United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

To make provision in connection with the internal market for goods and services in the United Kingdom (including provision about the recognition of professional and other qualifications); to make provision in connection with provisions of the Northern Ireland Protocol relating to trade and state aid; to authorise the provision of financial assistance by Ministers of the Crown in connection with economic development, infrastructure, culture, sport and educational or training activities and exchanges; to make regulation of the provision of distortive or harmful subsidies a reserved or excepted matter; and for connected purposes.

Government Bill

(Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

What is this Bill?

The United Kingdom Internal Market was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill was introduced on 9 September 2020 and became an Act of Parliament on 17 December 2020.

Whose idea is this Bill?

Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.

How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?

The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.

Would you like to know more?

See these Glossary articles for more information: Act of Parliament, Government Bills, Process of a Bill

Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers Initial Library Notes Ministerial Extracts from Debates All Bill Debates

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

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons Completed

Lords Completed

Royal Assent

Latest Key documents

Bill Debate

17/12/2020

Royal Assent

Act of Parliament

17/12/2020

United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (c. 27)

Bill

16/12/2020

Bill 234 2019-21 (Lords non-insistence and amendments in lieu)

Briefing paper

04/12/2020

Briefing paper on Lords Amendments

Library Note

09/10/2020

United Kingdom Internal Market Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Explanatory Note

02/12/2020

Bill 224-EN 2019-21

Amendment paper

11/11/2020

HL Bill 150 Running list of amendments (PDF)

Impact Assessment

09/09/2020

Impact Assessment from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) (PDF)

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

Royal Assent (Commons)

Act of Parliament

United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (c. 27)

Bill proceedings: Commons

Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Message as at 16 December 2020

Consideration of Lords amendments (Commons)

Bill 234 2019-21 (Lords non-insistence and amendments in lieu)

Bill proceedings: Commons

Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Message as at 15 December 2020

Amendment Paper

Commons Consideration of Lords Message as at 16 December 2020

Selection of amendments: Commons

Consideration of Lords Message - selection and grouping (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Consideration of Lords Message - selection and grouping

Consideration of Commons amendments (Lords)

Consideration of Lords amendments (Commons)

Bill 230 2019-21 (Lords non-insistence, amendments in lieu and amendment to words restored to the Bill)

HL Bill 159 Commons reason

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 159-I Marshalled list for consideration of Commons reason

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 159(a) Motion for consideration of Commons reason

Amendment Paper

Commons Consideration of Lords Message as at 15 December 2020

Consideration of Commons amendments (Lords)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Grouping of Motions relating to Lords Message by Secretary Alok Sharma - By order of the Speaker 14 December 2020

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 158-I Marshalled list for consideration of Commons reasons and amendments

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 158(a) Motions for consideration of Commons reasons and amendments

Bill proceedings: Commons

Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Message as at 10 December 2020

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd regarding the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - reservation of subsidy control

Consideration of Lords amendments (Commons)

Bill 229 2019-21 (Lords insistence, non-insistence, amendments in lieu and amendments to words restored)

HL Bill 158 Commons insistences on disagreement, non-insistences on disagreement, amendment instead of words left out, consequential amendment, amendment in lieu, disagreements and reasons

Amendment Paper

Commons Consideration of Lords Message as at 10 December 2020

Selection of amendments: Commons

Grouping of Motions relating to Lords Message by Secretary Alok Sharma - By order of Mr Speaker, 10 December 2020 (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Grouping of Motions relating to Lords Message by Secretary Alok Sharma - By order of Mr Speaker, 10 December 2020

Consideration of Commons amendments (Lords)

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures

Legislative Consent Motion not approved by the Senedd on 8 December 2020

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 156-I Marshalled list for consideration of Commons reasons and amendments

Bill proceedings: Commons

Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments - 7 December 2020

Consideration of Lords amendments (Commons)

07/12/2020

Programme motion

HL Bill 156 Commons reasons and amendments

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Letter from Alok Sharma MP to Jeremy Miles AS/MS, Welsh Government, regarding subsidy control concerns

Amendment Paper

Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 7 December 2020

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Letters from Alok Sharma MP to Michael Russell MSP, Scottish Government, regarding subsidy control concerns

Selection of amendments: Commons

Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Alok Sharma and selection of motions relating to Lords Amendments by the Speaker - 7 December 2020 (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Alok Sharma and selection of motions relating to Lords Amendments by the Speaker - 7 December 2020

Briefing papers

Briefing paper on Lords Amendments

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Stevenson regarding a point raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Report Stage (second day)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle regarding a question raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Report Stage (first day)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness McIntosh of Pickering regarding the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Report Stage (second day)

3rd reading (Lords)

Bill 224 2019-21 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)

Explanatory Notes

Bill 224-EN 2019-21

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Empey regarding issues raised during the report stage (second day) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Ritchie regarding issues raised during the report stage (second day) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Neville Rolfe regarding issues raised during the Report stage (second day) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

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Letter from Baroness Penn to Lord Fox regarding issues raised during the report stage (third day) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

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Letter from Lord Callanan and Baroness Bloomfield to Lord Purvis of Tweed regarding issues raised during the report stage (second day) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 155-I Marshalled list for Third Reading

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Randall regarding issues raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill (second day)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick regarding issues raised during the Report stage (first and second days) of the United Kingdom Internal Market bill

HL Bill 155 (as amended on Report)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 150-III(Rev) Revised third marshalled list for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 150-III Provisional third marshalled list for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 150-II(a) Amendment for Report (for Third Marshalled List)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness McIntosh regarding issues raised during the United Kingdom committee stage: who would assess the impact of distortive subsidies, and government consultation

Report stage (Lords)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 150-II Second Marshalled list for Report

Select Committee report

29th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 150-I(b) Amendment for Report (for Second Marshalled List)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Purvis regarding thecommittee stage: governance of the UK internal market and interaction with the ongoing Review of Intergovernmental Relations, and release of responses to the consultation

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 150-I(a) Amendments for Report (for Second Marshalled List)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Fox regarding questions on the relationship between state aid, Common Frameworks and the UK's approach to subsidy control after the end of the Transition Period

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Stevenson of Balmacara regarding issues raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Committee stage (fourth day)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Hayter regarding issues raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (fourth day)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Neville-Rolfe regarding issues raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Committee stage (fourth day)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 150-I Marshalled list for Report

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Fox of Leominster regarding issues raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Committee stage (fourth day)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 150(c) Amendments for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 150(b) Amendments for Report

Amendment papers

HL Bill 150 Running list of amendments (PDF)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 150(a) Amendments for Report

HL Bill 150 (as amended in Committee)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Finlay of Llandaff regarding issues raised during the Lords committee stage: the Competition and Markets Authority as Office for the Internal Market and trust of the devolved administrations

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Fox, Baroness Bowles and Baroness Hayter regarding issues raised during the Lords committee stage: role of the Office for the Internal Market, supporting dispute resolution, and advice and reporting

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 135-V Fifth Marshalled list for Committee

Select Committee report

26th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 135-IV Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Fox of Leominster regarding issues raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (second day): the number of frameworks approved by the Ministerial Committee, etc.

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Letter from Lord Callanan, Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist and Baroness Scott of Bybrook to Lord Purvis of Tweed regarding issues raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (second day)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Purvis of Tweed and Lord Fox of Leominster regarding an issue raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (second day)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Falconer of Thoroton regarding issues raised at the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (second day): universities, the sale and use of coal, private law actions

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Finlay of Llandaff regarding issues raised at the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (second day): the Government's public consultation, recognition of professional qualification provisions

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town regarding an issue raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (second day): purpose of Part 2 of the Bill, etc.

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness McIntosh regarding an issue raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (second day)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Neville-Rolfe regarding issues raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (second day): reasons for Part 2 of the Bill, etc.

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness McIntosh and Lord Stevenson regarding issues raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (second day)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 135-IV Provisional fourth marshalled list for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 135-III Third Marshalled list for Committee

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Hain regarding an issue raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (first day)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Naseby regarding an issue raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (first day)

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Letter from Lord Callanan and Baroness Bloomfield to Lord Purvis regarding issues raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (first day): the Food, Feed Safety and Hygiene Common Framework document,etc.

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Finlay regarding issues raised during the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lords committee stage (first day): marketing standards, pesticides, construction

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 135-II(b) Amendments for Committee (for Third Marshalled List)

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe regarding issues raised at the second reading debate: public health implications of the Bill across the four nations of the UK

Committee stage (Lords)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 135-II(a) Amendments for Committee (for Third Marshalled List)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 135-II Revised second marshalled list for Committee

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Letter from Lord True to Lord German regarding points raised at the: in relation to the power the Bill confers on the UK Government to provide financial assistance

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Letter from Lord True to Lord Morris of Aberavon regarding points raised at the l second reading debate: powers to provide financial assistance, the Bill's reservation of subsidy control and its implications

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Fox regarding issues raised at the second reading debate: professional qualifications and Welsh lamb producers' trading across the UK

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Letter from Lord True to Baroness Hayman of Ullock regarding points raised at the second reading debate: in relation to environmental standards

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Quin regarding a question raised at the second reading debate: the automotive sector and international law

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Palmer regarding issues raised at the second reading debate: dispute resolution concerning internal market matters

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Purvis of Tweed regarding an issue raised at the second reading debate: the position of English suppliers of barley selling to Scottish distiller

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Wallace of Tankerness regarding an issue raised in the second reading debate: why HM Government is not replicating the legitimate aims under Article 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

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Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Neville-Rolfe regarding an issue raised at the second reading debate: why the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is best placed to host the new Office for the Internal Market

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 135-II Provisional second marshalled list for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 135-I(a) Amendments for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 135-I Marshalled list for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 135(a) Amendments for Committee

2nd reading (Lords)

Select Committee report

14th Report of the European Union Committee

Select Committee report

17th Report of the Select Committee on the Constitution

United Kingdom Internal Market Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures

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

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures

Letter of 8 October 2020 from the Clerk/Chief Executive of the Scottish Parliament on legislative consent

1st reading (Lords)

HL Bill 135 (as introduced)

Explanatory Notes

HL Bill 135 Explanatory Notes

Delegated Powers Memorandum

United Kingdom Internal Market Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum

HL Bill 135 (Correction)

Bill proceedings: Commons

Report Stage Proceedings as at 29 September 2020

3rd reading (Commons)

Report stage (Commons)

Programme motion

Amendment Paper

Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 29 September 2020

Amendment Paper

Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 29 September 2020 - (large print)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Provisional grouping and selection of Amendments by Mr Speaker (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Provisional grouping and selection of Amendments by Mr Speaker

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 25 September 2020

Amendment papers

Notices of Amendments as at 24 September 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 24 September 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 23 September 2020

Human rights memorandum

Human Rights Memorandum from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 22 September 2020

Bill proceedings: Commons

All proceedings at Committee of the whole House Stage

Bill 185 2019-21 (as amended in Committee)

Bill 185 2019-21 (as amended in Committee) - (large print)

Amendment Paper

Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 22 September 2020

Amendment Paper

Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 22 September 2020 - (large print)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Provisional grouping and selection of Amendments by Chairman of Ways and Means (Day 4) (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Provisional grouping and selection of Amendments by Chairman of Ways and Means (Day 4)

Amendment Paper

Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 21 September 2020

Amendment Paper

Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 21 September 2020 - (large print)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Provisional grouping and selection of Amendments by Chairman of Ways and Means (Day 3) (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Provisional grouping and selection of Amendments by Chairman of Ways and Means (Day 3)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 17 September 2020

Select Committee report

24th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2020

Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons

All proceedings up to 15 September 2020 at Public Bill Committee Stage (PDF)

Amendment Paper

Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 16 September 2020

Amendment Paper

Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 16 September 2020 - (large print)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Provisional grouping and selection of Amendments by Chairman of Ways and Means (Day 2) (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Provisional grouping and selection of Amendments by Chairman of Ways and Means (Day 2)

15/09/2020

Committee stage (Commons)

Amendment Paper

Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 15 September 2020

Amendment Paper

Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 15 September 2020 - (large print)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Provisional grouping and selection of Amendments by Chairman of Ways and Means (Day 1) (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Provisional grouping and selection of Amendments by Chairman of Ways and Means (Day 1)

2nd reading (Commons)

Programme motion

Money resolution

Relevant documents

Legal Statement from HM Government

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 11 September 2020

Briefing papers

Briefing Paper on Second Reading

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 10 September 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 9 September 2020

09/09/2020

1st reading (Commons)

Bill 177 2019-21 (as introduced)

Bill 177 2019-21 - (large print)

Explanatory Notes

Bill 177-EN 2019-21

Explanatory Notes

Bill 177-EN 2019-21 - (large print)

Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) (PDF)

Delegated Powers Memoranda

Delegated Powers Memorandum from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) (PDF)

Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Delegated Powers Memorandum

Delegated Powers Memorandum from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)