Hansard References
The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of this Act's passage through Parliament.
| Stage | Date | Hansard Reference |
| House of Commons | ||
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | 12 January 2004 | Vol. 416 Col 531 |
| Second Reading | 26 January 2004 | Vol. 417 Col 40 |
| Committee | 10 February - 2 March 2004 | Hansard Standing Committee G |
| Report and Third Reading | 15 March 2004 | Vol. 419 Col 21 |
| 15 March 2004 | Vol. 419 Col 111 | |
| House of Lords | ||
| Introduction | 16 March 2004 | Vol. 659 Col 138 |
| Second reading | 6 April 2004 | Vol. 659 Col 1777 |
| Grand Committee | 6 May 2004 | Vol. 660 Col GC 237 |
| 11 May 2004 | Vol. 661 Col GC 61 | |
| 19 May 2004 | Vol. 661 Col GC 335 | |
| 24 May 2004 | Vol. 661 Col GC 401 | |
| Report | 12 July 2004 | Vol. 663 Col 1015 |
| Third Reading | 20 July 2004 | Vol. 664 Col 111 |
| House of Commons | ||
| Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments | 21 July 2004 | Vol. 124 Col 433 |
| Royal Assent - 22 July 2004 | House of Commons Vol. 424 Col 514 |
| House of Lords Vol. 664 Col 333 |
