Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
A bill to make provision about access to customer data and business data; to make provision about services consisting of the use of information to ascertain and verify facts about individuals; to make provision about the recording and sharing, and keeping of registers, of information relating to apparatus in streets; to make provision about the keeping and maintenance of registers of births and deaths; to make provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to identified or identifiable living individuals; to make provision about privacy and electronic communications; to establish the Information Commission; to make provision about information standards for health and social care; to make provision about the grant of smart meter communication licences; to make provision about the disclosure of information to improve public service delivery; to make provision about the retention of information by providers of internet services in connection with investigations into child deaths; to make provision about providing information for purposes related to the carrying out of independent research into online safety matters; to make provision about the retention of biometric data; to make provision about services for the provision of electronic signatures, electronic seals and other trust services; to make provision about the creation and solicitation of purported intimate images and for connected purposes.
Legislative progress
Lords
23 Oct 2024
1st reading
Lords
19 Nov 2024
2nd reading
Lords
3 Dec 2024
Committee stage
Lords
21 Jan 2025
Report stage
Lords
5 Feb 2025
3rd reading
Commons
6 Feb 2025
1st reading
Commons
12 Feb 2025
2nd reading
Commons
12 Feb 2025
Programme motion
Commons
12 Feb 2025
Ways and Means resolution
Commons
12 Feb 2025
Money resolution
Commons
4 Mar 2025
Committee stage
Commons
7 May 2025
Report stage
Commons
7 May 2025
3rd reading
Lords
12 May 2025
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Commons
14 May 2025
Programme motion
Commons
14 May 2025
Consideration of Lords message
Lords
19 May 2025
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Commons
22 May 2025
Consideration of Lords message
Lords
2 Jun 2025
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Commons
3 Jun 2025
Consideration of Lords message
Lords
4 Jun 2025
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Commons
10 Jun 2025
Consideration of Lords message
Lords
11 Jun 2025
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Unassigned
19 Jun 2025
Royal Assent
Bill documents
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Bill Lords 23 Oct 2024HL Bill 40 (as introduced)
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Delegated Powers Memorandum Lords 23 Oct 2024Data (Use and Access) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
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Explanatory Notes Lords 23 Oct 2024HL Bill 40 Explanatory Notes
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Impact Assessments Unassigned 24 Oct 2024Data (Use and Access) Bill Impact Assessment from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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Impact Assessments Unassigned 24 Oct 2024Impact Assessment on Legislation to deliver the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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Impact Assessments Unassigned 24 Oct 2024Impact Assessment on Regulatory Powers for Smart Data from the Department for Business and Trade
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Impact Assessments Unassigned 24 Oct 2024Impact Assessment on Researchers' Access to Data from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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Impact Assessments Unassigned 24 Oct 2024Impact Assessment on Open Data Architecture Information Standards from the Department of Health and Social Care
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Impact Assessments Unassigned 24 Oct 2024Digital Verification Services De Minimis Assessment
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Human rights memorandum Lords 24 Oct 2024ECHR Memorandum
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Briefing papers Lords 1 Nov 2024Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 40
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Select Committee report Lords 14 Nov 20243rd Report of the Constitution Committee
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Amendment Paper Lords 20 Nov 2024HL Bill 40 Running list of amendments – 20 November 2024
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Amendment Paper Lords 22 Nov 2024HL Bill 40 Running list of amendments – 22 November 2024
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Amendment Paper Lords 26 Nov 2024HL Bill 40 Running list of amendments – 26 November 2024
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Amendment Paper Lords 27 Nov 2024HL Bill 40 Running list of amendments – 27 November 2024
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Select Committee report Lords 28 Nov 20249th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
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Amendment Paper Lords 28 Nov 2024HL Bill 40 Running list of amendments – 28 November 2024
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Amendment Paper Lords 29 Nov 2024HL Bill 40-I Marshalled list for Grand Committee
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Amendment Paper Lords 3 Dec 2024HL Bill 40-I(a) Amendments for Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
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Amendment Paper Lords 4 Dec 2024HL Bill 40-I(b) Amendments for Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
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Amendment Paper Lords 5 Dec 2024HL Bill 40-I(c) Amendments for Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
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Amendment Paper Lords 6 Dec 2024HL Bill 40-II Second marshalled list for Grand Committee
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Amendment Paper Lords 9 Dec 2024HL Bill 40-II(a) Amendment for Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)
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Amendment Paper Lords 12 Dec 2024HL Bill 40-III Third marshalled list for Grand Committee
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Amendment Paper Lords 13 Dec 2024HL Bill 40-III(a) Amendments for Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List)
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Amendment Paper Lords 17 Dec 2024HL Bill 40-IV Fourth marshalled list for Grand Committee
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Amendment Paper Lords 17 Dec 2024HL Bill 40-IV(a) Amendments for Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List)
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Bill Lords 18 Dec 2024HL Bill 57 (as amended in Grand Committee)
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Amendment Paper Lords 19 Dec 2024HL Bill 57 Running list of amendments – 19 December 2024
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Amendment Paper Lords 7 Jan 2025HL Bill 57 Running list of amendments – 7 January 2025
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Amendment Paper Lords 13 Jan 2025HL Bill 57 Running list of amendments – 13 January 2025
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Amendment Paper Lords 14 Jan 2025HL Bill 57 Running list of amendments – 14 January 2025
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Amendment Paper Lords 15 Jan 2025HL Bill 57 Running list of amendments – 15 January 2025
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Amendment Paper Lords 16 Jan 2025HL Bill 57 Running list of amendments - 16 January 2025
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Select Committee report Lords 17 Jan 202512th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
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Amendment Paper Lords 17 Jan 2025HL Bill 57-I Marshalled list for Report
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Amendment Paper Lords 22 Jan 2025HL Bill 57-I(a) Amendments for Report (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
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Amendment Paper Lords 23 Jan 2025HL Bill 57-I(b) Amendments for Report (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
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Amendment Paper Lords 24 Jan 2025HL Bill 57-II Second marshalled list for Report
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Bill Lords 28 Jan 2025HL Bill 64 (as amended on Report)
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Amendment Paper Lords 31 Jan 2025HL Bill 64 Running list of amendments – 31 January 2025
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Briefing papers Commons 2 Feb 2025Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
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Amendment Paper Lords 3 Feb 2025HL Bill 64 Running list of amendments – 3 February 2025
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Amendment Paper Lords 4 Feb 2025HL Bill 64-I Marshalled list for Third Reading
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Bill Commons 6 Feb 2025Bill 179 2024-25 (as brought from the Lords)
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Bill Commons 6 Feb 2025Bill 179 2024-25 (as brought from the Lords) - large print
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Bill Commons 6 Feb 2025Bill 179 2024-25 (as brought from the Lords) - xml version
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Explanatory Notes Commons 7 Feb 2025Bill 179 EN 2024-25
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Explanatory Notes Commons 7 Feb 2025Bill 179 EN 2024-25 - large print
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Human rights memorandum Commons 7 Feb 2025European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum
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Press notices Commons 13 Feb 2025Data (Use and Access) Bill: call for evidence
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Amendment Paper Commons 25 Feb 2025Notices of Amendments as at 25 February 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 26 Feb 2025Notices of Amendments as at 26 February 2025
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Will write letters Unassigned 27 Feb 2025Letter from Chris Bryant MP to Chi Onwurah MP regarding open standards, open source and data sharing.
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Will write letters Unassigned 27 Feb 2025Letter from Chris Bryant MP to Caroline Johnson MP and Tonia Antoniazzi MP regarding the data dictionary amendment.
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Amendment Paper Commons 28 Feb 2025Notices of Amendments as at 28 February 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 3 Mar 2025Notices of Amendments as at 3 March 2025
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Selection of amendments: Commons Commons 3 Mar 2025Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 4 March 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 4 Mar 2025Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 March 2025
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Association of Anaesthetists (DUAB01)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Amberhawk Training Limited (DUAB02)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Stephen Francis (DUAB03)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by David Marsh (DUAB04)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Thomas Tran (DUAB05)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Ada Lovelace Institute (DUAB06)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Letter from UK Civil Society Organisations and academics (DUAB07)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Professor David Erdos, Professor of Law and the Open Society, and Co-Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law (CIPIL), University of Cambridge (DUAB08)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Open Data Institute (DUAB09)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Open Rights Group (DUAB10)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the National Union of Journalists (DUAB11)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Directors UK (DUAB12)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Public Law Project (DUAB13)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Sex Matters (DUAB14)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW): Updated briefing paper February 2025 (DUAB15a)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW): Date (Use and Access) Bill - draft clause (DUAB15b)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW): Executive Summary Proposed Annex for Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUAB15c)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Dr Phil Brooke (DUAB16)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Equity (DUAB17)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Mastercard (DUAB18)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by LSBUD (LinesearchbeforeUdig) (DUAB19)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Handley Gill Limited (DUAB20)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (DUAB21)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Association of Illustrators (DUAB22)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Big Brother Watch (DUAB23)
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Written evidence Commons 4 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the CyberUp Campaign (DUAB24)
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Amendment Paper Commons 5 Mar 2025Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 6 Mar 2025Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 7 Mar 2025Notices of Amendments as at 7 March 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 10 Mar 2025Notices of Amendments as at 10 March 2025
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Selection of amendments: Commons Commons 10 Mar 2025Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 11 March 2025
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Bill proceedings: Commons Commons 11 Mar 2025All proceedings up to 11 March 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage
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Amendment Paper Commons 11 Mar 2025Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 March 2025
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Cadent (DUAB25)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Startup Coalition (DUAB26)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by TAC (Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru/Welsh Independent Producers) (DUAB27)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Advertising Association (DUAB28)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) (DUAB29)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by 5Rights Foundation (DUAB30)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by 560 Media Rights Limited (DUAB31)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Dr Sabine Jacques and Joseph Savirimuthu (DUAB32)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd (DUAB33)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the ABI (DUAB34)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by JUSTICE (DUAB35)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by DMG Media (DUAB36)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Open Banking Ltd (DUAB37)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by UK Finance (DUAB38)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the British Medical Association (BMA) (DUAB39)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Channel 4 (DUAB40)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Baroness Beeban Kidron (DUAB41)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Copyright Licensing Agency Limited (CLA) (DUAB42)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by UK Music (DUAB43)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Online Safety Act Network (DUAB44)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the BBC (DUAB45)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the News Media Association (DUAB46)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Defend Digital Me (DUAB47)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by the Open Finance Association (OFA) (DUAB48)
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Written evidence Commons 11 Mar 2025Written evidence submitted by Chamber of Progress (DUAB49)
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Amendment Paper Commons 12 Mar 2025Notices of Amendments as at 12 March 2025
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Bill Commons 13 Mar 2025Bill 199 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
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Bill Commons 13 Mar 2025Bill 199 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - xml version
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Bill Commons 13 Mar 2025Bill 199 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
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Amendment Paper Commons 18 Mar 2025Notices of Amendments as at 18 March 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 19 Mar 2025Notices of Amendments as at 19 March 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 20 Mar 2025Notices of Amendments as at 20 March 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 25 Mar 2025Notices of Amendments as at 25 March 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 28 Mar 2025Notices of Amendments as at 28 March 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 2 Apr 2025Notices of Amendments as at 2 April 2025
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Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures Commons 2 Apr 2025Legislative Consent Motion agreed by the Scottish Parliament - 1 April 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 7 Apr 2025Notices of Amendments as at 7 April 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 9 Apr 2025Notices of Amendments as at 9 April 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 22 Apr 2025Notices of Amendments as at 22 April 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 23 Apr 2025Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 24 Apr 2025Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 25 Apr 2025Notices of Amendments as at 25 April 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 28 Apr 2025Notices of Amendments as at 28 April 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 29 Apr 2025Notices of Amendments as at 29 April 2025
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Briefing papers Commons 29 Apr 2025Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]: progress of the bill
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Amendment Paper Commons 30 Apr 2025Notices of Amendments as at 30 April 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 1 May 2025Notices of Amendments as at 1 May 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 2 May 2025Notices of Amendments as at 2 May 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 6 May 2025Notices of Amendments as at 6 May 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 7 May 2025Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 7 May 2025
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Selection of amendments: Commons Commons 7 May 2025Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 07 May 2025
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Bill Lords 7 May 2025HL Bill 100 Commons Amendments
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Explanatory Notes Lords 7 May 2025HL Bill 100 Explanatory Notes
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Bill proceedings: Commons Commons 7 May 2025Report Stage Proceedings as at 7 May 2025
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Amendment Paper Lords 8 May 2025HL Bill 100(a) Motion for Consideration of Commons Amendments
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Delegated Powers Memorandum Lords 9 May 2025Data (Use and Access) Bill: Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
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Amendment Paper Lords 9 May 2025HL Bill 100-I Marshalled list for for Consideration of Commons Amendments
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Bill Commons 12 May 2025Bill 238 2024-25 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)
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Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures Commons 13 May 2025Legislative Consent Motion agreed by Senedd Cymru on 6 May 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 14 May 2025Commons Consideration of Lords Message as at 14 May 2025
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Selection of amendments: Commons Commons 14 May 2025Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Peter Kyle and selection of motions relating to Lords Amendments by the Speaker - 14 May 2025
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Bill Lords 14 May 2025HL Bill 102 Commons Insistence and Disagreement with Lords Amendments with Reasons
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Minutes of Reasons Committee Commons 14 May 2025Minutes of the Reasons Committee
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Bill proceedings: Commons Commons 14 May 2025Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Message as at 14 May 2025
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Amendment Paper Lords 15 May 2025HL Bill 102(a) Motions for Consideration of Commons Reasons
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Amendment Paper Lords 16 May 2025HL Bill 102-I Marshalled list for Consideration of Commons Reasons
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Bill Commons 20 May 2025Bill 248 2024-25 (Lords non-insistence and amendment in lieu)
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Amendment Paper Commons 21 May 2025Notices of CCLM Amendments as at 21 May 2025
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Selection of amendments: Commons Commons 21 May 2025Selection of motion relating to Lords Message by the Speaker
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Amendment Paper Commons 22 May 2025Commons Consideration of Lords Message as at 22 May 2025
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Bill Lords 22 May 2025HL Bill 104 Commons Disagreement with Lords Amendment with a Reason
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Bill proceedings: Commons Commons 22 May 2025Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Message as at 22 May 2025
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Amendment Paper Lords 27 May 2025HL Bill 104(a) Motion for Consideration of Commons Reason
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Amendment Paper Lords 29 May 2025HL Bill 104(b) Motion for Consideration of Commons Reason
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Amendment Paper Lords 30 May 2025HL Bill 104-I Marshalled List for Consideration of Commons Reason
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Bill Commons 3 Jun 2025Bill 253 2024-25 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)
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Amendment Paper Commons 3 Jun 2025Commons Consideration of Lords Message as at 3 June 2025
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Selection of amendments: Commons Commons 3 Jun 2025Selection of motion relating to Lords Message by the Speaker - 3 June 2025
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Bill Lords 3 Jun 2025HL Bill 106 Commons Disagreement with Lords Amendment with a Reason
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Bill proceedings: Commons Commons 3 Jun 2025Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 3 June 2025
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Amendment Paper Lords 4 Jun 2025HL Bill 106-I Marshalled List for Consideration of Commons Reason
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Bill Commons 5 Jun 2025Bill 256 2024-25 (Lords Insistence and Reason)
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Amendment Paper Commons 6 Jun 2025Notices of CCLM Amendments as at 6 June 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 9 Jun 2025Notices of CCLM Amendments as at 9 June 2025
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Amendment Paper Commons 10 Jun 2025Commons Consideration of Lords Message as at 10 June 2025
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Selection of amendments: Commons Commons 10 Jun 2025Selection of motion relating to Lords Message by the Speaker - 10 June 2025
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Selection of amendments: Commons Commons 10 Jun 2025Selection of motion relating to Lords Message by the Speaker - 10 June 2025 - large print
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Bill Lords 10 Jun 2025HL Bill 108 Commons Insistence on Disagreement and Amendments in Lieu
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Amendment Paper Lords 10 Jun 2025HL Bill 108(a) Motion for Consideration of Commons Amendments
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Bill proceedings: Commons Commons 10 Jun 2025Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Message as at 10 June 2025
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Amendment Paper Lords 11 Jun 2025HL Bill 108-I Marshalled list for Consideration of Commons Amendments
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Act of Parliament Unassigned 19 Jun 2025Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18)
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Will write letters Unassigned 19 Jun 2025Letter from Lord Katz to Lord Goddard, Lord Leigh and Baroness Coffey regarding trade unions' right of "digital" access to workplaces (clause 56).
Chamber debates
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Hansard 19 Mar 2026
Committee debates
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Hansard 17 Mar 2026
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Hansard 4 Mar 2026
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Hansard 11 Mar 2025
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Hansard 11 Mar 2025
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Hansard 4 Mar 2025
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Hansard 4 Mar 2025