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Postal Services 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).

Postal Services Act 2011 c.5
13 June 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.

25 May 2011
Commons
HL Bill 70 2010-2012 (as brought from the Commons)
18 May 2011
Lords
HL Bill 66 2010-2011 (as brought from the Commons)
7 April 2011
Lords
HL Bill 38 201011 (as brought from the Commons on 13 January 2011)
14 January 2011
Lords
Bill 120 2010-11 (as Amended in Public Bill Committee)
10 December 2010
Commons
13 October 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.

Postal Services Bill, showing changes made in Committee
10 December 2010
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

HL Bill 38 EN 201011 (Explanatory Notes to Bill)
14 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
9 June 2011
Commons
Postal Services Bill: Report Stage
11 January 2011
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 8
8 December 2010
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 7
6 December 2010
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 6
3 December 2010
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 5
29 November 2010
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 4
25 November 2010
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 4 (revised)
25 November 2010
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 3
23 November 2010
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 2
17 November 2010
Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 1
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 Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 23 May 2011
24 May 2011
Lords
Amendment to be moved on Third Reading as at 20 May 2011
23 May 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 19 May 2011
20 May 2011
Lords
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 13 May 2011
16 May 2011
Lords
Supplementary to the Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 12 May 2011
13 May 2011
Lords
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 28 April 2011
3 May 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 27 April 2011
28 April 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 12 April 2011
13 April 2011
Lords
Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 4 April 2011
5 April 2011
Lords
Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 31 March 2011
1 April 2011
Lords
Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 28 March 2011
29 March 2011
Lords
Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 15 March 2011
16 March 2011
Lords
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 14 March 2011
15 March 2011
Lords
Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 11 March 2011
14 March 2011
Lords
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 10 March 2011
11 March 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Revised Marshalled List] as at 9 March 2011
10 March 2011
Lords
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 7 March 2011
8 March 2011
Lords
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 4 March 2011
7 March 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 1 March 2011
2 March 2011
Lords
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 17 February 2011
18 February 2011
Lords
Consideration of Bill as at 12 January 2011
12 January 2011
Commons
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 10 January 2011
11 January 2011
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 21 December 2010
21 December 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 20 December 2010
20 December 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 15 December 2010
16 December 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 9 December 2010
10 December 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 9 December 2010
9 December 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 7 December 2010
7 December 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 2 December 2010
2 December 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 November 2010
30 November 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 26 November 2010
29 November 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 25 November 2010
26 November 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 25 November 2010
25 November 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 November 2010
23 November 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 18 November 2010
18 November 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 16 November 2010
17 November 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 November 2010
16 November 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 11 November 2010
12 November 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 November 2010
11 November 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 9 November 2010
10 November 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 9 November 2010
9 November 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 5 November 2010
8 November 2010
Commons
Notices of Amendments given on 27 October 2010
28 October 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 Amendments as as 9 June 2011
10 June 2011
Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 12 January 2011
13 January 2011
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 9 December 2010
10 December 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 7 December 2010
8 December 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 2 December 2010
3 December 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 30 November 2010
1 December 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 25 November 2010
26 November 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 23 November 2010
24 November 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 18 November 2010
19 November 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 16 November 2010
17 November 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 11 November 2010
12 November 2010
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 9 November 2010
10 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.

Research Paper on the Postal Services Bill: Committee Stage Report
7 January 2011
Commons
Research Paper on the Postal Services Bill
25 October 2010
Commons

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

Scottish Affairs Committee: Postal Services in Scotland (HC 669-I and II, 20010-11)
9 January 2011
Commons

Archive of press notices related to the Bill.

Oral Evidence Programme
10 November 2010
Commons
Call for Evidence
28 October 2010
Commons

Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.

Commons Committee stage

Memorandum submitted by Andrew Pendleton (PS 21)
10 December 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by COSLA (PS 22)
10 December 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by The ESOP Centre (PS 20)
7 December 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by ifs ProShare (PS 19)
1 December 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by Royal Mail Group (PS 18)
26 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by The Communication Workers Union (PS 17)
23 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by UK Mail (PS 16)
19 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by Justice For Subpostmasters Alliance (JFSA) (PS 14)
17 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) (PS 15)
17 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum in Chief submitted by National Federation of SubPostmasters (PS 07)
12 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum in Chief submitted by the Association of British Credit Unions Ltd (ABCUL) (PS 08)
12 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by PayPoint PLC (PS 09)
12 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by TNT Post UK Ltd (PS 10)
12 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by The Co-operative Group (PS 11)
12 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by RAPP (PS 12)
12 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum in Chief submitted by Consumer Focus (PS 13)
12 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by Robert Messenger (PS 01)
10 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by Age UK (PS 02)
10 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by the Federation of Small Businesses (PS 03)
10 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by the British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) (PS 04)
10 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum in Chief submitted by The Trustee of Royal Mail Pension Plan (PS 05)
10 November 2010
Commons
Memorandum submitted by the National Federation of Occupational Pensioners (NFOP) (PS 06)
10 November 2010
Commons

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment
23 September 2010

Full transcripts

19 November 2010
Commons

Commons Committee stage

10 December 2010
Commons
10 December 2010
Commons
8 December 2010
Commons
8 December 2010
Commons
3 December 2010
Commons
3 December 2010
Commons
1 December 2010
Commons
1 December 2010
Commons
26 November 2010
Commons
26 November 2010
Commons
24 November 2010
Commons
24 November 2010
Commons
19 November 2010
Commons
19 November 2010
Commons
17 November 2010
Commons
17 November 2010
Commons
12 November 2010
Commons
12 November 2010
Commons
10 November 2010
Commons
10 November 2010
Commons

Commons 1st reading

13 October 2010
Commons

Commons 2nd reading

27 October 2010
Commons

Commons Report stage

12 January 2011
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

12 January 2011
Commons

Lords 1st reading

13 January 2011
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

16 February 2011
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Committee: 4th sitting
6 April 2011
Lords
Committee: 3rd sitting
16 March 2011
Lords
Committee: 2nd sitting
14 March 2011
Lords
Committee: 1st sitting
8 March 2011
Lords

Lords Report stage

4 May 2011
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

24 May 2011
Lords

Royal Assent

13 June 2011

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Commons Programme motion

Programme motion
27 October 2010
Commons

Commons Money resolution

Money resolution
27 October 2010
Commons