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Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023

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).

Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 (c. 38)
20 July 2023

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 158 Commons Amendments
11 July 2023
Lords
Bill 327 2022-23 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
19 June 2023
Commons
Bill 327 2022-23 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
19 June 2023
Commons
Bill 280 2022-23 (as brought from the House of Lords)
24 March 2023
Commons
Bill 280 2022-23 (as brought from the House of Lords) - large print
23 March 2023
Commons
12 October 2022
Lords

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

11 July 2023
Lords
Bill 280 EN 2022-23
24 March 2023
Commons
Bill 280 EN 2022-23 - large print
24 March 2023
Commons
12 October 2022
Lords

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

Selection and grouping - 19 June 2023
16 June 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”.

Electronic Trade Documents Bill: Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
17 July 2023
Lords
Electronic Trade Documents Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
12 October 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.

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 19 June 2023
19 June 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 16 June 2023
16 June 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 June 2023
7 June 2023
Commons
HL Bill 57-I Marshalled list of amendments for Special Public Bill Committee
16 February 2023
Lords
HL Bill 57(b) Amendments for Special Public Bill Committee
7 February 2023
Lords
HL Bill 57(a) Amendment for Special Public Bill Committee
6 February 2023
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.

All proceedings up to 19 June 2023 at Public Bill Committee Stage
19 June 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.

Briefing paper on the Bill
21 June 2023
Commons
Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]
21 October 2022
Lords

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

13th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
14 October 2022
Lords

List of related Impact Assessments

De Minimis Assessment: Self-Certification Template
9 December 2022

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 of Whitley Bay to Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Harlech, the Earl of Lindsay, Lord Holmes of Richmond, Lord Lansley, Lord Bassam of Brighton, Lord Davies of Brixton, and Lord Clement-Jones addressing issues raised on 2 February 2023.
17 February 2023
Letter from Lord Kamall to Lord McLoughlin regarding the Bill.
12 October 2022

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons Second reading committee

Second Reading Committee - Commons Hansard link
12 June 2023
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
10 July 2023
Commons

Lords 1st reading

12 October 2022
Lords

Lords Second reading committee

7 November 2022
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

30 November 2022
Lords

Lords Lords Special Public Bill Committee

20 February 2023
Lords

Lords Report stage

14 March 2023
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

22 March 2023
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

19 July 2023
Lords

Royal Assent

20 July 2023

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
12 October 2022
Lords

Lords Second reading committee

Minutes of Proceedings
7 November 2022
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
30 November 2022
Lords

Lords Lords Special Public Bill Committee

Minutes of Proceedings
20 February 2023
Lords

Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings
14 March 2023
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
22 March 2023
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

Minutes of Proceedings
19 July 2023
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
20 July 2023