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Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2021-22

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).

Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 (c. 11)
24 March 2022

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 129 Commons Reason
15 March 2022
Lords
Bill 261 2021-22 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)
25 February 2022
Commons
9 February 2022
Lords
14 September 2021
Lords
Bill 008 2021-22 (as introduced)
12 May 2021
Commons
Bill 008 2021-22 (as introduced) - large print
12 May 2021
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Bill 261 EN 2021-22
25 February 2022
Commons
14 September 2021
Lords
Bill 008 EN 2021-22
12 May 2021
Commons
Bill 008 EN 2021-22 - large print
12 May 2021
Commons

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

Selection by the Speaker of motion relating to the Lords Amendment - 14 March 2022
14 March 2022
Commons
Chairman of Ways and Means’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments
13 September 2021
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 129(a) Motion for Consideration of Commons Reason
15 March 2022
Lords
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 14 March 2022
14 March 2022
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 11 March 2022
11 March 2022
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 8 March 2022
8 March 2022
Commons
HL Bill 51-R-I Marshalled list for Report
7 February 2022
Lords
HL Bill 51-R(c) Amendment for Report
4 February 2022
Lords
HL Bill 51-R(b) Amendments for Report
3 February 2022
Lords
HL Bill 51-R(a) Amendment for Report
27 January 2022
Lords
HL Bill 51-I Marshalled list for Committee
21 January 2022
Lords
HL Bill 51 Running list of amendments
20 January 2022
Lords
HL Bill 51(e) Amendments for Committee
20 January 2022
Lords
HL Bill 51(d) Amendments for Committee
19 January 2022
Lords
HL Bill 51(c) Amendment for Committee
12 January 2022
Lords
HL Bill 51(b) Amendment for Committee
7 January 2022
Lords
HL Bill 51(a) Amendments for Committee
15 December 2021
Lords
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 13 September 2021
13 September 2021
Commons
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 13 September 2021 - large print
13 September 2021
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 September 2021
10 September 2021
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 9 September 2021
9 September 2021
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 September 2021
6 September 2021
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 2 September 2021
2 September 2021
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 14 March 2022
14 March 2022
Commons
Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 13 September 2021
14 September 2021
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
23 March 2022
Commons
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
3 November 2021
Lords
Briefing on Second Reading
30 June 2021
Commons

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

19 November 2021
Lords
8th Report of the Delegated Powers Committee
18 October 2021
Lords

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
6 July 2021
Commons

Commons Instruction

Motion for instruction - Commons Hansard link
13 September 2021
Commons

Commons Committee stage

Committee of the Whole House - Commons Hansard link
13 September 2021
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
13 September 2021
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

Consideration of Lords amendments - Commons Hansard link
14 March 2022
Commons

Lords 1st reading

14 September 2021
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

30 November 2021
Lords

Lords Committee stage

25 January 2022
Lords

Lords Report stage

9 February 2022
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

24 February 2022
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

22 March 2022
Lords

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
14 September 2021
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
30 November 2021
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Minutes of Proceedings
25 January 2022
Lords

Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings
9 February 2022
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
24 February 2022
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

Minutes of Proceedings
22 March 2022
Lords