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Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019

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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 Lords
Introduction	16 October	Vol. 800
Second Reading	28 October	Vol. 800 Col. 783
Grand Committee	31 October	Vol. 800 Col. 1080
Report and Third Reading	31 October	Vol. 800 Col. 1080
House of Commons
Introduction	4 November	N/A
Second reading	5 November	Vol. 667 Col. 668
Committee of the whole House	5 November	Vol. 667 Col. 682
Report	N/A	N/A
Third Reading	5 November	Vol. 667 Col. 683
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendment	N/A	N/A
Royal Assent	5 November	Vol. 800 Col. 1192