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Trade Act 2021

A Bill to make provision about the implementation of international trade agreements; to make provision establishing the Trade Remedies Authority and conferring functions on it; and to make provision about the collection and disclosure of information relating to trade.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Trade Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 March 2020 by Elizabeth Truss (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Trade Act 2021, receiving Royal Assent on 29 April 2021.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 19 Mar 2020
  2. 2nd reading Commons 20 May 2020
  3. Programme motion Commons 20 May 2020
  4. Money resolution Commons 20 May 2020
  5. Committee stage Commons 16 Jun to 25 Jun 2020
  6. Report stage Commons 20 Jul 2020
  7. 3rd reading Commons 20 Jul 2020
  8. 1st reading Lords 21 Jul 2020
  9. 2nd reading Lords 8 Sep 2020
  10. Committee stage Lords 29 Sep to 8 Oct 2020
  11. Committee stage Lords 13 Oct to 15 Oct 2020
  12. Report stage Lords 7 Dec 2020 to 6 Jan 2021
  13. 3rd reading Lords 18 Jan 2021
  14. Programme motion Commons 19 Jan 2021
  15. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 19 Jan 2021
  16. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 2 Feb 2021
  17. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 9 Feb 2021
  18. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 23 Feb 2021
  19. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 22 Mar 2021
  20. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 23 Mar 2021
  21. Royal Assent Unassigned 29 Apr 2021

Votes on this bill

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

20 May 2020 Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Keir Starmer) 262 to 352 Rejected
20 May 2020 Second Reading 355 to 254 Passed
20 Jul 2020 Report Stage New Clause 4 263 to 326 Rejected
20 Jul 2020 Report Stage: New Clause 11 251 to 337 Rejected
20 Jul 2020 Report Stage New Clause 17 251 to 340 Rejected
20 Jul 2020 Report Stage: Amendment 10 244 to 345 Rejected
20 Jul 2020 Third Reading 335 to 243 Passed
19 Jan 2021 Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1 353 to 277 Passed
19 Jan 2021 Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 10 365 to 265 Passed
19 Jan 2021 Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 364 to 267 Passed
19 Jan 2021 Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 319 to 308 Passed
19 Jan 2021 Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 357 to 266 Passed
19 Jan 2021 Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 5 364 to 266 Passed
19 Jan 2021 Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 6 353 to 270 Passed
19 Jan 2021 Motion to disagree with Lords amendment 7 355 to 267 Passed
19 Jan 2021 Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 8 357 to 274 Passed
9 Feb 2021 Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1B 351 to 276 Passed
9 Feb 2021 Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 318 to 303 Passed
9 Feb 2021 Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 6B and propose amendments (a) to (c) in lieu 363 to 267 Passed
22 Mar 2021 Amendment (a) to the motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree with Lords Amendment 3E 300 to 318 Rejected
22 Mar 2021 Motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 319 to 297 Passed

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 4 May 2021.