Engaging with legislation in the House of Lords

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Engaging with legislationin the House of Lords


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Main stages of public bills in the House of Lords• First reading – purely formal, but followed by

publication of the text.• Second reading – debate on principles.• Committee stage – debates on amendments.

May be in the Chamber or in Grand Committee.• Report stage – more debates on amendments.• Third Reading – sometimes more debates on

amendments.• “Ping-pong” – resolution of differences between

the two Houses


Usual minimum intervals between stages• Two weekends between first reading and second

reading• Two weeks between second reading and the

start of the committee stage• Two weeks between committee and report

stages(on bills “of considerable length and complexity”)

• Three sitting days between report stage and third reading


Differences from the House of Commons

• No formal programming of bills.• No selection of amendments – all

amendments tabled can be debated.• Third Reading on a separate day.• Committee stage normally open to

all members.


Sources of information about legislative business in the House• House of Lords Business• Forthcoming Business• The Government Whips Office

website www.lordswhips.org.uk • The Parliamentary website

www.parliament.uk

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