2015
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion
9 June 2015
Commons

Commons Money resolution

Money resolution
9 June 2015
Commons

Commons Committee stage

Committee: 2nd sitting
18 June 2015
Commons
Committee: 1st sitting
16 June 2015
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion
7 September 2015
Commons

Commons Report stage

7 September 2015
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

7 September 2015
Commons

Lords 1st reading

1st reading (Hansard)
8 September 2015
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

2nd reading (Hansard)
13 October 2015
Lords
2nd reading (Hansard continued)
13 October 2015
Lords
2nd reading (Minutes)
13 October 2015
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Committee: 3rd sitting (Harsard)
4 November 2015
Lords
Committee: 3rd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
4 November 2015
Lords
Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard)
2 November 2015
Lords
Committee: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
2 November 2015
Lords
Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard)
28 October 2015
Lords
Committee: 1st sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
28 October 2015
Lords

Lords Report stage

Report: 2nd sitting (Hansard)
23 November 2015
Lords
Report: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
23 November 2015
Lords
Report: 1st sitting
18 November 2015
Lords
Report stage (Minutes)
18 November 2015
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

3rd reading (Hansard)
1 December 2015
Lords
3rd reading (Minutes of Proceedings)
1 December 2015
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

Ping Pong (Hansard)
14 December 2015
Lords
Ping Pong (Minutes of Proceedings)
14 December 2015
Lords

Royal Assent

Royal Assent (Hansard)
17 December 2015
Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings)
17 December 2015