National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Act: stages, votes and documents
The National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Act received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025, 141 days after its first reading in the House of Commons on 13 November 2024. MPs divided on it 17 times between 3 December 2024 and 25 March 2025; the narrowest margin was 118 (Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 21B).
Stages taken place
17
Commons divisions
17
Documents listed
13
Royal Assent
3 April 2025
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
A Bill to make provision about secondary Class 1 contributions.
Sponsors
- Rachel Reeves (Labour, Commons), HM Treasury
- Lord Livermore (Labour, Lords), HM Treasury
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Commons | 13 November 2024 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 3 December 2024 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 3 December 2024 |
| Money resolution | Commons | 3 December 2024 |
| Committee of the whole House | Commons | 17 December 2024 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 17 December 2024 |
| 1st reading | Lords | 18 December 2024 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 6 January 2025 |
| Committee stage | Lords | 21 January 2025, 29 January 2025, 4 February 2025, 6 February 2025 |
| Report stage | Lords | 25 February 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 4 March 2025 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 19 March 2025 |
| Consideration of Lords amendments | Commons | 19 March 2025 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 24 March 2025 |
| Consideration of Lords message | Commons | 25 March 2025 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 31 March 2025 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 3 April 2025 |
Commons divisions on this bill
Documents
Act of Parliament
Bill
- Bill 131 2024-25 (as introduced) 13 November 2024
- 5901056.pdf · 5901056.html · 5901056.xml 18 December 2024
- 5901075.pdf · 5901075.html · 5901075.xml 25 February 2025
- Bill 194 2024-25 (Lords Amendments) 5 March 2025
- 5901085.pdf 19 March 2025
- Bill 210 2024-25 (Lords non-insistence and amendments in lieu) 24 March 2025
- 5901087.pdf 26 March 2025
Explanatory Notes
- Bill 131 EN 2024-25 13 November 2024
- HL Bill 56 Explanatory Notes · 5901056en.pdf 18 December 2024
- Bill 194 EN 2024-25 5 March 2025
Briefing papers
- National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: HL Bill 56 23 December 2024
- National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill 2024-25 13 March 2025
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 28 October 2026 | 97bb62cc1f5d71f4… |
| Bills API: stages | 28 October 2026 | 4c0142259694f969… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | 7a00b24f3cf2e7b7… |