Freedom of Information Act 2000

Hansard References

The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of the Act's passage through Parliament.

Stage	Date	Hansard reference
House of Commons
Introduction	18 November 1999	Vol 339  Col 124
Second Reading	7 December 1999	Vol 340  Cols 714-798
Committee	1st Sitting, 21 December 1999	Standing Committee B
	2nd Sitting, 11 January 2000
	3rd Sitting, 11 January 2000
	4th Sitting, 18 January 2000
	5th Sitting, 18 January 2000
	6th Sitting, 20 January 2000 [Part I]
	6th Sitting, 20 January 2000 [Part II]
	7th Sitting, 25 January 2000
	8th Sitting, 25 January 2000
	9th Sitting, 27 January 2000
	10th Sitting, 1 February 2000
	11th Sitting, 1 February 2000
	12th Sitting, 8 February 2000
	13th Sitting, 8 February 2000
	14th Sitting, 10 February 2000
Report and Third Reading	4 April 2000	Vol 1857 Cols 830-935
	5 April 2000	Vol 1857 Cols 981-1123
House of Lords
Introduction	6 April 2000	Vol 1802 Col 1490
Second Reading	20 April 2000	Vol 612  Cols 823-893
Committee	17 October 2000	Vol 617  Cols 883-954 and Cols 971-1020
	19 October 2000	Vol 617   Col 1208 –1300
	4 October 2000	Vol 618   Cols 273 – 314
	25 October 2000	Vol 618   Cols 407 – 476
Report	14 November 2000	Vol 1824 Cols 134-158 and Cols 173-266
Third Reading	22 November 2000	Vol 1825 Cols 817 – 852

Royal Assent - 30 November 2000	House of Lords Hansard Vol 1826 Col 1491
	House of Commons Hansard Vol 1877 Col 1231