The following table sets out, for each Stage of the proceedings of the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for this Act, the dates on which proceedings for that Stage took place, the references to the Official Report of those proceedings and the dates on which Committee Reports were published and the references to those Reports.
| Proceedings and Reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 23 June 2003 | SP Bill 04 (Session 2) |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Health and Community Care Committee | |
| 4th Meeting, 2003 | 2 September 2003, cols 72 - 112 |
| 5th Meeting, 2003 | 9 September 2003, cols 115 - 152 |
| 6th Report 2003 (6 October 2003): | SP Paper 27 |
| Stage 1 of Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill | |
| (b) Finance Committee | |
| 4th Meeting, 2003 | 2 September 2003, cols 108 - 146 |
| (c) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 7th Meeting, 2003 | 23 September 2003, cols 119 - 139 |
| (d) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| 29 October 2003 | 29 October 2003, cols 2637 - 2684 and 2688 - 2692 |
| Stage 2 | |
| Health and Community Care Committee | |
| 15th Meeting, 2003 | 2 December 2003, cols 384 - 466 |
| Bill (as amended at Stage 2) | SP Bill 04A (Session 2) |
| Stage 3 | |
| (a) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 16th Meeting, 2003 | 9 December 2003, col 251 |
| 17th Meeting, 2003 | 16 December 2003, cols 261 - 264 |
| (b) Consideration by Parliament | |
| 18 December 2003 | 18 December 2003, cols 4383 - 4427, 4457 - 4469, 4471 -4475 |
| Royal Assent – 27 January 2004 | |