EnactedNational Security Act 2023

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Overview Timeline151 Debates33 Amendments625

11 May 2022
Bill introduced in the Commons by
- Priti PatelMember in chargeConservativeon behalf of Home Office
- Lord Sharpe of EpsomConservativeon behalf of Home Office
1st reading in the Commons
New bill textAs introduced
18 May 2022
- Impact Assessment from the Ministry of Justice
06 Jun 2022
2nd reading, Money resolution, Programme motion in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
29 speakers · 166 speeches
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07 Jun 2022
- Call for written evidence: National Security Bill
07 Jul 2022
Committee stage in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
9 speakers · 58 speeches
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Committee stage in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
9 speakers · 87 speeches
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100 amendments tabled at Committee stage in the Commons
72 Agreed16 Withdrawn2 Not selected8 Not called2 Not moved
7 members moved amendments
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08 Jul 2022
- Written evidence submitted by Reprieve (NSB01)
- Written evidence submitted by Sarah Kendall, PhD Candidate and Sessional Academic, School of Law, University of Queensland (NSB02)
12 Jul 2022
Committee stage in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
7 speakers · 37 speeches
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10 speakers · 105 speeches
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14 Jul 2022
Committee stage in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
7 speakers · 51 speeches
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Committee stage in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
6 speakers · 64 speeches
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15 Jul 2022
- Written evidence submitted by The Russell Group and Universities UK (UUK) (NSB03)
19 Jul 2022
Committee stage in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
3 speakers · 7 speeches
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Committee stage in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
7 speakers · 51 speeches
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20 Jul 2022
- Written evidence submitted by Matrix Chambers, Mishcon de Reya, Powerscourt Group (NSB04)
06 Sept 2022
Committee stage in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
3 speakers · 9 speeches
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5 speakers · 15 speeches
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07 Sept 2022
08 Sept 2022
Committee stage in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
5 speakers · 48 speeches
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Committee stage in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
7 speakers · 96 speeches
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09 Sept 2022
- Letter from Stephen McPartland MP to James Gray MP and Rushanara Ali MP regarding issues raised in the committee stage debate: extending police powers in prohibited places to the armed forces, 'insanity’ defences in relation to biometric retention, justification for polygraph testing, interaction with the Official Secrets Act 1989, and Government amendments.
18 Oct 2022
Committee stage in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
8 speakers · 76 speeches
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Committee stage in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
7 speakers · 89 speeches
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New bill textAs amended in Public Bill Committee
19 Oct 2022
15 Nov 2022
- Briefing Paper on the Bill
- Briefing paper on progress of the Bill
16 Nov 2022
Report stage, 3rd reading in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
26 speakers · 77 speeches
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149 amendments tabled at Report stage in the Commons
3 Negatived on division80 Agreed65 Not called1 Agreed on division
9 members moved amendments
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17 Nov 2022
1st reading in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
Formal stage — recorded in Hansard.
New bill textAs brought from the Commons
- HL Bill 68 Explanatory Notes
- Impact Assessment from the Home Office
18 Nov 2022
- National Security Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
25 Nov 2022
- National Security Bill
06 Dec 2022
2nd reading in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
1 speaker · 1 speech
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2nd reading in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
19 speakers · 23 speeches
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12 Dec 2022
- 20th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
13 Dec 2022
- Letter from Lord Sharpe to Peers regarding the second reading debate: Foreign Influence Registration Scheme and its interaction with the National Security and Investment Act 2021, particularly in relation to universities.
19 Dec 2022
Committee stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
21 speakers · 106 speeches
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152 amendments tabled at Committee stage in the Lords
77 Not moved36 Agreed24 Withdrawn14 Stood part1 Preempted
15 members moved amendments
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- 21st Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
21 Dec 2022
Committee stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
13 speakers · 37 speeches
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Committee stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
9 speakers · 26 speeches
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10 Jan 2023
- Letter from Lord Sharpe to Baroness Ludford and others regarding queries raised during the Committee stage (first day): Knowledge requirement for ‘ought reasonably to know’, Crown Land, College of Policing, legal services and private sector enterprises, In the vicinity of or adjacent to a prohibited place, Foreign power condition and trade secrets.
11 Jan 2023
Committee stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
21 speakers · 62 speeches
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Committee stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
11 speakers · 33 speeches
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- The Government’s response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights report: ‘Legislative Scrutiny: National Security Bill’.
16 Jan 2023
Committee stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
18 speakers · 75 speeches
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18 Jan 2023
Committee stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
8 speakers · 31 speeches
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Committee stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
16 speakers · 52 speeches
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New bill textAs amended in Committee
24 Jan 2023
27 Feb 2023
- National Security Bill - Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
01 Mar 2023
Report stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
21 speakers · 97 speeches
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215 amendments tabled at Report stage in the Lords
146 Agreed54 Not moved6 Withdrawn1 No decision6 Disagreed2 Withdrawn before debate
15 members moved amendments
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07 Mar 2023
Report stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
21 speakers · 66 speeches
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New bill textAs amended on Report
13 Mar 2023
3rd reading in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
8 speakers · 13 speeches
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9 amendments tabled at 3rd reading in the Lords
9 Agreed
1 member moved amendments
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15 Mar 2023
02 May 2023
- Briefing paper on Lord's amendments
03 May 2023
Programme motion, Consideration of Lords amendments in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
15 speakers · 51 speeches
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- HL Bill 135 Commons Amendments, Disagreements and Reasons
21 Jun 2023
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
10 speakers · 22 speeches
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22 Jun 2023
- Bill 333 2022-23 (Lords Amendments)
26 Jun 2023
Consideration of Lords message in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
12 speakers · 29 speeches
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27 Jun 2023
- HL Bill 155 Commons Disagreement, Amendment in lieu and Reason
04 Jul 2023
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
7 speakers · 14 speeches
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11 Jul 2023
King Charles III grants Royal Assent, and merges this bill into law
Act publishedNational Security Act 2023c. 32 View on legislation.gov.uk ↗
12 Jul 2023
- Letter from Lord Sharpe to Lord West regarding criticisms made about the passage of the Bill.