Passage through Parliament
The details of the Act’s passage through Parliament are as follows:
House of Commons
10 December 1998: First Reading (Bill 9)
26 January 1999: Second Reading. Hansard Cols 149-246.
2, 4, 9 and 11 February 1999: Committee Stage. Hansard (Standing Committee D) Cols 1-198.
7 March 1999: Report and Third Reading. Hansard Cols 1141-1230.
House of Lords
18 March 1999: First Reading (HL Bill 39). Hansard Col 830.
12 April 1999: Second Reading. Hansard Cols 506-570.
14 April 1999: Select Committee on Delegated Powers and Deregulation 12th Report (HL Paper 51).
26 April, and 4 May: Committee Stage. Hansard Cols 11-28; 53-81; 550-617; 633-672.
18 May, and 24 May: Report. Hansard Cols 237-290; 713-768.
8 June: Third Reading. Hansard Cols 1303-1323; 1348-1367.
House of Commons
22 June: Consideration of Lords Amendments. Hansard Cols 933-980.
House of Lords
28 June: Consideration of Commons reasons. Hansard Cols 79-97.
30 June: Royal Assent.