Passage through Parliament
The details of the Bill’s passage through Parliament were as follows:-
25 November 1998: First Reading in the House of Lords (HL Bill 1 of the 1998-99 Session) Hansard col. 23.
9 December 1998: Delegated Powers and Deregulation Select Committee (HL) First Report on Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions etc.) Bill (HL7 1998-99)
10 December 1998: Second Reading in the House of Lords. Hansard cols. 1036-1050 and 1066-1077.
14 January 1999: House of Lords Committee Stage. Hansard cols. 281-340.
25 January 1999: Report Stage in the House of Lords. Hansard cols. 801-838.
1 February 1999: Third Reading in the House of Lords. Hansard cols. 1289-1297.
1 February 1999: First Reading in the House of Commons. (Bill 38 of the 1998-99 Session).
8 February 1999: Second Reading in the House of Commons. Hansard cols. 35-83.
16 February 1999: House of Commons Committee Stage. Hansard Standing Committee D.
24 February 1999: Report Stage and Third Reading in the House of Commons. Hansard cols. 429-446.
25 February 1999: Royal Assent.
