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Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2010-12

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).

Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 c.14
15 September 2011
Commons

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.

Commons Amendments in Lieu - published as HL Bill 93 2010-12
9 September 2011
Lords
Bill 224 2010-2012 (Lords Insistence and Reason)
19 July 2011
Commons
HL Bill 85 2010-2012 (Commons Disagreements and Reasons)
14 July 2011
Lords
Bill 195 2010-2012 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)
25 May 2011
Commons
HL Bill 69 2010-12 (as brought from the Commons)
17 May 2011
Lords
HL Bill 60 2010-11 [as amended in Committee]
30 March 2011
Lords
HL Bill 40 2010-11 (as brought from the Commons)
20 January 2011
Lords
2 December 2010
Commons

Tracked changes versions of the Bill, showing amendments made in Committee of the whole House and in Public Bill Committees in the House of Commons. Please note that these are unofficial versions and may not be completely accurate.

Bill showing changes made in Committee
3 December 2010
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Bill 195 EN 2010-2012 (Explanatory Notes on Lords Amendments to the Bill)
25 May 2011
Commons
HL Bill 40 EN 2010-11 (Explanatory notes to the Bill)
20 January 2011
Lords

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 Amendments
13 July 2011
Commons
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill: Report Stage
18 January 2011
Commons
Committee of the whole House: Day 3
1 December 2010
Commons
Committee of the whole House: Days 2 and 3
24 November 2010
Commons
Committee of the whole House: Days 1 and 2
16 November 2010
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.

Marshalled List of Motion and Amendment to be moved on Consideration of Commons Amendment in Lieu as at 13 September 2011
14 September 2011
Lords
Motion and Amendment to be moved on Consideration of Commons Amendment in Lieu as at 12 September 2011
13 September 2011
Lords
Consideration of Lords Message as at 8 September 2011
8 September 2011
Commons
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 6 September 2011
7 September 2011
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 2 September 2011
5 September 2011
Commons
Marshalled List for Consideration of Commons Reason as at 15 July 2011
18 July 2011
Lords
Motions and Amendments to be Moved On Consideration of Commons disagreements and reasons as at 13 July 2011
14 July 2011
Lords
Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 12 July 2011
13 July 2011
Commons
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 11 July 2011
12 July 2011
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 5 July 2011
6 July 2011
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 30 June 2011
1 July 2011
Commons
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 20 May 2011
23 May 2011
Lords
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 12 May 2011
13 May 2011
Lords
Supplementary to the Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 11 May 2011
12 May 2011
Lords
Supplementary to the Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 9 May 2011
10 May 2011
Lords
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 6 May 2011
9 May 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 3 May 2011
4 May 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 28 April 2011
3 May 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 26 April 2011
27 April 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 15 April 2011
18 April 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 13 April 2011
14 April 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 6 April 2011
7 April 2011
Lords
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 25 March 2011
28 March 2011
Lords
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 17 March 2011
18 March 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [supplementary to the Marshalled List] as at 16 March 2011
17 March 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [supplementary to the Marshalled List] as at 14 March 2011
15 March 2011
Lords
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 11 March 2011
11 March 2011
Lords
Amendment to be moved in Committee as at 9 March 2011
10 March 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 8 March 2011
9 March 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 7 March 2011
8 March 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 2 March 2011
3 March 2011
Lords
Consideration of Bill as at 18 January 2011
18 January 2011
Commons
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 14 January 2011
17 January 2011
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 13 January 2011
14 January 2011
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 13 December 2010
14 December 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 9 December 2010
10 December 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 1 December 2010
2 December 2010
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Amendments as at 1 December 2010
1 December 2010
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Amendments as at 24 November 2010
24 November 2010
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Amendments as at 16 November 2010
16 November 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 12 November 2010
15 November 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 11 November 2010
12 November 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 10 November 2010
11 November 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 9 November 2010
10 November 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 4 November 2010
5 November 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 11 October 2010
12 October 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 14 September 2010
15 September 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 13 September 2010
14 September 2010
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 Message as at 8 September 2011
9 September 2011
Commons
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 13 July 2011
14 July 2011
Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 18 January 2011
19 January 2011
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 1 December 2010
2 December 2010
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 24 November 2010
25 November 2010
Commons
Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 16 November 2010
17 November 2010
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 Fixed-term Parliaments Act
3 November 2011
Commons
Standard Note 05932
1 June 2011
Commons
Research Paper on the Fixed-term Parliaments Bill: Report on Commons stages
21 January 2011
Commons
Research Paper on the Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
26 August 2010
Commons

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

Government response to Political and Constitutional Reform Committee: Fixed-term Parliaments Bill (HC 436, 2010-11)
9 November 2010
Commons
Political and Constitutional Reform Committee: Fixed-term Parliaments Bill (HC 436, 2010-11)
16 September 2010
Commons

Commons 1st reading

22 July 2010
Commons

Commons 2nd reading

13 September 2010
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion
13 September 2010
Commons

Commons Committee stage

Committee: 1st sitting
16 November 2010
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion (No. 2)
24 November 2010
Commons

Commons Committee stage

Committee: 2nd sitting
1 December 2010
Commons
Committee: 2nd sitting
24 November 2010
Commons

Commons Report stage

18 January 2011
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

18 January 2011
Commons

Lords 1st reading

19 January 2011
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

1 March 2011
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Committee: 3rd sitting
29 March 2011
Lords
Committee: 2nd sitting
21 March 2011
Lords
Committee: 1st sitting
15 March 2011
Lords

Lords Report stage

Report: 2nd sitting
16 May 2011
Lords
Report: 1st sitting
10 May 2011
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

24 May 2011
Lords

Commons Programme motion

Programme (No. 3) motion
13 July 2011
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

13 July 2011
Commons

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

18 July 2011
Lords

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

8 September 2011
Commons

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

14 September 2011
Lords

Royal Assent

15 September 2011