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Crossrail Act 2008

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22 February 2005Bill introduced in the House of Commons and receives First Reading
10 March 2005Examiners (both Houses)
17 March 2005House of Commons Standing Orders Committee
22 March 2005House of Lords Standing Orders Committee
7 April 2005House of Commons and House of Lords carry-over motion debates
7 April 2005 Parliament prorogued for General Election
5 May 2005 General Election
17 May 2005 Queen’s Speech
18 May 2005Bill re-introduced
26 May 2005Publication of (first) Supplementary Environmental Statement
26 May 2005 – 6 June 2005 Whit Recess
19 July 2005House of Commons Second Reading and instruction to Select Committee
19 July 2005Motion to amend House of Commons Standing Order 209 (to allow the Private Bill Office to be open for longer hours during the Recess) approved during Private Business
21 July 2005 – 10 October 2005 Summer Recess
16 September 2005End of petitioning period
30 November 2005Committee of Selection
20 December 2005 – 9 January 2006: Christmas Recess
12 January 2006Debate on instructions relating to Additional Provisions 1 & 2
17 January 2006Start of Commons Select Committee
25 July 2006Commons Select Committee Interim Decisions
11 October 2006Promoter's Response to Interim Decisions
24 October 2007Committee suspends hearings
30 October 2006Commons Select Committee report on Woolwich Station
31 October 2006Commons debate on instructions relating to Additional Provision 3 and Carry Over Motion
6 November 2006Debate on Lords Carry-Over Motion
7 November 2006Deposit of Additional Provision 3 and Supplementary Environmental Statement 3
8 November 2006 Prorogation
15 November 2006 Queen's Speech
16 November 2006Bill re-introduced
13 December 2006End of Additional Provision 3 petitioning period
19 December 2006 – 8 January 2007: Christmas Recess
8 February 2007 – 19 February 2007: Half Term
28 March 2007Select Committee suspends hearings until consideration of Woolwich Additional Provision; Promoter’s closing submissions made
25 April 2007Debate on instructions relating to Additional Provision 4
16 May 2007Additional Provision 4 deposited
12 June 2007End of Additional Provision 4 petitioning period
12 July 2007Commons Select Committee further interim decisions
26 July 2007 – 8 October 2007: Summer Recess
9 October 2007Promoter's Response to further Select Committee interim decisions
11 October 2007Appearance before Examiners on Standing Orders Committee regarding Additional Provisions 1 to 4
18 October 2007Commons Select Committee reports the Bill Dissolution of Commons Select Committee
18 October 2007Commons and Lords Standing Orders Committees
23 October 2007Commons Select Committee First Special Report published and debate on Commons Carry-Over Motion
25 October 2007Debate on Lords Carry-Over Motion
30 October 2007 Prorogation
6 November 2007 Queen's Speech
8 November 2007Bill re-introduced
22 November 2007Start of Commons Public Bill Committee (2 sessions)
27 November 2007Continuation and conclusion of Commons Public Bill Committee (2 sessions)
13 December 2007Report and Third Reading
14 December 2007Introduced in the House of Lords, receives First Reading and order for petitions passed
18 December 2007Examiner - second House proofs
18 December 2007 - 7 January 2008: Christmas Recess
9 January 2007Second Reading
30 January 2008End of House of Lords petitioning period
19 February 2008Start of House of Lords Select Committee proceedings
19 May 2008Bill reported from House of Lords Select Committee
27 May 2008House of Lords Select Committee publish their first special report
5 June 2008Promoters response to the House of Lords Select Committee's first special report published
26 June 2008House of Lords Grand Committee
16 July 2008House of Lords Report stage
22 July 2008House of Lords Third Reading
22 July 2008Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments
22 July 2008Royal Assent

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