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Welfare Reform Act 2012

Hansard References

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

StageDateHansard reference
House of Commons
Introduction16 February 2011Vol. 523 Col. 969
Second Reading9 March 2011Vol. 524 Col. 919
Committee22 March 2011Welfare Reform Bill Committee
24 March 2011
29 March 2011
31 March 2011
5 April 2011
26 April 2011
28 April 2011
3 May 2011
10 May 2011
12 May 2011
17 May 2011
19 May 2011
24 May 2011
Report and Third Reading13 June 2011Vol. 529 Col. 501
15 June 2011Vol. 529 Col. 798
House of Lords
Introduction16 June 2011Vol. 728 Col. 887
Second Reading13 September 2011Vol. 730 Col. 628
Committee4 October 2011Vol. 730 Col. GC323
6 October 2011Vol. 730 Col. GC349
10 October 2011Vol. 730 Col. GC403
13 October 2011Vol. 730 Col. GC483
18 October 2011Vol. 731 Col. GC51
20 October 2011Vol. 731 Col. GC111
24 October 2011Vol. 731 Col. GC173
26 October 2011Vol. 731 Col. GC285
1 November 2011Vol. 731 Col. GC405
3 November 2011Vol. 731 Col. GC457
8 November 2011Vol. 732 Col. GC1
10 November 2011Vol. 732 Col. GC89
14 November 2011Vol. 732 Col. GC149
16 November 2011Vol. 732 Col. GC255
21 November 2011Vol. 732 Col. GC315
23 November 2011Vol. 732 Col. GC407
28 November 2011Vol. 733 Col. GC1
Report12 December 2011Vol. 733 Col. 1000
14 December 2011Vol. 733 Col. 1285
11 January 2012Vol. 734 Col. 123
17 January 2012Vol. 734 Col. 463
23 January 2012Vol. 734 Col. 803
25 January 2012Vol. 734 Col. 1052
Third Reading31 January 2012Vol. 734 Col. 1446
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments1 February 2012Vol. 539 Col. 826
Lords Consideration of Commons Reasons and Amendment14 February 2012Vol. 735 Col. 681
Commons Consideration of Lords Message21 February 2012Vol. 540 Col. 750
Lords Consideration of Commons Reason29 February 2012Vol. 735 Col. 1370
Royal Assent8 March 2012

Vol. 735 Col. 1893

(Lords)

Vol. 541 Col. 1008

(Commons)

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