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Direct Payments To Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020

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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	9 January 2020	Vol. 669 Col. 650
Second Reading	21 January 2020	Vol. 670 Col. 171
Public Bill Committee	28 January 2020	Vol 670 Col. 671
Report and Third Reading	28 January 2020	Vol. 670 Col. 708
House of Lords
Introduction	28 January 2020	Vol. 801
Second Reading	29 January 2020	Vol. 801 Col. 1449
Grand Committee	29 January 2020	Vol. 801 Col. 1449
Report	N/A	N/A
Third Reading	29 January 2020	Vol. 801 Col. 1478
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments	N/A	N/A
Royal Assent	30 January 2020	House of Commons Vol. 670 Col. 940
Royal Assent	30 January 2020	House of Lords Vol. 801