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EnactedDefamation Act

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    • Impact Assessmentno file
  2. Bill introduced in the Commons by
    1st reading in the Commons
    New bill textAs introduced
    • Briefing Paper on Second Readingno file
  4. 2nd reading, Programme motion in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
    36 speakers · 203 speeches
    Lord Clarke of NottinghamSir Robert BucklandSadiq KhanSir Michael EllisPaul FarrellyIan PaisleyMr Jonathan DjanoglyGuy OppermanSir Jacob Rees-MoggAmber RuddDr Julian HuppertMr David LammyHelen GoodmanNeil Carmichael+22
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  5. Committee stage in the Commons
  6. Committee stage in the Commons
  7. Committee stage in the Commons
  8. New bill textAs amended in Public Bill Committee
    • A version of the bill showing changes made in committeeno file
    • Committee Stage Reportno file
  10. Report stage, 3rd reading in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
    21 speakers · 99 speeches
    Simon HughesSir Peter BottomleySir Jeremy WrightLord GarnierPaul FarrellyMr Denis MacShaneRobert FlelloJohn McDonnellHelen GrantJohn BercowLord GraylingSadiq KhanSir Bob RussellBaroness Primarolo+7
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  11. New bill textAs brought from the Commons
  12. 1st reading in the LordsView in Hansard ↗

    Formal stage — recorded in Hansard.

  13. 2nd reading in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
    18 speakers · 20 speeches
    Lord McNallyBaroness BakewellBaroness Hayter of Kentish TownBaroness O'Neill of BengarveLord BewLord Black of BrentwoodLord Browne of LadytonLord Hunt of ChestertonLord Lester of Herne HillLord Lloyd of BerwickLord Marks of Henley-on-ThamesLord MawhinneyLord Morris of AberavonLord Phillips of Sudbury+4
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  14. Committee stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
    16 speakers · 80 speeches
    Lord Browne of LadytonLord Lester of Herne HillLord McNallyLord MawhinneyLord FaulksLord Phillips of SudburyBaroness Hayter of Kentish TownLord May of OxfordLord Scott of FoscoteLord Hunt of WirralLord LucasLord TriesmanBaroness BakewellLord Ahmad of Wimbledon+2
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  15. Committee stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
    25 speakers · 106 speeches
    Lord Phillips of SudburyLord Lester of Herne HillLord Ahmad of WimbledonLord Browne of LadytonLord McNallyLord LucasLord SkelmersdaleLord MawhinneyLord May of OxfordLord Lloyd of BerwickLord Marks of Henley-on-ThamesLord TriesmanBaroness Hayter of Kentish TownBaroness McIntosh of Hudnall+11
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  16. Committee stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
    21 speakers · 92 speeches
    Lord May of OxfordLord Phillips of SudburyLord Lester of Herne HillLord Ahmad of WimbledonLord MawhinneyLord LucasLord McNallyBaroness Hayter of Kentish TownLord Browne of LadytonLord Allan of HallamLord FaulksLord Hunt of ChestertonLord ColwynLord Marks of Henley-on-Thames+7
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  17. Committee stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
    13 speakers · 119 speeches
    Lord McNallyLord Phillips of SudburyLord Lester of Herne HillLord MawhinneyLord Browne of LadytonBaroness Hayter of Kentish TownLord Marks of Henley-on-ThamesLord Ahmad of WimbledonLord BewLord Singh of WimbledonLord Brown of Eaton-under-HeywoodLord GeddesLord Lloyd of Berwick
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  18. New bill textAs amended in Grand Committee
  19. Report stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
    30 speakers · 78 speeches
    Lord Lester of Herne HillLord McNallyBaroness BoothroydBaroness Hayter of Kentish TownLord FaulksLord Hunt of WirralLord Phillips of SudburyLord PuttnamLord Ahmad of WimbledonBaroness Jay of PaddingtonBaroness O'Neill of BengarveLord Black of BrentwoodLord Browne of LadytonLord Fowler+16
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    Report stage in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
    12 speakers · 40 speeches
    Lord Browne of LadytonLord McNallyLord Ahmad of WimbledonLord Phillips of SudburyBaroness Hayter of Kentish TownLord LucasLord Allan of HallamLord Black of BrentwoodLord Hunt of ChestertonLord PrescottLord Lester of Herne HillViscount Colville of Culross
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  20. New bill textAs amended on Report
  21. 3rd reading in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
    3 speakers · 3 speeches
    Lord FowlerLord McNallyLord Taverne
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  23. Programme motion, Consideration of Lords amendments in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
    10 speakers · 66 speeches
    Helen GrantLord GarnierSadiq KhanPaul FarrellyDr Julian HuppertSir Peter BottomleyJohn BercowSimon HughesDr Sarah WollastonMr Nigel Evans
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  25. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons in the LordsView in Hansard ↗
    9 speakers · 26 speeches
    Baroness Hayter of Kentish TownLord McNallyLord Lester of Herne HillLord FaulksLord BewLord Mackay of ClashfernLord May of OxfordLord Phillips of SudburyViscount Colville of Culross
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  26. Consideration of Lords amendments in the CommonsView in Hansard ↗
    6 speakers · 32 speeches
    Lord GarnierSir Peter BottomleyHelen GrantRobert FlelloSimon HughesHelen Goodman
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  27. Queen Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II grants Royal Assent, and merges this bill into law

    Act publishedDefamation Actc. 26View on legislation.gov.uk ↗