UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3168
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
[As Introduced]
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This Act gives people in Northern Ireland legal rights around their identity and language use. It recognises Irish as an official language alongside English and protects people's right to identify as Irish, British, or both without facing unfair treatment.
Presented by Lord Caine
supported by Shailesh Vara.
supported by Shailesh Vara.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote384 MPs
99% Ayes · 3801% Noes · 4
The democratic gap
1% , a narrow gap
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading14 Jul 2022
- 2nd reading12 Oct 2022
- Committee stage26 Oct 2022
- 3rd reading26 Oct 2022
Lords
- 1st reading25 May 2022
- 2nd reading7 Jun 2022
- Committee stage22 Jun 2022
- Report stage6 Jul 2022
- 3rd reading13 Jul 2022
Royal Assent6 Dec 2022