Description of Bill's progress with links to associated documents.

Provides an overview of the history of the Bill, which is mostly concerned with financial matters. Published 6th January 2003.

From Her Majesty's Stationery Office, printed 24 September 2003.

Text of the Bill, as brought from the House of Commons on 11th March 2003. Html and pdf versions with link to separate Explanatory Notes.

Official text of the Bill as amended in Grand Committee in the House of Lords on 24th June 2003.

Official text as amended on Report in the House of Lords on 17th July 2003.

Debate and vote on New Clause 11, Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986 on 10 March, 2003.

Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report printed on 16th July 2003.

Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on third Reading printed on 9th September 2003. Bill as amended on Report in the House of Lords on 17th July 2003 and published as HL Bill 101.

Hansard transcript of debate. Amendment 20, intended as an alternative to the removed Section 28: Contents, 130; Not-Contents, 180.

Hansard transcript of debate. Amendment 19, intended as an alternative to the removed Section 28: Contents, 25; Not-Contents, 100.