Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
A bill to make provision about payment terms in commercial contracts; to make provision about interest on late payment of commercial debts; to ban retention clauses in the construction sector; to expand the powers of the Small Business Commissioner in relation to payment disputes and poor payment practices; to amend the Enterprise Act 2016 in connection with other functions of the Small Business Commissioner; and for connected purposes.
Legislative progress
Lords
19 May 2026
1st reading
Lords
9 Jun 2026
2nd reading
Lords
21 Jul 2026
Committee stage
Lords
15 Sep 2026
Report stage
Bill documents
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Human rights memorandum Lords 18 May 2026European Convention on Human Rights Statement
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Bill Lords 19 May 2026HL Bill 4 (as introduced)
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Explanatory Notes Lords 19 May 2026HL Bill 4 Explanatory Notes
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Delegated Powers Memorandum Lords 20 May 2026Delegated Powers Memorandum
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Impact Assessments Lords 28 May 2026Final stage Impact Assessment from the Department for Business and Trade
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Briefing papers Lords 4 Jun 2026Commercial Payments Bill [HL]: HL Bill 4 of 2026–27
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Amendment Paper Lords 10 Jun 2026HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments - 10 June 2026
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Amendment Paper Lords 11 Jun 2026HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments - 11 June 2026
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Amendment Paper Lords 15 Jun 2026HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments - 15 June 2026
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Amendment Paper Lords 17 Jun 2026HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 17 June 2026
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Amendment Paper Lords 18 Jun 2026HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 18 June 2026
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Select Committee report Lords 19 Jun 20262nd Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
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Amendment Paper Lords 19 Jun 2026HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 19 June 2026
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Amendment Paper Lords 22 Jun 2026HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 22 June 2026
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Amendment Paper Lords 23 Jun 2026HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 23 June 2026
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Amendment Paper Lords 24 Jun 2026HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 24 June 2026
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Will write letters Unassigned 24 Jun 2026Letter from Lord Leong to Peers regarding maximum payment terms, payment disputes, small business commissioner resourcing, AI and data analytics, environment, social and governance (ESG), definition of business size, information provided to the commissioner, interaction with the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA), regulations allowing further disputes to be excluded, analysis of late payments' impact through an equalities perspective, and retentions under construction contract.
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Amendment Paper Lords 3 Jul 2026HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 3 July 2026
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Amendment Paper Lords 14 Jul 2026HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 14 July 2026
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Amendment Paper Lords 16 Jul 2026HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 16 July 2026
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Amendment Paper Lords 17 Jul 2026HL Bill 4–I Marshalled list for Committee
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Delegated Powers Memorandum Lords 21 Jul 2026Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
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Bill Lords 21 Jul 2026HL Bill 45 (as amended in Committee)
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Amendment Paper Lords 14 Aug 2026HL Bill 45 Running list of amendments – 14 August 2026
Chamber debates
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Hansard 21 Jul 2026
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Hansard 8 Jul 2026
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Hansard 9 Jun 2026