Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) (No. 2) Regulations 2025

Its path through Parliament

1. 30 October 2025
   Instrument created
2. 30 October 2025 · Commons
   Laid before the House of Commons
3. 30 October 2025 · Lords
   Laid before the House of Lords
4. 30 October 2025 · Commons
   Motion to approve the instrument tabled by the Government
5. 11 November 2025 · Lords
   Considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC)
6. 11 November 2025 · Lords
   Drawn to the special attention of the House by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC)
7. 11 November 2025 · Lords
   Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) draws the special attention of the House to the instrument on the grounds that it is politically or legally important or gives rise to issues of public policy likely to be of interest to the House
8. 19 November 2025 · Commons and Lords
   Considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI)
9. 19 November 2025 · Commons and Lords
   Not drawn to the special attention of the Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI)
10. 2 December 2025 · Lords
    Chamber debate
11. 2 December 2025 · Lords
    Question on motion to approve the instrument put
12. 2 December 2025 · Lords
    Instrument approved
13. 9 December 2025 · Commons
    Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) debate
14. 9 December 2025 · Commons
    Question put on motion to consider the instrument
15. 9 December 2025 · Commons
    Motion to consider the instrument approved
16. 10 December 2025 · Commons
    Question on motion to approve the instrument put
17. 10 December 2025 · Commons
    Instrument approved
18. 10 December 2025
    Instrument can be made (signed into law)
19. 10 December 2025 · Commons and Lords
    Procedure concluded in the House of Commons and the House of Lords
20. 15 December 2025
    Instrument made (signed into law)
21. 31 January 2026
    Instrument comes into force as law