A Bill to Amend section 8(5) of the Industrial Development Act 1982 and section 6 of the Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991.
This bill updates two older laws to clarify how the government can provide financial support to industry and to exporters. It is sponsored by Peter Kyle and is currently being considered by the Commons in Committee of the Whole House.
The bill is in Committee of the Whole House in the Commons; if it progresses, it will move on to the remaining Commons stages and then to the Lords for consideration.
Generated 21 February 2026
MPs considered the Bill at Second Reading on Monday 15 December 2025. It will now be considered in a Committee of the whole House on Monday 23 February 2026, followed by any remaining stages.
The Bill has been certified as a money bill. A money bill is a bill that in the opinion of the House of Commons Speaker is concerned only with national taxation, public money or loans. A bill that is certified as a money bill and which has been passed by the Commons will become law after one month, with or without the approval of the House of Lords, under the terms of the Parliament Acts.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
