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Bill · started in the Commons

Digital Economy Act 2017

A Bill To make provision about electronic communications infrastructure and services; to provide for restricting access to online pornography; to make provision about protection of intellectual property in connection with electronic communications; to make provision about data-sharing; to make provision about functions of OFCOM in relation to the BBC; to provide for determination by the BBC of age-related TV licence fee concessions; to make provision about the regulation of direct marketing; to make other provision about OFCOM and its functions; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Digital Economy Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 July 2016 by Karen Bradley (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Digital Economy Act 2017, receiving Royal Assent on 27 April 2017.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 5 Jul 2016
  2. 2nd reading Commons 13 Sep 2016
  3. Programme motion Commons 13 Sep 2016
  4. Ways and Means resolution Commons 13 Sep 2016
  5. Money resolution Commons 13 Sep 2016
  6. Committee stage Commons 11 Oct to 1 Nov 2016
  7. Programme motion Commons 18 Oct 2016
  8. Programme motion Commons 28 Nov 2016
  9. Report stage Commons 28 Nov 2016
  10. Legislative Grand Committee Commons 28 Nov 2016
  11. 3rd reading Commons 28 Nov 2016
  12. 1st reading Lords 29 Nov 2016
  13. 2nd reading Lords 13 Dec 2016
  14. Committee stage Lords 31 Jan to 8 Feb 2017
  15. Report stage Lords 22 Feb to 29 Mar 2017
  16. 3rd reading Lords 5 Apr 2017
  17. Ways and Means resolution Commons 26 Apr 2017
  18. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 26 Apr 2017
  19. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 27 Apr 2017
  20. Royal Assent Unassigned 27 Apr 2017

Votes on this bill

Recorded Commons divisions on this bill, in the order they happened. Each links to who voted which way.

28 Nov 2016 Report Stage New Clause 10 181 to 278 Rejected
28 Nov 2016 Report Stage New Clause 27 221 to 277 Rejected
28 Nov 2016 Report Stage New Clause 8 220 to 267 Rejected

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 11 May 2017.