Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025: stages, votes and documents
The Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 21 July 2025, 320 days after its first reading in the House of Lords on 4 September 2024. MPs divided on it 6 times between 1 April 2025 and 4 June 2025; the narrowest margin was 103 (New Clause 4).
Stages taken place
15
Commons divisions
6
Documents listed
16
Royal Assent
21 July 2025
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
A Bill to make provision about the marketing or use of products in the United Kingdom; about units of measurement and the quantities in which goods are marketed in the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.
Sponsors
- Lord Leong (Labour, Lords), Department for Business and Trade
- Jonathan Reynolds (Labour, Commons), Department for Business and Trade
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Lords | 4 September 2024 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 8 October 2024 |
| Committee stage | Lords | 20 November 2024, 25 November 2024, 27 November 2024, 11 December 2024 |
| Report stage | Lords | 26 February 2025, 5 March 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 12 March 2025 |
| 1st reading | Commons | 13 March 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 1 April 2025 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 1 April 2025 |
| Money resolution | Commons | 1 April 2025 |
| Ways and Means resolution | Commons | 1 April 2025 |
| Committee stage | Commons | 13 May 2025, 15 May 2025 |
| Report stage | Commons | 4 June 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 4 June 2025 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 10 July 2025 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 21 July 2025 |
Commons divisions on this bill
| Date | Division | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading | 110 | 302 |
| 1 April 2025 | Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]: Second Reading | 303 | 110 |
| 4 June 2025 | Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: New Clause 4 | 171 | 274 |
| 4 June 2025 | Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 16 | 100 | 339 |
| 4 June 2025 | Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 24 | 164 | 273 |
| 4 June 2025 | Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]: Third Reading | 264 | 99 |
Documents
Act of Parliament
- Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 (c. 20) 21 July 2025
Bill
- 5901018.pdf · 5901018.xml · 5901018.html 4 September 2024
- 5901080.pdf · 5901080.html · 5901080.xml 5 March 2025
- Bill 0201 2024-25 (as brought from the Lords) 13 March 2025
- Bill 245 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) 15 May 2025
- 5901107.pdf 5 June 2025
Explanatory Notes
- HL Bill 18 Explanatory Notes · 5901018en.pdf 4 September 2024
- Bill 0201 EN 2024-25 13 March 2025
- HL Bill 107 Explanatory Notes · 5901107en.pdf 5 June 2025
Impact Assessments
- Product Regulation and Metrology Bill Impact Assessment.pdf 4 September 2024
- Impact Assessment from the Department for Business and Trade 18 March 2025
Delegated Powers Memorandum
- ProductRegulationMetrologyBillDPM.pdf 5 September 2024
- SuppDPMPRAMBill.pdf 13 February 2025
Briefing papers
- Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]: HL Bill 18 25 September 2024
- Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] 2024-25 27 March 2025
- Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]: progress of the bill 29 May 2025
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 28 October 2026 | 35e499269b0d2b87… |
| Bills API: stages | 28 October 2026 | 42ac1f955b741503… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | c317a97e8c573d12… |