Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

251.The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of the Act’s passage through Parliament:

*Stage*	*Date*	*Hansard Reference*
House of Commons
Introduction	19 May 2005	Vol. 434 Col. 282
Second Reading	6 June 2005	Vol. 434 Cols. 1006-92
Committee	21, 23, 28, 30 June, and 5 July 2005	Hansard Standing Committee A
Report	11 October 2005	Vol. 437 Cols.173-256
Third Reading	11 October 2005	Vol. 437 Cols. 256-262
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments	29 March 2006	Vol. 444 Cols. 935-965
House of Lords
Introduction	12 October 2005	Vol. 674 Col. 356
Second Reading	7 November 2005	Vol. 675 Cols. 396-407, 419-73
Committee of the Whole House	24 January 2006	Vol. 677 Cols. 1093-142
	30 January 2006	Vol. 678 Cols. 102-22
	February 2006	Vol. 678 Cols. 243-94
	8 February 2006	Vol. 678 Cols. 658-766
	27 February 2006	Vol. 679 Cols. 13-89
	27 February 2006	Vol. 679 Cols. 107-24
	28 February 2006	Vol. 679 Cols. 177-248
Report	15 March 2006	Vol. 679 Cols. 1253-83
	15 March 2006	Vol. 679 Cols. 1301-42
	20 March 2006	Vol. 680 Cols. 45-80
	20 March 2006	Vol. 680 Cols. 94-128
Third reading	27 March 2006	Vol. 680 Cols. 544-575

Royal Assent	30 March 2006
	House of Lords Hansard Vol. 680 Col. 861
	House of Commons Hansard Vol. 444 Col. 1062

Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 Explanatory Notes