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Commercial Payments Bill

Government Bill · started in the Lords

A bill to make provision about payment terms in commercial contracts; to make provision about interest on late payment of commercial debts; to ban retention clauses in the construction sector; to expand the powers of the Small Business Commissioner in relation to payment disputes and poor payment practices; to amend the Enterprise Act 2016 in connection with other functions of the Small Business Commissioner; and for connected purposes.

Where it is

Lords · Committee stage

What happens next

Lords report stage · Tuesday 15 September

The route

In the Lords

  1. 1st reading19 May
  2. 2nd reading9 Jun
  3. Committee stagehere21 Jul
  4. Report stage15 Sept
  5. 3rd reading

In the Commons

  1. 1st reading
  2. 2nd reading
  3. Committee stage
  4. Report stage
  5. 3rd reading

Between the Houses

  1. Consideration of amendments
  2. Royal Assent

In the House

  • Tuesday 15 September

    Commercial Payments Bill - report stage (part one)

    Lords·Main Chamber
  • Tuesday 15 September

    Commercial Payments Bill - report stage (part two)

    Lords·Main Chamber

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Every stage on the record (4)
  • Lords1st reading19 May
  • Lords2nd reading9 Jun
  • LordsCommittee stage21 Jul
  • LordsReport stage15 Sept

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