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Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

Make provision about the effect in domestic law of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement, about other domestic law in subject areas dealt with by the Protocol and for connected purposes

In progress Current stage: Committee stage (Lords)

The story so farThe Northern Ireland Protocol Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 13 June 2022 by Elizabeth Truss (Conservative). It is now at committee stage in the House of Lords. At committee stage the bill is examined line by line and amendments can be made, before it returns for report stage.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 13 Jun 2022
  2. 2nd reading Commons 27 Jun 2022
  3. Programme motion Commons 27 Jun 2022
  4. Money resolution Commons 27 Jun 2022
  5. Ways and Means resolution Commons 27 Jun 2022
  6. Committee stage Commons 13 Jul to 20 Jul 2022
  7. Programme motion Commons 20 Jul 2022
  8. 3rd reading Commons 20 Jul 2022
  9. 1st reading Lords 21 Jul 2022
  10. 2nd reading Lords 11 Oct 2022
  11. Committee stage Lords 25 Oct to 7 Nov 2022

Votes on this bill

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

27 Jun 2022 Second Reading 295 to 221 Passed
13 Jul 2022 Committee: Amendment 26 231 to 313 Rejected
13 Jul 2022 Committee: Amendment 8 230 to 308 Rejected
13 Jul 2022 Clauses 15 and 16 stand part 308 to 231 Passed
13 Jul 2022 New Clause 10 229 to 300 Rejected
13 Jul 2022 Amendment 24 212 to 285 Rejected
19 Jul 2022 Committee: Amendment 44 201 to 293 Rejected
19 Jul 2022 Committee: Amendment 28 205 to 293 Rejected
19 Jul 2022 Committee: New Clause 15 204 to 292 Rejected
20 Jul 2022 Committee: Amendment 12 197 to 277 Rejected
20 Jul 2022 Committee: Amendment 49 196 to 278 Rejected
20 Jul 2022 Committee: Amendment 3 194 to 275 Rejected
20 Jul 2022 Committee: New Clause 12 192 to 273 Rejected
20 Jul 2022 Third Reading 267 to 195 Passed

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 31 Oct 2023.