Commons remaining stages: Deregulation Bill
23 June 2014 (updated on 23 June 2014)
MPs concluded the debate on the remaining stages of the Deregulation Bill in the House of Commons on Monday 23 June 2014.
Report stage, day two, and third reading of the Bill took place on Monday 23 June 2014.
A number of amendments were made to the Bill. The Bill passed third reading on division (Division 17, Ayes 190 votes, Noes 6 votes).
The Bill will now move to the House of Lords for consideration.
- Watch Parliament TV: Deregulation Bill: Report stage, day two, and third reading
- Read Commons Hansard: Deregulation Bill: Report stage, day two, and third reading
- Catch up on Commons News: Commons remaining stages: Deregulation Bill: Report stage day one
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Regulation
Related information
Summary of the Deregulation Bill
A bill to make provision for the reduction of burdens resulting from legislation for businesses or other organisations or for individuals; make provision for the repeal of legislation which no longer has practical use; make provision about the exercise of regulatory functions; and for connected purposes.
Progress of the Bill
This Government Bill was presented to Parliament on 23 January 2014. The Bill had its second reading debate on 24 February 2014. Report stage, day one, was considered on Wednesday 14 May 2014.
A carry-over motion was agreed on 3 February 2014 which allowed consideration of the Bill to be resumed in the 2014-15 session.
- Catch up on Commons news: Commons second reading: Deregulation Bill
- Read proceedings and evidence from the Public Bill Committee: Deregulation Bill
Keep up to date with all the proceedings and documentation, including amendment papers, on the Deregulation Bill and find out how a bill becomes an Act of Parliament.
- Follow Bills before Parliament: Deregulation Bill
- About Parliament: Passage of a Bill
- Glossary: Carry over motions/bills
House of Commons Library analysis
The House of Commons Library produces briefing papers to inform MPs of key issues. The papers contain factual information and a range of opinions on each subject, and aim to be politically impartial.
- Library briefing paper: Deregulation Bill
- Library briefing paper: Deregulation Bill: Committee stage
What happens next?
The Bill will now move to the House of Lords for consideration.
What is the report stage of a bill?
The report stage gives MPs an opportunity, on the floor of the House, to consider any further amendments (proposals for change) to a bill which has been examined in a public bill committee or on the floor of the House. There is no set time period between the end of committee stage and the start of the report stage.
What happens at report stage?
All MPs may speak and vote. For lengthy or complex bills, the debates may be spread over several days. All MPs can suggest amendments to the bill or new clauses (parts) that they think should be added.
What happens after report stage?
Report stage is usually followed immediately by debate on the bill's third reading.
What happens at third reading?
Debate on the bill is usually short, and limited to what is actually in the bill, rather than, as at second reading, what might have been included.
Amendments (proposals for change) cannot be made to a bill at a third reading in the Commons. At the end of the debate, the House decides (votes on) whether to approve the third reading of the bill.
What happens after third reading?
If the bill started in the Commons it goes to the House of Lords for its first reading.
If the bill started in the Lords it returns to the House of Lords for consideration of any amendments the Commons has made.
Watching proceedings from the public gallery
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