Hansard Reports
6.The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act's passage through the Assembly and the date Royal Assent was received.
| STAGE | DATE |
|---|---|
| First Stage | 7 June 2021 |
| Second Stage | 14 September 2021 |
| Committee Stage - Dr Andrew Scott, London School of Economics and Political Science | 3 November 2021 |
| Committee Stage - Department of Finance | 10 November 2021 |
| Committee Stage - Dr Mark Hanna, Queen's University Belfast | 24 November 2021 |
| Committee Stage - Mr Paul Tweed, and Mr David Attfield and Mr Sam McBride | 1 December 2021 |
| Committee Stage - National Union of Journalists, Index on Censorship; English PEN and Mr Peter Girvan | 8 December 2021 |
| Committee Stage – Department of Finance | 15 December 2021 |
| Committee Stage – Mr Mike Nesbitt, MLA | 5 January 2022 |
| Committee Stage – Clause-by-clause consideration | 12 January 2022 |
| Committee Stage – Clause-by-clause consideration | 19 January 2022 |
| Committee Stage - Clause-by-clause Consideration; Committee Report | 26 January 2022 |
| Consideration Stage | 2 March 2022 |
| Further Consideration Stage | 14 March 2022 |
| Final Stage | 22 March 2022 |
| Royal Assent | 6 June 2022 |
