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Commercial Payments Bill [HL]

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Lords, Session 2026-27

Bill (3)

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.

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

19 May 2026
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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”.

Second Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
8 September 2026
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Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
21 July 2026
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Delegated Powers Memorandum
20 May 2026
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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 45–I Marshalled list for Report
11 September 2026
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HL Bill 45 Running list of amendments – 10 September 2026
10 September 2026
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HL Bill 45 Running list of amendments – 8 September 2026
8 September 2026
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HL Bill 45 Running list of amendments – 7 September 2026
7 September 2026
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HL Bill 45 Running list of amendments – 14 August 2026
14 August 2026
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HL Bill 4–I Marshalled list for Committee
17 July 2026
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HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 16 July 2026
16 July 2026
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HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 14 July 2026
14 July 2026
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HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 3 July 2026
3 July 2026
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HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 24 June 2026
24 June 2026
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HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 23 June 2026
23 June 2026
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HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 22 June 2026
22 June 2026
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HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
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HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
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HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 17 June 2026
17 June 2026
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HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments - 15 June 2026
15 June 2026
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HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments - 11 June 2026
11 June 2026
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HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments - 10 June 2026
10 June 2026
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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.

Commercial Payments Bill [HL]: HL Bill 4 of 2026–27
4 June 2026
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The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

10th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
11 September 2026
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2nd Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
19 June 2026
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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.

European Convention on Human Rights Statement
18 May 2026
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List of related Impact Assessments

Final stage Impact Assessment from the Department for Business and Trade
28 May 2026
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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 Leong to Peers regarding amendment group 2: Payment term period and notice and payment triggers, group 3: Government amendments, and group 4: Exemptions.
19 August 2026
Letter from Lord Leong to Peers regarding maximum payment terms, payment disputes, small business commissioner resourcing, AI and data analytics, environment, social and governance (ESG), definition of business size, information provided to the commissioner, interaction with the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA), regulations allowing further disputes to be excluded, analysis of late payments' impact through an equalities perspective, and retentions under construction contract.
24 June 2026

Lords 1st reading

19 May 2026
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Lords 2nd reading

9 June 2026
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Lords Committee stage

21 July 2026
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Lords Report stage

15 September 2026
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Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
19 May 2026
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Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
9 June 2026
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Lords Committee stage

Minutes of Proceedings
21 July 2026
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Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings
15 September 2026
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