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Scotland Act 2016

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).

Scotland Act 2016 c.11
24 March 2016
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.

Bill 153 2015-16 Lords Amendments to the Bill
21 March 2016
Commons
1 March 2016
Lords
HL Bill 97 2015-16, as amended in Committee
23 February 2016
Lords
HL Bill 73 2015-16, as brought from the Commons
10 November 2015
Lords
7 July 2015
Commons
Bill 003 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
7 July 2015
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

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
23 March 2016
Commons
Consideration on Report
9 November 2015
Commons
Consideration in Committee of the whole House:Selection 4
3 July 2015
Commons
Consideration in Committee of the whole House:Selection 3
29 June 2015
Commons
Consideration in Committee of the whole House:Selection 2
25 June 2015
Commons
Consideration in Committee of the whole House:Selection 1
15 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 Amendments to be moved on Third Reading
18 March 2016
Lords
17 March 2016
Lords
16 March 2016
Lords
14 March 2016
Lords
Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
26 February 2016
Lords
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
25 February 2016
Lords
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
23 February 2016
Lords
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
18 February 2016
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
17 February 2016
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
8 February 2016
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
4 February 2016
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
2 February 2016
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
29 January 2016
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
27 January 2016
Lords
Amendment to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
26 January 2016
Lords
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
15 January 2016
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
14 January 2016
Lords
Amendment to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
13 January 2016
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
12 January 2016
Lords
Amendment to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
21 December 2015
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
17 December 2015
Lords
Amendment to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
14 December 2015
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
9 December 2015
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
7 December 2015
Lords
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
4 December 2015
Lords
3 December 2015
Lords
2 December 2015
Lords
1 December 2015
Lords
27 November 2015
Lords
26 November 2015
Lords
25 November 2015
Lords
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 9 November 2015
9 November 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 5 November 2015
6 November 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 November 2015
5 November 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 3 November 2015
4 November 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 2 November 2015
3 November 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 October 2015
23 October 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 October 2015
21 October 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 12 October 2015
13 October 2015
Commons
12 October 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 15 September 2015
16 September 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 September 2015
11 September 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 September 2015
9 September 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 September 2015
8 September 2015
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 2 September 2015
2 September 2015
Commons
16 July 2015
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Amendments as at 6 July 2015
6 July 2015
Commons
2 July 2015
Commons
1 July 2015
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Amendments as at 30 June 2015
30 June 2015
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Amendments as at 29 June 2015
29 June 2015
Commons
26 June 2015
Commons
25 June 2015
Commons
24 June 2015
Commons
23 June 2015
Commons
22 June 2015
Commons
19 June 2015
Commons
16 June 2015
Commons
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 15 June 2015
13 June 2015
Commons
12 June 2015
Commons
11 June 2015
Commons
10 June 2015
Commons
9 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 23 March 2016
24 March 2016
Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 9 November 2015
10 November 2015
Commons
Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 6 July 2015
7 July 2015
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 30 June 2015
1 July 2015
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 29 June 2015
30 June 2015
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 15 June 2015
16 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.

Committee Stage Report
22 October 2015
Commons
Briefing paper on Bill
4 June 2015
Commons

House of Lords Library Notes aim to be politically impartial and are compiled for Members of Parliament and their staff.

House of Lords Library Note
18 November 2015
Lords

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment (revised)
9 November 2015
Impact Assessment
28 May 2015

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 dated 17/03/2016 from Lord Dunlop to Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, the Earl of Kinnoull and others regarding resource borrowing and the new Fiscal Framework for the Scottish Government
17 March 2016

Commons 1st reading

28 May 2015
Commons

Commons 2nd reading

8 June 2015
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion
8 June 2015
Commons

Commons Money resolution

Money resolution
8 June 2015
Commons

Commons Ways and Means resolution

Ways and Means resolution
8 June 2015
Commons

Commons Committee stage

Committee: 4th sitting
6 July 2015
Commons
Committee: 3rd sitting
30 June 2015
Commons
Committee: 2nd sitting
29 June 2015
Commons
Committee: 1st sitting
15 June 2015
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion
9 November 2015
Commons

Commons Report stage

9 November 2015
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

9 November 2015
Commons

Lords 1st reading

1st reading (Hansard)
10 November 2015
Lords
1st reading (Minutes of Proceedings)
10 November 2015
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

2nd reading (Hansard)
24 November 2015
Lords
2nd reading (Minutes of Proceedings)
24 November 2015
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Committee: 3rd sitting (Hansard)
22 February 2016
Lords
Committee: 3rd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
22 February 2016
Lords
Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard)
19 January 2016
Lords
Committee: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
19 January 2016
Lords
Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard)
8 December 2015
Lords
Committee: 1st sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
8 December 2015
Lords

Lords Report stage

Report: 2nd sitting (Hansard)
29 February 2016
Lords
Report: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
29 February 2016
Lords
Report: 1st sitting
24 February 2016
Lords
Report stage (Minutes of Proceedings)
24 February 2016
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

3rd reading (Hansard)
21 March 2016
Lords
3rd reading (Minutes of Proceedings)
21 March 2016
Lords

Commons Money resolution

Money resolution
23 March 2016
Commons

Commons Ways and Means resolution

Ways and Means resolution
23 March 2016
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion
23 March 2016
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

23 March 2016
Commons

Royal Assent

Royal Assent (Hansard)
23 March 2016
Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings)
23 March 2016