report stage
noun /rɪˈpɔːt steɪdʒ/
/rɪˈpɔːrt steɪdʒ/
[singular] (British English)- one of the stages that a bill must go through in order to become an Act of Parliament. It follows the committee stage, and takes the form of a debate in the House of Commons. After passing the report stage the bill then goes to the third reading.