The full bill · Parliament publications
Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.
Long title · Parliament’s official description
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.
Sponsors · 1
- Lord LeongLabourLife peer
Bill · 1
- HL Bill 4 (as introduced)Lords19 May 2026· 3.0 MB
Explanatory Notes · 1
- HL Bill 4 Explanatory NotesLords19 May 2026· 731 KB
Impact Assessments · 1
- Final stage Impact Assessment from the Department for Business and TradeLords28 May 2026· 1.6 MB
Delegated Powers Memorandum · 1
- Delegated Powers MemorandumLords20 May 2026· 413 KB
Human rights memorandum · 1
- European Convention on Human Rights StatementLords18 May 2026· 23 KB
Briefing papers · 1
- Commercial Payments Bill [HL]: HL Bill 4 of 2026–27Lords4 Jun 2026
Amendment Paper · 11
- HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 14 July 2026Lords14 Jul 2026· 1.0 MB
- HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 3 July 2026Lords3 Jul 2026· 593 KB
- HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 24 June 2026Lords24 Jun 2026· 592 KB
- HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 23 June 2026Lords23 Jun 2026· 578 KB
- HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 22 June 2026Lords22 Jun 2026· 548 KB
- HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 19 June 2026Lords19 Jun 2026· 540 KB
- HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 18 June 2026Lords18 Jun 2026· 530 KB
- HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments – 17 June 2026Lords17 Jun 2026· 263 KB
- HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments - 15 June 2026Lords15 Jun 2026· 460 KB
- HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments - 11 June 2026Lords11 Jun 2026· 260 KB
- HL Bill 4 Running list of amendments - 10 June 2026Lords10 Jun 2026· 148 KB
Select Committee report · 1
- 2nd Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords19 Jun 2026