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Agriculture Act 2020

<span>A Bill to authorise expenditure for certain agricultural and other purposes; to make provision about direct payments following the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union and about payments in response to exceptional market conditions affecting agricultural markets; to confer power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to agricultural and rural development payments and public market intervention and private storage aid; to make provision about reports on food security; to make provision about the acquisition and use of information connected with food supply chains; to confer powers to make regulations about the imposition of obligations on business purchasers of agricultural products, marketing standards, organic products and the classification of carcasses; to make provision for the recognition of associations of agricultural producers which may benefit from certain exemptions from competition law; to make provision about fertilisers; to make provision about the identification and traceability of animals; to make provision about red meat levy in Great Britain; to make provision about agricultural</span><span>tenancies; to confer power to make regulations about securing compliance with the WTO Agreement on Agriculture; and for connected purposes.</span>

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Progress through Parliament18 stages recorded
Commons
1st reading
16 Jan 2020
Commons
2nd reading
03 Feb 2020
Commons
Programme motion
03 Feb 2020
Commons
Money resolution
03 Feb 2020
Commons
Committee stage
11 Feb 2020
Commons
Report stage
13 May 2020
Commons
3rd reading
13 May 2020
Lords
1st reading
18 May 2020
Lords
2nd reading
10 Jun 2020
Lords
Committee stage
07 Jul 2020
Lords
Report stage
15 Sept 2020
Lords
3rd reading
01 Oct 2020
Commons
Programme motion
12 Oct 2020
Commons
Consideration of Lords amendments
12 Oct 2020
Lords
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
20 Oct 2020
Commons
Consideration of Lords amendments
04 Nov 2020
Lords
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
09 Nov 2020
Royal Assent
11 Nov 2020
Act of Parliament
Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21)
text/html · 11 Nov 2020
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 148-I Marshalled list of Motions for Consideration of Commons disagreement and amendments in lieu
application/pdf · 06 Nov 2020
Bill proceedings: Commons
Proceedings on consideration of Lords Message - 4 November 2020
application/pdf · 05 Nov 2020
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 148(a) Motions for Consideration of Commons disagreement and amendments in lieu
application/pdf · 05 Nov 2020
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
application/pdf · 04 Nov 2020
Bill
HL Bill 148 Commons disagreement and amendments in lieu
application/pdf · 04 Nov 2020
Selection of amendments: Commons
Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary George Eustice and selection of motions relating to Lords Amendments by the Speaker
application/pdf · 04 Nov 2020
Amendment Paper
Commons Consideration of Lords Message as at 4 November 2020
application/pdf · 04 Nov 2020