Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024: stages, votes and documents
The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 received Royal Assent on 28 November 2024, 133 days after its first reading in the House of Commons on 18 July 2024. MPs divided on it 6 times between 29 July 2024 and 19 November 2024; the narrowest margin was 172 (motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1).
Stages taken place
15
Commons divisions
6
Documents listed
16
Royal Assent
28 November 2024
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
A Bill to make provision for passenger railway services to be provided by public sector companies instead of by means of franchises.
Sponsors
- Louise Haigh (Labour, Commons), Department for Transport
- Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour, Lords), Department for Transport
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Commons | 18 July 2024 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 29 July 2024 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 29 July 2024 |
| Money resolution | Commons | 29 July 2024 |
| Committee of the whole House | Commons | 3 September 2024 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 3 September 2024 |
| 1st reading | Lords | 4 September 2024 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 7 October 2024 |
| Committee stage | Lords | 21 October 2024, 23 October 2024, 29 October 2024 |
| Report stage | Lords | 6 November 2024 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 13 November 2024 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 19 November 2024 |
| Consideration of Lords amendments | Commons | 19 November 2024 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 20 November 2024 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 28 November 2024 |
Commons divisions on this bill
| Date | Division | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2024 | Passenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill: Second Reading | 351 | 84 |
| 3 September 2024 | Passenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill: Committee: Amendment 14 | 111 | 362 |
| 3 September 2024 | Passenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill: Committee: Amendment 17 | 113 | 372 |
| 3 September 2024 | Passenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill: Committee: Amendment 21 | 82 | 360 |
| 19 November 2024 | Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 | 344 | 172 |
| 19 November 2024 | Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 | 350 | 108 |
Documents
Act of Parliament
- Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 (c. 25) 28 November 2024
Bill
- Bill 003 2024-25 (as introduced) 18 July 2024
- 5901021.pdf · 5901021.xml · 5901021.html 4 September 2024
- 5901048.pdf · 5901048.xml · 5901048.html 6 November 2024
- Bill 133 2024-2025 (Lords Amendments) 14 November 2024
- 5901050.pdf 19 November 2024
Explanatory Notes
- Bill 003 EN 2024-25 18 July 2024
- HL Bill 21 Explanatory Notes · 5901021en.pdf 4 September 2024
- Bill 133 EN 2024-2025 (Lords Amendments) 15 November 2024
Impact Assessments
- Final stage Impact Assessment from the Department for Transport 25 July 2024
- Impact Assessment - Pasenger Railway Services (Public Ownership).pdf 26 September 2024
Delegated Powers Memorandum
- Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) 12 July 2024
- PassengerRailwaysBillDPM.pdf 5 September 2024
Briefing papers
- Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill 2024-25 25 July 2024
- Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: HL Bill 21 27 September 2024
- Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill 2024-25: Lords stages and amendments 15 November 2024
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 28 October 2026 | 62b11fdc8b5fa79d… |
| Bills API: stages | 28 October 2026 | cd3fb841ea01d413… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | d68e46d0602f1f5f… |