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Bill · started in the Commons

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015

To make provision about improved access to finance for businesses and individuals; to make provision about regulatory provisions relating to business and certain voluntary and community bodies; to make provision about the exercise of procurement functions by certain public authorities; to make provision for the creation of a Pubs Code and Adjudicator for the regulation of dealings by pub-owning businesses with their tied pub tenants; to make provision about the regulation of the provision of childcare; to make provision about information relating to the evaluation of education; to make provision about the regulation of companies; to make provision about company filing requirements; to make provision about the disqualification from appointments relating to companies; to make provision about insolvency; to make provision about the law relating to employment; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 June 2014 by Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, receiving Royal Assent on 26 March 2015.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 25 Jun 2014
  2. 2nd reading Commons 16 Jul 2014
  3. Programme motion Commons 16 Jul 2014
  4. Money resolution Commons 16 Jul 2014
  5. Ways and Means resolution Commons 16 Jul 2014
  6. Committee stage Commons 14 Oct to 6 Nov 2014
  7. Programme motion Commons 18 Nov 2014
  8. Report stage Commons 18 Nov to 19 Nov 2014
  9. 3rd reading Commons 19 Nov 2014
  10. 1st reading Lords 19 Nov 2014
  11. 2nd reading Lords 2 Dec 2014
  12. Committee stage Lords 7 Jan to 28 Jan 2015
  13. Report stage Lords 3 Mar to 11 Mar 2015
  14. 3rd reading Lords 17 Mar 2015
  15. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 24 Mar 2015
  16. Royal Assent Unassigned 26 Mar 2015

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 5 Jun 2015.