Fisheries Act 2020

make provision in relation to fisheries, fishing, aquaculture and marine conservation; to make provision about the functions of the Marine Management Organisation; and for connected purposes

Government Bill

(Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

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This bill has received Royal Assent and has become an Act of Parliament

Bill Progession through Parliament

Lords Completed

Commons Completed

Royal Assent

Latest Key documents

Bill Debate

23/11/2020

Royal Assent

Act of Parliament

23/11/2020

Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22)

Bill

14/10/2020

HL Bill 143 Commons amendments

Briefing paper

09/10/2020

Briefing Paper on the Bill

Library Note

06/02/2020

Fisheries Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Explanatory Note

14/10/2020

HL Bill 143 Explanatory Notes on Commons amendments

Amendment paper

11/09/2020

Notices of Amendments as at 10 September 2020 (PDF)

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

Will write letters

Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble to Peers regarding issues raised during the Lords consideration of Commons amendments: Denmark's historic fishing rights, UK-Faroes Special Area

Royal Assent (Commons)

Act of Parliament

Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22)

Consideration of Commons amendments (Lords)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 143-I Marshalled list for Consideration of Commons amendments

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 143(b) Amendment and Motion for Consideration of Commons amendments

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 143(a) Motion for Consideration of Commons amendments

HL Bill 143 Commons amendments

Explanatory Notes

HL Bill 143 Explanatory Notes on Commons amendments

Bill proceedings: Commons

Report Stage Proceedings as at 13 October 2020

3rd reading (Commons)

Report stage (Commons)

13/10/2020

Programme motion

Amendment Paper

Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 13 October 2020

Amendment Paper

Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 13 October 2020 - (large print)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Speaker’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Speaker’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Speaker’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 9 October 2020

Briefing papers

Briefing Paper on the Bill

Bill 181 2019-21, as amended in Public Bill Committee - (large print)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 8 October 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 7 October 2020

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures

Legislative consent motion agreed by the Northern Ireland Assembly

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 21 September 2020

Committee Debates: compilation pdf of all sittings (Commons)

Committee Debate: 6th sitting (Commons)

Committee Debate: 5th sitting (Commons)

Bill 181 2019-21, as amended in Public Bill Committee

Written evidence

Written evidence: Greener UK (FB06)

Written evidence

Written evidence: North Atlantic Fishing Company (FB07)

Written evidence

Written evidence: Professor Richard Barnes, Professor of International Law, Lincoln Law School, University of Lincoln (FB08)

Written evidence

Written evidence: Honor Frost Foundation (HFF) Steering Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) (FB09)

Written evidence

Written evidence: Cornish Fish Producers' Organisation (CFPO) (FB10)

Written evidence

Written evidence: South Western Fish Producer Organisation Ltd (FB11)

Written evidence

Written evidence: Greenpeace UK (FB12)

Written evidence

Written evidence: The Joint Nautical Archaeology Policy Committee (JNAPC) (FB13)

Bill proceedings: Commons

All proceedings taken at Public Bill Committee Stage

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures

Legislative consent memorandum lodged by the Scottish Government with the Scottish Parliament

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures

Legislative consent motion agreed by the Scottish Parliament

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 15 September 2020

Committee Debate: 4th sitting (Commons)

Committee Debate: 3rd sitting (Commons)

Written evidence

Written evidence: National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO) (FB01)

Written evidence

Written evidence: Angling Trust (FB02)

Written evidence

Written evidence: Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust (SIFT) (FB03)

Written evidence

Written evidence: South Devon and Channel Shellfishermen Ltd (FB04)

Written evidence

Written evidence: Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers Organisation (ANIFPO) and Sea Source (FB05)

Amendment papers

Notices of Amendments as at 10 September 2020 (PDF)

Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons

All proceedings up to 10 September at Public Bill Committee Stage (PDF)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 10 September 2020

Selection of amendments: Commons

Chair’s provisional selection and groupings for Tuesday 15 September 2020 (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Chair’s provisional selection and groupings for Tuesday 15 September 2020

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 10 September 2020

Committee Debate: 2nd sitting (Commons)

Committee Debate: 1st sitting (Commons)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 8 September 2020

Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons

All proceedings up to 8 September at Public Bill Committee Stage (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Chair’s provisional selection and groupings for Thursday 10 September 2020 (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Chair’s provisional selection and groupings for Thursday 10 September 2020

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 8 September 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 4 September 2020

Selection of amendments: Commons

Chair’s provisional selection and groupings (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Chair’s provisional selection and groupings

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 3 September 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 2 September 2020

2nd reading (Commons)

Ways and Means resolution

Programme motion

Money resolution

02/07/2020

1st reading (Commons)

3rd reading (Lords)

Bill 153 2019-21 (as brought from the Lords)

Bill 153 2019-21 (as brought from the Lords) - large font accessible version

Explanatory Notes

Bill 153 EN 2019-21

Explanatory Notes

Bill 153 EN 2019-21 - large font accessible version

Will write letters

Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble to Members regarding issues raised at the report stage

HL Bill 117 (as amended on Report)

Report stage (Lords)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-R-II(Rev) Revised second marshalled list for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-R-II Provisional second marshalled list for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-R-I(a) Amendment for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-R-I Marshalled list for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-R(h) Amendment for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-R(g) Amendments for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-R(f) Amendments for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-R(e) Amendments for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-R(d) Amendments for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-R(c) Amendment for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-R(b) Amendment for Report

Amendment papers

HL Bill 71-R-RL Running List of Amendments for Report (PDF)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-R(a) Amendments for Report

Will write letters

Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble to Peers regarding issues raised during the third and fourth days of the Committee Stage of the Bill

Will write letters

Letter from Lord Gardiner to Peers regarding issues raised during the second day of the Committee Stage of the Bill: efficiency of UK fishing vessels, skills and training, fisheries objectives

Committee: 3rd sitting (Hansard) (Lords)

Committee: 3rd sitting (Hansard - continued) (Lords)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-III Third marshalled list for Committee

Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard) (Lords)

Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard - continued) (Lords)

Will write letters

Letter from Lord Gardiner to Peers regarding issues raised during the first day of the Committee Stage of the Bill: fishmeal and fish oil, stock definition areas, Natural England

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-II(a) Amendments for Committee, supplementary to the second marshalled list

Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard) (Lords)

Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard - continued) (Lords)

Committee stage (Lords)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-II Second marshalled list for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-I(a) Amendments for Committee, supplementary to the marshalled list

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71-I Marshalled list for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71(d) Amendments for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71(c) Amendments for Committee

Will write letters

Letter from Lord Gardiner regarding points raised during the Second Reading

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71(b) Amendments for Committee

Amendment papers

HL Bill 71 Running list of amendments (PDF)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 71(a) Amendments for Committee

2nd reading (Lords)

Fisheries Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Delegated Powers Memorandum

Fisheries Bill [HL]: Delegated Powers Memorandum

1st reading (Lords)

HL Bill 71 (as introduced)

Explanatory Notes

HL Bill 71 Explanatory Notes

Human rights memorandum

Memorandum for the Joint Committee on Human Rights from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs