Skip to main content

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, 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).

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 (c. 39)
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 162 Commons Reason
17 July 2023
Lords
Bill 344 2022-23 Lords Non-Insistence, and Amendments in Lieu
4 July 2023
Commons
HL Bill 152 Commons Reasons
22 June 2023
Lords
Bill 322 2022-23 - Lords Non-Insistence, Amendments in Lieu and Consequential Amendments
13 June 2023
Commons
HL Bill 141 Commons Reasons
23 May 2023
Lords
Bill 305 2022-23 (Lords Amendments)
10 May 2023
Commons
HL Bill 132 (as amended on Report)
26 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 97 (as brought from the Commons)
31 January 2023
Lords
Bill 222 2022-23 (as introduced)
10 January 2023
Commons
Bill 222 2022-23 (as introduced) - large print
10 January 2023
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Bill 305 EN 2022-23
10 May 2023
Commons
31 January 2023
Lords
Bill 222 EN 2022-23
10 January 2023
Commons
Bill 222 EN 2022-23 - large print
10 January 2023
Commons

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 Message - selection and grouping - 17 July 2023
17 July 2023
Commons
Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Kemi Badenoch - 21 June 2023
21 June 2023
Commons
Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Kemi Badenoch and selection of motions by Mr Speaker - 22 May 2023
22 May 2023
Commons
Acting Chairman of Ways and Means’s provisional grouping and selection - 30 January 2023
30 January 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”.

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
2 February 2023
Lords
Delegated Powers Memorandum
10 January 2023
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 162-I Marshalled list for Consideration of a Commons Reason
19 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 162(a) Motion for Consideration of Commons Reason
18 July 2023
Lords
Commons Consideration of Lords Message as at 17 July 2023
17 July 2023
Commons
Notices of CCLM Amendments as at 14 July 2023
14 July 2023
Commons
HL Bill 152-I Marshalled list for Consideration of Commons Reasons
3 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 152(a) Motions for Consideration of Commons Reasons
29 June 2023
Lords
Commons Consideration of Lords Message as at 21 June 2023
21 June 2023
Commons
Notices of CCLM Amendments as at 20 June 2023
20 June 2023
Commons
Notices of CCLM Amendments as at 19 June 2023
19 June 2023
Commons
HL Bill 141-I Motions for Consideration of Commons Reasons
7 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 141(b) Motions for Consideration of Commons Reasons
6 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 141(a) Motions for Consideration of Commons Reasons
5 June 2023
Lords
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 22 May 2023
22 May 2023
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 19 May 2023
19 May 2023
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Commons
HL Bill 132-I Marshalled list for Third Reading
5 May 2023
Lords
HL 97-R-I Marshalled list for Report
24 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 97-R(b) Amendment for Report
20 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 97-R(a) Amendment for Report
19 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 97-II Second marshalled list for Committee
21 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 97-I(c) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
20 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 97-I(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
17 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 97-I(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
16 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 97-I Marshalled list for Committee
7 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 97(d) Amendments for Committee
2 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 97(c) Amendments for Committee
1 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 97(b) Amendments for Committee
23 February 2023
Lords
HL Bill 97(a) Amendments for Committee
22 February 2023
Lords
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 30 January 2023
30 January 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 27 January 2023
27 January 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 26 January 2023
26 January 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 January 2023
25 January 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 23 January 2023
23 January 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 January 2023
20 January 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 19 January 2023
19 January 2023
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 Messages as at 17 July 2023
17 July 2023
Commons
Proceedings on consideration of Lords Messages as at 21 June 2023
21 June 2023
Commons
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 22 May 2023
23 May 2023
Lords
Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 30 January 2023
30 January 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 Progress of the Bill
18 May 2023
Commons
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: HL Bill 97
13 February 2023
Lords
Briefing Paper on the Bill
13 January 2023
Commons

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

27th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
3 March 2023
Lords

The Government human rights memorandum is prepared by the Government to assist the Joint Committee on Human Rights with its scrutiny of the Bill’s human rights implications.

Human Rights Memorandum from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - January 2023
16 January 2023
Commons

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment from the Department of Business and Trade
21 February 2023

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 Callanan to Baroness O’Grady and Lord Markham regarding an issue raised during the Committee stage: whether private sector businesses are in scope of the legislation.
3 April 2023
Letter from Lord Markham to Peers regarding issues raised in the committee stage debate (first day): voluntary arrangements between employers and trade unions for strike days; services that are in scope of MSLs in the health sector, private companies, impact of the Bill on the health workforce and service users, modelling and analysis of the legislation - legal liability, and the standard for MSL regulations to be introduced for the health sector.
23 March 2023
Letter from Baroness Vere to Baroness Randerson regarding a question raised during the committee stage debate: application of minimum service levels to buses.
22 March 2023

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
16 January 2023
Commons

Commons Committee stage

Committee of the whole House - Commons Hansard link
30 January 2023
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
30 January 2023
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

Consideration of Lords Amendments - Commons Hansard link
22 May 2023
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords message

Consideration of Lords message - Commons Hansard link
21 June 2023
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords message

Consideration of Lords Message - Commons Hansard link
17 July 2023
Commons

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

20 July 2023
Lords

Lords 1st reading

31 January 2023
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Lords Hansard - Part one
21 February 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
21 February 2023
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Lords Hansard - Part 1
23 March 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
23 March 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 1
9 March 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
9 March 2023
Lords

Lords Report stage

26 April 2023
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

9 May 2023
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

8 June 2023
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

4 July 2023
Lords

Royal Assent

20 July 2023

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
31 January 2023
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
21 February 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
21 February 2023
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
23 March 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
23 March 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
9 March 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
9 March 2023
Lords

Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings
26 April 2023
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
9 May 2023
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

Minutes of Proceedings
8 June 2023
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

Minutes of Proceedings
4 July 2023
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

Minutes of Proceedings
20 July 2023
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
20 July 2023