report stage

noun

1. the stage preceding the third reading in the passage of a bill through Parliament, at which the bill, as amended in committee, is reported back to the chamber considering it

Example Sentences

Speaking at the bill's report stage, the Conservative peer Lord Howe said: "The government shares the determination of the House to ensure compensation reaches victims quickly."

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Among the amendments being looked at, at what is known as the report stage in the House of Lords, are ones which challenge the government's assessment that Rwanda is safe.

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After votes on amendments at report stage - the next stage of the bill - peers will have the chance to hold a final vote before sending the legislation back to MPs to consider further.

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Meanwhile, another and perhaps even bigger ping-pong extravaganza looms on the Levelling Up Bill, where report stage in the Lords has already produced government defeats in two days of debate, on subjects like levelling-up funding, child poverty, health disparities, and rural issues.

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Remember, this is the preliminary phase of detailed debate - attempts to amend the bill follow at the later report stage, in July.

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