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Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Lords, Session 2022-23

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).

Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 (c. 45)
16 December 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.

Bill 142 2022-23 (as brought from the Lords)
14 July 2022
Commons
Bill 142 2022-23 (as brought from the Lords) - large print
14 July 2022
Commons
6 July 2022
Lords
25 May 2022
Lords

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Bill 142 EN 2022-23
14 July 2022
Commons
Bill 142 EN 2022-23 - large print
14 July 2022
Commons
25 May 2022
Lords

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

Chairman of Ways and Means’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 26 October 2022
26 October 2022
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”.

Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
25 May 2022
Lords

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.

Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 26 October 2022
26 October 2022
Commons
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 26 October 2022 - large print
26 October 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 October 2022
25 October 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 24 October 2022
24 October 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 21 October 2022
21 October 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 13 October 2022
13 October 2022
Commons
HL Bill 11-R-I(a) Amendments for Report (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
5 July 2022
Lords
HL Bill 11-R-I Marshalled list for Report
4 July 2022
Lords
HL Bill 11-R(c) Amendments for Report
1 July 2022
Lords
HL Bill 11-R(b) Amendments for Report
30 June 2022
Lords
HL Bill 11-R(a) Amendments for Report
29 June 2022
Lords
HL Bill 11-I(a)(Corrected) Amendment for Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
21 June 2022
Lords
HL Bill 11-I Marshalled list for Grand Committee
20 June 2022
Lords
HL Bill 11(d) Amendments for Grand Committee
17 June 2022
Lords
HL Bill 11(c) Amendment for Grand Committee
15 June 2022
Lords
HL Bill 11(b) Amendments for Grand Committee
10 June 2022
Lords
HL Bill 11(a) Amendments for Grand Committee
9 June 2022
Lords

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.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 26 October 2022
26 October 2022
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 the Bill
30 September 2022
Commons
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill
1 June 2022
Lords

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

3rd Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
14 June 2022
Lords

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
12 October 2022
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion - Commons Hansard link
12 October 2022
Commons

Lords 1st reading

25 May 2022
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

7 June 2022
Lords

Lords Committee stage

22 June 2022
Lords

Lords Report stage

6 July 2022
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

13 July 2022
Lords

Royal Assent

6 December 2022

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
25 May 2022
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
7 June 2022
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Minutes of Proceedings
22 June 2022
Lords

Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings
6 July 2022
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
13 July 2022
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
6 December 2022