Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026
The Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Royal Assent
- Peter Kyle
- 12 November 2025
- 30 April 2026
What the bill does
A Bill to Amend section 8(5) of the Industrial Development Act 1982 and section 6 of the Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading12 NOV 2025 · COMMONS
- 2nd reading15 DEC 2025 · COMMONS
- Programme motion15 DEC 2025 · COMMONS
- Money resolution15 DEC 2025 · COMMONS
- Committee of the whole House23 FEB 2026 · COMMONS
- 3rd reading23 FEB 2026 · COMMONS
- Order of Commitment discharged12 MAR 2026 · LORDS
- Royal Assent (current stage)18 MAR 2026 · UNASSIGNED
- Committee stage
- Report stage
What Royal Assent means, and what happens next
The bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
Its provisions come into force on the date the Act specifies, which may be immediately, on a set date, or when a minister makes a commencement order.
Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at Royal Assent
Official bill page on parliament.uk
Questions about the Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026
- What stage is the Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026 at?
- The Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Has the Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026 become law?
- Yes. The Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Who sponsored the Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026?
- The Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026 was sponsored by Peter Kyle.
- When was the Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026 introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 12 November 2025, at first reading.
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