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Financial Services Act 2021

The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.

Long title · Parliament’s official description

A Bill to make provision about financial services and markets; to make provision about debt respite schemes; to make provision about Help-to-Save accounts; and for connected purposes.

Sponsors · 3

  • Rishi SunakConservativeRichmond (Yorks)
  • Lord Agnew of OultonConservativeLife peer
  • Earl HoweConservativeExcepted Hereditary

Bill · 7

  • HL Bill 193 Commons disagreement, amendment in lieu and reasonLords
    26 Apr 2021· 94 KB
  • Bill 287 2019-21 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)Commons
    21 Apr 2021
  • HL Bill 162 (as introduced)Lords
    14 Jan 2021
  • Bill 225 2019-21 (as amended in Committee)Commons
    4 Dec 2020
  • Bill 225 2019-21 - (large print)Commons
    3 Dec 2020
  • Bill 200 2019-21 (as introduced)Commons
    20 Oct 2020
  • Bill 200 2019-21 - (large print)Commons
    20 Oct 2020

Explanatory Notes · 4

  • Bill 287-EN 2019-21Commons
    21 Apr 2021
  • HL Bill 162 Explanatory NotesLords
    14 Jan 2021
  • Bill 200 EN 2019-21Commons
    20 Oct 2020
  • Bill 200 EN 2019-21 - (large print)Commons
    20 Oct 2020

Impact Assessments · 2

  • Supplementary document to the Impact AssessmentLords
    14 Jan 2021
  • Impact Assessment from HM TreasuryUnassigned
    20 Oct 2020

Delegated Powers Memorandum · 3

  • Financial Services Bill: Supplementary Delegated Powers MemorandumLords
    18 Mar 2021· 373 KB
  • Financial Services Bill: Delegated Powers MemorandumLords
    14 Jan 2021
  • Delegated Powers Memorandum from HM TreasuryCommons
    20 Oct 2020

Human rights memorandum · 2

  • Human Rights Memorandum from HM Treasury for the Bill as brought from the CommonsLords
    14 Jan 2021
  • Human Rights Memorandum from HM TreasuryCommons
    20 Oct 2020

Briefing papers · 1

  • Briefing Paper on the BillCommons
    16 Dec 2020

Amendment Paper · 59

  • HL Bill 193-I Marshalled list for Consideration of Commons disagreement, amendment in lieu and reasonLords
    27 Apr 2021· 102 KB
  • Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 26 April 2021Commons
    26 Apr 2021
  • HL Bill 162-R-III Third marshalled list for ReportLords
    14 Apr 2021· 127 KB
  • HL Bill 162-R-II(Rev) Revised second marshalled list for ReportLords
    12 Apr 2021· 241 KB
  • HL Bill 162-R-III Provisional third marshalled list for Report (superseded)Lords
    9 Apr 2021· 175 KB
  • HL Bill 162-R-II Corrected second marshalled list for Report (superseded)Lords
    7 Apr 2021· 205 KB
  • HL Bill 162-R-II Second marshalled list for Report (superseded)Lords
    7 Apr 2021· 150 KB
  • HL Bill 162-R-I(c) Amendment for ReportLords
    6 Apr 2021· 70 KB
  • HL Bill 162-R-I(b) Amendment for ReportLords
    1 Apr 2021· 71 KB
  • HL Bill 162-R-I(a) Amendment for ReportLords
    22 Mar 2021· 78 KB
  • HL Bill 162-R-I Marshalled list for ReportLords
    19 Mar 2021· 161 KB
  • HL Bill 162-R(e) Amendments for ReportLords
    18 Mar 2021· 84 KB
  • HL Bill 162-R(d) Amendments for ReportLords
    17 Mar 2021· 144 KB
  • HL Bill 162-R(c) Amendment for ReportLords
    16 Mar 2021· 53 KB
  • HL Bill 162-R(b) Amendment for ReportLords
    15 Mar 2021· 71 KB
  • HL Bill 162-R(a) Amendment for ReportLords
    12 Mar 2021· 65 KB
  • HL Bill 162-VI(Rev) Revised sixth marshalled list for Grand CommitteeLords
    8 Mar 2021· 149 KB
  • HL Bill 162-VI Provisional sixth marshalled list for Grand CommitteeLords
    5 Mar 2021· 235 KB
  • HL Bill 162-V Fifth marshalled list for Grand CommitteeLords
    3 Mar 2021· 195 KB
  • HL Bill 162-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Grand CommitteeLords
    1 Mar 2021· 221 KB
  • HL Bill 162-IV Provisional fourth marshalled list for Grand CommitteeLords
    26 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162-III Third marshalled list for Grand CommitteeLords
    24 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162-II(Rev) Revised second marshalled list for Grand CommitteeLords
    22 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162-II(a) Amendments for Grand Committee (for Third Marshalled List)Lords
    22 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162-II Provisional second marshalled list for Grand CommitteeLords
    19 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162-I(a) Amendment for Grand Committee (for Second Marshalled List)Lords
    18 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162-I Marshalled list for Grand CommitteeLords
    17 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162(l) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    16 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162(k) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    12 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162(j) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    11 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162(i) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    10 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162(h) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    9 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162(g) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    8 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162(f) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    5 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162(e) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    4 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162(d) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    3 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162(c) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    2 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162(b) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    1 Feb 2021
  • HL Bill 162(a) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    29 Jan 2021
  • Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 13 January 2021Commons
    13 Jan 2021
  • Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 13 January 2021 - (large print)Commons
    13 Jan 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 11 January 2021Commons
    12 Jan 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 8 January 2021Commons
    11 Jan 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 6 January 2021Commons
    7 Jan 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 30 December 2020Commons
    31 Dec 2020
  • Notices of Amendments as at 16 December 2020Commons
    17 Dec 2020
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 3 December 2020Commons
    3 Dec 2020
  • Notices of Amendments as at 1 December 2020Commons
    2 Dec 2020
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 1 December 2020Commons
    1 Dec 2020
  • Notices of Amendments as at 26 November 2020Commons
    27 Nov 2020
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 26 November 2020Commons
    26 Nov 2020
  • Notices of Amendments as at 24 November 2020Commons
    25 Nov 2020
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 November 2020Commons
    24 Nov 2020
  • Notices of Amendments as at 19 November 2020Commons
    20 Nov 2020
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 19 November 2020Commons
    19 Nov 2020
  • Notices of Amendments as at 17 November 2020Commons
    18 Nov 2020
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 17 November 2020Commons
    17 Nov 2020
  • Notices of Amendments as at 13 November 2020Commons
    16 Nov 2020
  • Notices of Amendments as at 11 November 2020Commons
    12 Nov 2020

Bill proceedings: Commons · 3

  • Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 26 April 2021Commons
    27 Apr 2021
  • Report Stage Proceedings as at 13 January 2021Commons
    14 Jan 2021
  • All proceedings up to 3 December at Public Bill Committee StageCommons
    4 Dec 2020

Selection of amendments: Commons · 6

  • Grouping of Lords Amendments by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and selection of motions and amendments relating to Lords Amendments by the SpeakerCommons
    26 Apr 2021
  • Speaker’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments - 13 January 2021Commons
    12 Jan 2021
  • Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments - 3 December 2020Commons
    2 Dec 2020
  • Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments - 1 December 2020Commons
    30 Nov 2020
  • Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments - 26 November 2020 (revised)Commons
    26 Nov 2020
  • Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments - 24 November 2020Commons
    23 Nov 2020

Select Committee report · 1

  • 34th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords
    25 Jan 2021

Will write letters · 23

  • Letter from Earl Howe to Baroness Sheehan regarding overseas infrastructure funding, as discussed during the Report stage (first day) of the BillUnassigned
    9 Apr 2021
  • Letter from Earl Howe to Baroness Kramer regarding issues raised in the report stage debate: the Bank of England's Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario and how it relates to capital requirements for banksUnassigned
    9 Apr 2021
  • Letter from Earl Howe to Lord Sikka regarding the relationship between financial statements and prudential regulation, as discussed during the Committee StageUnassigned
    1 Apr 2021
  • Letter from Baroness Penn to Baroness McIntosh regarding issues raised during the Committee Stage (fifth day): the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) study on the activities of bond exchanged traded fund (ETF) managers, trading in GameStop shares, the regulation of short sellingUnassigned
    26 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Lord True to Lord Stevenson, Lord Lucas and Baroness Coussins regarding the Statutory Debt Repayment Plan (SDRP), as discussed during the Committee Stage (fourth day) of the BillUnassigned
    23 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Earl Howe to Baroness Kramer regarding questions raised in the committee debate: publication of Country-by-Country ReportingUnassigned
    22 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Earl Howe to Baroness Kramer regarding an issue raised in the Bill committee debate: requirements of the Ministerial Code in relation to Ministers intervening in Financial Conduct Authority InvestigationsUnassigned
    22 Mar 2021
  • Letter Earl Howe to Lord Sikka regarding an issue raised in the committee debate: 'Sandstorm Report' into the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI)Unassigned
    22 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Earl Howe to Lord Hodgson regarding questions raised in the committee stage debate: the UK's existing equivalence arrangements with the EUUnassigned
    22 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Baroness Penn to Lord Holmes regarding issues raised during the Committee Stage of the Bill: artificial intelligence (AI) policy, digital identity, distributed ledger technology, Open FinanceUnassigned
    22 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Nikhil Rathi, Financial Conduct Authority, to Earl Howe regarding accountability to Parliament and how the regulators consider climate change and green issuesUnassigned
    19 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Sam Woods, Prudential Regulation Authority, to Earl Howe regarding accountability to Parliament and how the regulators consider climate change and green issuesUnassigned
    19 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Baroness Penn to Lord Sikka regarding accountancy firms and tax avoidance schemes, as discussed during the Committee Stage (fourth day) of the BillUnassigned
    10 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Baroness Penn to Baroness Bennett regarding whether the Government planned to act on the recommendations of the recent OECD report "Ending the Shell Game", as discussed during the Committee Stage of the BillUnassigned
    10 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Baroness Penn to Baroness Neville-Rolfe regarding the Financial Services Bill committee debate: financial education issuesUnassigned
    4 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Earl Howe, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, to Baroness Neville-Rolfe regarding Financial Services Bill committee stage debate: the impacts of Clause 3 of the Bill on EU banks which operate in the UKUnassigned
    3 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Earl Howe, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, to Baroness Altman regarding the Financial Services Bill committee stage debate: the Government's position on the cryptocurrencies, particularly the environmental impacts of cryptocurrency mining and trading, and risks to financial stabilityUnassigned
    3 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Earl Howe to Lord Sharkey, Lord Tunnicliffe and Baroness Bennett regarding clarification to a response about the secondary legislation to revoke parts of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), as discussed during the Committee Stage of the Financial Services BillUnassigned
    3 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Earl Howe to Baroness Sheehan regarding the funding of fossil fuel projects overseas, as discussed during the Committee Stage of the Financial Services BillUnassigned
    3 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Earl Howe to Baroness Sheehan regarding the funding of fossil fuel projects overseas, as discussed during the Committee Stage of the BillUnassigned
    3 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Earl Howe, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords to Baroness Neville-Rolfe regarding the Financial Services Bill committee stage debate: support for smaller financial services firmsUnassigned
    2 Mar 2021
  • Letter from Earl Howe to Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle regarding how the amount contributed by the financial services sector in tax receipts is calculated, as discussed during the Committee Stage of the BillUnassigned
    2 Mar 2021
  • Letter from John Glen MP to Pat McFadden MP regarding issues raised during the Committee Stage (sixth day): credit rating agencies, risk weightings, leverage ratiosUnassigned
    26 Nov 2020

Press notices · 1

  • Have your say on the Financial Services BillCommons
    10 Nov 2020

Act of Parliament · 1

  • Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22)Unassigned
    29 Apr 2021

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures · 3

  • Legislative consent motion agreed by the Senedd CymruCommons
    17 Mar 2021
  • Legislative consent motion agreed by the Scottish ParliamentCommons
    12 Mar 2021
  • Legislative consent memorandum lodged by the Scottish Government with the Scottish ParliamentCommons
    12 Mar 2021

Library Notes · 1

  • Financial Services Bill: Briefing for Lords StagesLords
    19 Jan 2021

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