Private members' bills in the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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A private members' bill (PMB) in the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a type of public bill that can be introduced by either members of the House of Commons or House of Lords who are not ministers. Less parliamentary time is given to such bills and as a result only a minority of PMBs actually become law. [1] Such bills can be used however to create publicity for a cause or issue and can affect legislation indirectly.

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Methods

There are three methods by which a Member of Parliament can introduce a private members' bill: by ballot, by the Ten Minute Rule, and by presentation. [1]

Ballot

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2024 Private Members Bill Ballot being drawn

Under this method members who apply are drawn from a ballot and, if successful, are given parliamentary time for their bill. Members of Parliament who are successful in the ballot often have a higher chance of seeing their legislation passed, as greater parliamentary time is given to ballots than other methods of passing a PMB such as under the Ten Minute Rule. It is normal for the first seven ballot bills to get one day's debate each. [1]

Members drawn in the ballot for 2024-2025 were: [2]

  1. Kim Ledbeater (Labour)
  2. Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat)
  3. Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat)
  4. Clive Lewis (Labour)
  5. Josh MacAlister (Labour)
  6. Scott Arthur (Labour)
  7. Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice)
  8. Peter Lamb (Labour)
  9. Alex McIntyre (Labour)
  10. Andrew Ranger (Labour)
  11. Jake Richards (Labour)
  12. Tracy Gilbert (Labour)
  13. Linsey Farnsworth (Labour)
  14. John Grady (Labour)
  15. Rachel Maskell (Labour and Co-op)
  16. Ruth Jones (Labour)
  17. Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat)
  18. Sarah Owen (Labour)
  19. Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat)
  20. Rupa Huq (Labour)


Ten Minute Rule

The Ten Minute Rule is a method of introducing a PMB after a brief debate. A member speaks for up to ten minutes on a motion under Standing Order 23 to introduce a bill, followed potentially by an opposing member's ten minute speech. If the motion is passed, the bill is introduced and given a formal first reading; it is unlikely to make further progress because it will not be given priority on the parliamentary calendar. The Ten Minute Rule can be used to generate publicity for a particular issue. Often they are used merely as an opportunity to criticise legislation rather than pass a bill. [1]

Presentation

Under this method any Member of Parliament may introduce a PMB if they have previously given an indication that they intend to do so. Members then formally introduce the bill but do not speak to support it. It is rare for a PMB to succeed by this method.[ citation needed ]

Procedure

The second reading and subsequent readings of private members' bills take place on a sitting Friday. The sitting times for debate are 9.30am until 2.30pm; the debates for each bill must be concluded before 2.30pm in order to progress to the next stage of the bill passage. If the debate has not concluded before the time has run out, it will be moved to the bottom of the list of bills to be read and rescheduled for another time. For any sitting Friday there can be as many as 50 bills scheduled for debate on the order paper, however due to the short amount of time allotted to Friday sittings, Parliament has never progressed further than the fourth bill listed on the order of business for the day.

Criticisms

The current system of private members' bills has been criticised for being easily susceptible to filibustering. Kerry McCarthy, a Labour MP, has compared the system to the BBC radio game show Just a Minute but in reverse, stating that the more hesitation, deviation and repetition an MP makes the more likely they are to defeat a bill. [3] As private members' bills are debated on Fridays, attendance in debates is often poor because many Members of Parliament will have returned to their constituencies.

Reform proposals

The low number of private members' bills passed has resulted in calls for reform of the PMB system. The Hansard Society has produced reform proposals in a pamphlet called 'Enhancing the Role of Backbench MPs'. The pamphlet calls for greater resourcing of PMBs and changes to the times when private members' bills are debated. [4]

Recent successful private members' bills

The following acts of Parliament were private members' bills that successfully completed their passage through Parliament and became law.

1980s

1983–84 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actCitationPresented byPartyConstituency
Lords Lotteries (Amendment) Act 1984 c. 9Lord Irving of DartfordLabour-
Lords Education (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984 c. 6Earl of CaithnessConservative-
Ballot 1 Video Recordings Act 1984 c. 39Graham BrightConservativeLuton South
Ballot 9 Trade Marks (Amendment) Act 1984 c. 19Stephen DorrellConservativeCharnwood
Ballot 20 Road Traffic (Driving Instruction) Act 1984 c. 13Elizabeth PeacockConservativeBatley & Spen
Ballot 4 Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1984 c. 45Alex EadieLabourMidlothian
Ballot 8 Juries (Disqualification) Act 1984 c. 34John WatsonConservativeSkipton & Ripon
Ballot 16 Cycle Tracks Act 1984 c. 38Cecil FranksConservativeBarrow & Furness
Ballot 13 Child Abduction Act 1984 c. 37Timothy WoodConservativeStevenage
Ballot 15 Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 1984 c. 25Ian GilmourConservativeChesham & Amersham
Ballot 18 Anatomy Act 1984 c. 14John McWilliamLabourBlaydon
Ballot 14 Agriculture (Amendment) Act 1984 c. 20Edward LeighConservativeGainsborough & Horncastle
Presentation Law Reform (Husband and Wife) (Scotland) Act 1984 c. 15Lord James Douglas-HamiltonConservativeEdinburgh West
1984–85 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsLicensing (Amendment)Lord Harmar-NichollsConservative-
LordsDangerous VesselsLord WalstonSocial Democratic Party-
LordsCharitiesViscount Colville of CulrossCrossbench-
LordsBetting Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment)Lord NewallConservative-
Ballot 4Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment)Dr David ClarkLabourSouth Shields
Ballot 2Sexual OffencesJanet FookesConservativePlymouth Drake
Ballot 20Road Traffic (Production of Documents)Timothy SmithConservativeBeaconsfield
Ballot 15Motor-Cycle Crash Helmets (Restriction of Liability)Ivor StanbrookConservativeOrpington
Ballot 3Local Government (Access to Information)Robin SquireConservativeHornchurch
Ballot 1Intoxicating Substances (Supply)Neville TrotterConservativeTynemouth
Ballot 12Hospital Complaints ProcedureMichael McNair-WilsonConservativeNewbury
Ballot 19Gaming (Bingo)Peter FryConservativeWellingborough
Ballot 6Copyright (Computer Software) (Amendment)William PowellConservativeCorby
Ballot 13Controlled Drugs (Penalties)Keith RaffanConservativeDelyn
Ballot 11Charter TrusteesCharles MorrisonConservativeDevizes
10 minute ruleTown and Country Planning (Amendment)Roger FreemanConservativeKettering
10 minute ruleRent (Amendment)Michael MatesConservativeEast Hampshire
PresentationWildlife and Countryside (Service of Notices)Dr David ClarkLabourSouth Shields
PresentationProhibition of Female Circumcision Marion Roe ConservativeBroxbourne
PresentationHill FarmingRobert JacksonLabourWantage
PresentationAgricultural Training BoardTom TorneyLabourBradford South
1985–86 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsPrevention of Oil PollutionLord WalstonSocial Democratic Party-
LordsMarriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship)Lord MestonCrossbench-
LordsIncest and Related Offences (Scotland)Lord Wilson of LangsideCrossbench-
Ballot 4Safety at SeaAlbert McQuarrieConservativeBanff & Buchan
Ballot 14Road Traffic Regulation (Parking)Kevin McNamaraLabourKingston upon Hull North
Ballot 11Protection of Military RemainsMichael MatesConservativeEast Hampshire
Ballot 18Industrial TrainingWilliam ClarkConservativeCroydon South
Ballot 16Horticultural ProduceJohn WellsConservativeMaidstone
Ballot 15Drainage Rates (Disabled Persons)Gerard VaughanConservativeReading East
Ballot 1Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation)Tom ClarkeLabourCoatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Ballot 19Corneal TissueJohn HannamConservativeExeter
Ballot 20Consumer Safety (Amendment)Conal GregoryConservativeYork
Ballot 6Civil Protection in PeacetimeNicholas BonsorConservativeUpminster
Ballot 3Children and Young Persons (Amendment)Dennis WaltersConservativeWestbury
PresentationProtection of Children (Tobacco)John Home RobertsonLabourEast Lothian
PresentationMarriage (Wales)Donald ColemanLabourNeath
PresentationLaw Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland)Lord James Douglas-HamiltonConservativeEdinburgh West
PresentationHighways (Amendment)Michael CocksLabourBristol South
PresentationHealth Service Joint Consultative Committees (Access to Information)Dr Brian MawhinneyConservativePeterborough
PresentationGaming (Amendment)Mark CarlisleConservativeWarrington South
PresentationForestryJohn Stradling ThomasConservativeMonmouth
1986–87 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsLicensing (Restaurant Meals)Viscount Montgomery of AlameinCrossbench-
LordsGaming (Amendment)Lord Harris of GreenwichLiberal Democrat-
LordsBilliards (Abolition of Restrictions)Lord Allen of AbbeydaleCrossbench-
LordsAnimals (Scotland)Earl of SelkirkConservative-
Ballot 17Motorcycle NoiseRobert AdleyConservativeChristchurch
Ballot 4Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces)Winston ChurchillConservativeDavyhulme
Ballot 3CrossbowsPeter BruinvelsConservativeLeicester East
Ballot 7AIDS ControlGavin StrangLabourEdinburgh East
Ballot 2Agricultural Training BoardGerrard NealeConservativeNorth Cornwall
Ballot 6Access to Personal FilesArchy KirkwoodLiberal DemocratRoxburgh & Berwickshire
PresentationRegistered Establishments (Scotland)Albert McQuarrieConservativeBanff & Buchan
PresentationRegister of Sasines (Scotland)Michael MartinLabourGlasgow Springburn
PresentationProtection of Animals (Penalties)Harry GreenwayConservativeEaling North
PresentationPrescription (Scotland)Michael HirstConservativeStrathkelvin & Bearsden
PresentationDeerDavid KnoxConservativeStaffordshire Moorlands
1987–88 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsLand RegistrationLord TemplemanCrossbench-
LordsLandlord and TenantLord ColeraineConservative-
Ballot 2Scotch WhiskyBill WalkerConservativeNorth Tayside
Ballot 12Protection of Animals (Amendment)John BrowneIndependent ConservativeWinchester
Ballot 5Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Rear Seat Belts by Children)Stephen DayConservativeCheadle
Ballot 6Malicious CommunicationsAndy StewartConservativeSherwood
Ballot 13Licensing (Retail Sales)Andrew MacKayConservativeBracknell
Ballot 9Environment and Safety InformationChris SmithLabourIslington South & Finsbury
Ballot 4Consumer Arbitration AgreementsJames PawseyConservativeRugby & Kenilworth
Ballot 19Community Health Councils (Access to Information)Andrew FauldsLabourWarley East
Ballot 10Access to Medical ReportsArchy KirkwoodLiberal DemocratRoxburgh & Berwickshire
PresentationSolicitors (Scotland)Alistair DarlingConservativeEdinburgh Central
PresentationProtection Against Cruel TetheringDavid AmessConservativeBasildon
1988–89 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsLicensing (Amendment)Lord Brooks of TremorfaLabour-
Ballot 18ParkingTimothy KirkhopeConservativeLeeds North East
Ballot 19International Parliamentary Organisations (Registration)Michael MarshallConservativeArundel
Ballot 9Hearing Aid Council (Amendment)Ieuan Wyn JonesPlaid CymruYnys Môn
Ballot 11Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland)Rev Martin SmythUlster Unionist PartyBelfast South
Ballot 16Control of Smoke PollutionAndrew HunterDemocratic Unionist PartyBasingstoke
Ballot 5Control of Pollution (Amendment)Joan RuddockLabourLewisham Deptford
PresentationDangerous DogsDame Janet FookesConservativePlymouth Drake
Common Land (Rectification of Registers)Anthony FavellConservativeStockport
1989–90 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsGaming (Amendment)Lord Allen of AbbeydaleCrossbench-
Ballot 5Rights of WayEdward LeighConservativeGainsborough & Horncastle
Ballot 12Representation of the PeopleAnthony Beaumont-DarkConservativeBirmingham, Selly Oak
Ballot 19Marriage (Registration of Buildings)George WaldenConservativeBuckingham
Ballot 16Licensing (Low Alcohol Drinks)Peter EmeryConservativeHoniton
Ballot 7Entertainments (Increased Penalties)Graham BrightConservativeLuton South
Ballot 3Computer MisuseMichael ColvinConservativeRomsey
Ballot 18Agricultural Holdings (Amendment)Alex CarlileLiberal DemocratMontgomery
Ballot 13Access to Health RecordsDoug HendersonLabourNewcastle upon Tyne North
PresentationTerm and Quarter Days (Scotland)Bill WalkerConservativeNorth Tayside
PresentationHorses (Protective Headgear for Young Riders)Harry GreenwayConservativeEaling North

1990s

1990–91 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsMedical Qualifications (Amendment)Lord McColl of DulwichConservative-
Ballot 18Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment)Donald ColemanLabourNeath
Ballot 13Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions)William CashConservativeStafford
Ballot 10Registered Homes (Amendment)John ButterfillConservativeBournemouth West
Ballot 9Radioactive Material (Road Transport)Dudley FishburnConservativeKensington
Ballot 7Property MisdescriptionsJohn ButcherConservativeCoventry South West
Ballot 16Motor Vehicles (Safety Equipment for Children)Michael JoplingConservativeWestmorland & Lonsdale
Ballot 14Local Government Finance (Publicity for Auditors' Reports)Michael MatesConservativeEast Hampshire
Ballot 12Crofter Forestry (Scotland)Calum MacdonaldLabourWestern Isles
Ballot 17Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead)John GreenwayConservativeRyedale
Ballot 1Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco)Andrew FauldsLabourWarley East
Ballot 5BadgersRoy HughesLabourNewport East
PresentationWelfare of Animals at SlaughterRichard BodyConservativeBoston & Skegness
PresentationSmoke DetectorsConal GregoryConservativeYork
PresentationMental Health Detention (Scotland)Russell JohnstonLiberal DemocratInverness, Nairn & Lochaber
PresentationForestryHector MonroConservativeDumfries
PresentationFootball (Offences)John WheelerConservativeWestminster North
PresentationBreeding of DogsAlan WilliamsLabourSwansea West
PresentationBadgers (Further Protection)Alan MealeLabourMansfield
PresentationAge of Legal Capacity (Scotland)Nicholas FairbairnConservativePerth & Kinross
1991–92 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsOffshore Safety (Protection against Victimisation)Baroness Turner of CamdenLabour-
Lords Bingo Act 1992 Lord Harmar-NichollsConservative-
LordsAccess to Neighbouring LandLord Murton of LindisfarneConservative-
Ballot 2Traffic CalmingKeith MansConservativeWyre
Ballot 13Tourism (Overseas Promotion) (Wales)Keith RaffanConservativeDelyn
Ballot 4TimeshareAndrew HunterDemocratic Unionist PartyBasingstoke
Ballot 10Still-Birth (Definition)Rosie BarnesIndependent SDPGreenwich
Ballot 15Sexual Offences (Amendment)Martin Brandon-BravoConservativeNottingham South
Ballot 19Sea Fisheries (Wildlife Conservation)Hon Philip OppenheimConservativeAmber Valley
Ballot 3Medicinal Products: Prescription by Nurses etc.Roger SimsConservativeChislehurst
Ballot 17Firearms (Amendment)Michael LordConservativeCentral Suffolk
PresentationLicensing (Amendment) (Scotland)Bill WalkerConservativeNorth Tayside
PresentationChequesConal GregoryConservativeYork
1992–93 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsVideo RecordingsLord BirkettCrossbench-
LordsSporting Events (Control of Alcohol Etc.) (Amendment)Lord Dormand of EasingtonLabour-
LordsGas (Exempt Supplies)Lord Cochrane of CultsConservative-
LordsDamages (Scotland) (No 2)Lord Macaulay of BragarNon-affiliated-
LordsCarriage of Goods by SeaLord Goff of ChieveleyCrossbench-
Ballot 11Sexual OffencesJerry HayesConservativeHarlow
Ballot 8Road Traffic (Driving Instruction by Disabled Persons)John HannamConservativeExeter
Ballot 2OsteopathsMalcolm MossConservativeNorth East Cambridgeshire
Ballot 10Noise and Statutory NuisanceAndrew HunterDemocratic Unionist PartyBasingstoke
Ballot 18Merchant Shipping (Registration Etc.)Richard PageConservativeSouth West Hertfordshire
Ballot 1Local Government (Overseas Assistance)James LesterConservativeBroxtowe
10 minute ruleLocal Government (Amendment)Neil GerrardLabourWalthamstow
PresentationProtection of Animals (Scotland)Bill WalkerConservativeNorth Tayside
PresentationLicensing (Amendment) (Scotland)Phil GallieConservativeAyr
PresentationCarrying of Knives etc. (Scotland)Phil GallieConservativeAyr
1993–94 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsState Hospitals (Scotland)Marquess of HuntlyConservative-
LordsSale of Goods (Amendment)Lord RentonConservative-
LordsNew Towns (Amendment)Lords FinsbergConservative-
LordsMental Health (Amendment)Lord Jenkin of RodingConservative-
LordsLand DrainageEarl of LindsayConservative-
LordsInshore Fishing (Scotland)Lord Campbell of CroyConservative-
Ballot 13Sale and Supply of GoodsDavid ClellandLabourTyne Bridge
Ballot 6Road Traffic Regulation (Special Events)Peter AtkinsonConservativeHexham
Ballot 11Race Relations (Remedies)Keith VazLabourLeicester East
Ballot 12Parliamentary CommissionerGerald MaloneConservativeWinchester
Ballot 15Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Pollution)David HarrisConservativeSt Ives
Ballot 16Insolvency (No 2)John ButterfillConservativeBournemouth West
Ballot 4ChiropractorsDavid LidingtonConservativeAylesbury
Ballot 5AntarcticMichael JoplingConservativeWestmorland & Lonsdale
PresentationMarriageGyles BrandrethConservativeCity of Chester
PresentationFirearms (Amendment)Michael ShersbyConservativeUxbridge
1994–95 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsSale of Goods (Amendment)Lord MustillCrossbench-
LordsRequirements of Writing (Scotland)Earl of BalfourConservative-
LordsGeneva Conventions (Amendment)Lord Archer of Weston-Super-MareNon-affiliated-
LordsCivil Evidence (Family Mediation) (Scotland)Baroness Carnegy of LourOther-
Ballot 11Road Traffic (New Drivers)Dr Michael ClarkConservativeRayleigh
Ballot 3Proceeds of CrimeJohn HannamConservativeExeter
Ballot 17Prisoners (Return to Custody)Lady Olga MaitlandConservativeSutton & Cheam
Ballot 13Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection)Nicholas WintertonConservativeMacclesfield
Ballot 9Insurance Companies (Reserves)Oliver HealdConservativeNorth Hertfordshire
Ballot 1Home Energy ConservationDiana MaddockLiberal DemocratChristchurch
Ballot 18Charities (Amendment)Ray WhitneyConservativeWycombe
Ballot 10Carers (Recognition and Services)Malcolm WicksLabourCroydon North
Ballot 2Activity Centres (Young Persons' Safety)David JamiesonLabourPlymouth, Devonport
10 minute ruleLandlord and Tenant (Covenants)Peter ThurnhamLiberal DemocratBolton North East
10 minute ruleLand Registers (Scotland)Bill WalkerConservativeNorth Tayside
10 minute ruleBuilding Societies (Joint Account Holders)Douglas FrenchConservativeGloucester
PresentationNational Health Service (Amendment)John AustinLabourWoolwich
1995–96 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsParty Wall etc.Earl of LyttonCrossbench-
LordsHong Kong (War Wives and Widows)Lord Willoughby de BrokeOther-
LordsCivil Aviation (Amendment)Lord Brabazon of TaraConservative-
Ballot 2Wild Mammals (Protection)Alan MealeLabourMansfield
Ballot 7TreasureAnthony GrantConservativeSouth West Cambridgeshire
Ballot 8Trading SchemesNicholas ScottConservativeChelsea
Ballot 3Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement)John MarshallConservativeHendon South
Ballot 11Railway HeritageMark RobinsonConservativeSomerton & Frome
Ballot 20Prisoners' EarningsHartley BoothConservativeFinchley
Ballot 10Offensive WeaponsLady Olga MaitlandConservativeSutton & Cheam
Ballot 15Non-Domestic Rating (Information)Allan StewartConservativeEastwood
Ballot 5NoiseHarry GreenwayConservativeEaling North
Ballot 16Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule)Doug HoyleLabourWarrington North
Ballot 17Energy ConservationAlan SimpsonLabourNottingham South
Ballot 18Dogs (Fouling of Land)Andrew HunterDemocratic Unionist PartyBasingstoke
10 minute rulePublic Order (Amendment)Estelle MorrisLabour-
PresentationMarriage Ceremony (Prescribed Words)Julian BrazierConservativeCanterbury
1996–97 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsTheft (Amendment)Lord Goff of ChieveleyCrossbench-
LordsSea Fisheries (Shellfish)(Amendment)Baroness WilcoxConservative-
LordsPolice (Insurance of Voluntary Assistants)Lord Brabazon of TaraConservative-
LordsLand RegistrationLord Browne-WilkinsonCrossbench-
LordsHorserace Totalisator BoardLord KimballConservative-
LordsDangerous Dogs (Amendment)Viscount FalklandCrossbench-
LordsBritish Nationality (Hong Kong)Lord Willoughby de BrokeOther-
Ballot 10United Nations PersonnelJohn MarshallConservativeHendon South
Ballot 9Telecommunications (Fraud)Ian BruceConservativeSouth Dorset
Ballot 16Sexual Offences (Protected Material)Robert G HughesConservativeHarrow West
Ballot 7Road Traffic (Reduction)Don FosterLiberal DemocratBath
Ballot 2Public Entertainments Licences (Drug Misuse)Barry LeggConservativeMilton Keynes South West
Ballot 6Prisons (Alcohol Testing)John WardConservativePoole
Ballot 18Policyholders ProtectionJohn ButterfillConservativeBournemouth West
Ballot 19Police (Property)David EvennettConservativeBexleyheath and Crayford
Ballot 15Police (Health and Safety)Ray WhitneyConservativeWycombe
Ballot 20Pharmacists (Fitness to Practise)Michael ShersbyConservativeUxbridge
Ballot 12Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland)Tommy GrahamIndependent LabourRenfrew West & Inverclyde
Ballot 1KnivesJimmy WrayLabourGlasgow, Baillieston
Ballot 8Criminal Evidence (Amendment)Nigel EvansConservativeRibble Valley
Ballot 3Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons)Bob SpinkConservativeCastle Point
10 minute ruleBuilding Societies (Distributions)Douglas FrenchConservativeGloucester
1997–98 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsEmployment Rights (Dispute Resolution)Lord Archer of SandwellLabour-
LordsCriminal Justice (International Co-operation) AmendmentLord Evans of ParksideLabour-
Ballot 5Road Traffic Reduction (National Targets)Cynog DafisPlaid CymruCeredigion
Ballot 10Public Interest DisclosureRichard ShepherdConservativeAldridge-Brownhills
Ballot 4Private Hire Vehicles (London)George YoungConservativeNorth West Hampshire
Ballot 17PesticidesBen BradshawLabourExeter
Ballot 14Community Care (Residential Accommodation)Marsha SinghLabourBradford West
10 minute ruleAnimal Health (Amendment)Paul FlynnLabourNewport West
PresentationWaste MinimisationAngela SmithLabourPenistone and Stocksbridge
PresentationRegistered Establishments (Scotland)Dr Lynda ClarkLabourEdinburgh Pentlands
1998–99 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
LordsCriminal Cases Review (Insanity)Lord AcknerCrossbench-
Ballot 14Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing)Andrew HunterDemocratic Unionist PartyBasingstoke
Ballot 1Protection of ChildrenDebra ShipleyLabourStourbridge
Ballot 3Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland)Eric ClarkeLabourMidlothian
Ballot 6Football (Offences and Disorder)Simon BurnsConservativeChelmsford
Ballot 19Company and Business Names (Chamber of Commerce Etc.)Andrew LansleyConservativeSouth Cambridgeshire
Ballot 15Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare)James ClappisonConservativeHertsmere
Ballot 7Adoption (Intercountry Aspects)Mark OatenLiberal DemocratWinchester
1999-00 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Lords Census (Amendment) Act 2000 Bernard Weatherill, Lord Weatherill Crossbench-
Ballot 5 Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 David AmessConservativeSouthend West
Ballot 20 Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 2000 Claire Curtis-ThomasLabourCrosby
Ballot 3 Licensing (Young Persons) Act 2000 Paul TruswellLabourPudsey
Ballot 4 Health Service Commissioners (Amendment) Act 2000 Geoffrey Johnson SmithConservativeWealden
Ballot 2 Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 Tom PendryLabourStalybridge & Hyde

2000s

2001–02 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Lords National Heritage Act 2002 Baroness Anelay of St JohnsConservative-
Ballot 7 Industrial and Provident Societies Act 2002 Gareth ThomasLabourHarrow West
Ballot 6 Employee Share Schemes Act 2002 Mark LazarowiczLabour (Co-op)Edinburgh North and Leith
Ballot 16 Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002 Rachel SquireLabourDunfermline and West Fife
Ballot 10 Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Act 2002 Dr Vincent CableLiberal DemocratTwickenham
Ballot 18 Commonwealth Act 2002 David WillettsConservativeHavant
Ten Minute Rule Divorce (Religious Marriages) Act 2002 Andrew DismoreLabourHendon
Ten Minute Rule Private Hire Vehicles (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) Act 2002 Neil GerrardLabourWalthamstow
2002–03 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot 6Sustainable EnergyBrian WhiteLabourNorth East Milton Keynes
Ballot 2Sunday Working (Scotland)David CairnsLabourInverclyde
Ballot 13Ragwort ControlJohn GreenwayConservativeRyedale
Ballot 10National Lottery (Funding of Endowments)Keith SimpsonConservativeBroadland
Ballot 17Marine SafetyDr Brian IddonLabourBolton South East
Ballot 12Legal Deposit LibrariesChris MoleLabourIpswich
Ballot 11Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers)Stephen McCabeLabourBirmingham Hall Green
Ballot 5Household Waste RecyclingJoan RuddockLabourLewisham Deptford
Ballot 3FireworksBill TynanLabourHamilton South
Ballot 7Female Genital MutilationAnn ClwydLabourCynon Valley
Ballot 16Dealing in Cultural ObjectsRichard AllanLiberal DemocratSheffield
Ballot 1Co-operatives and Community Benefit SocietiesMark ToddLabourSouth Derbyshire
2003–04 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot 1Sustainable and Secure BuildingsAndrew StunellLiberal DemocratHazel Grove
Ballot 3Gangmasters (Licensing)Jim SheridanLabourPaisley and Renfrewshire North
Ballot 16Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate)Michael Jabez FosterLabourHastings & Rye
Ballot 6Christmas Day (Trading)Kevan JonesLabourNorth Durham
Ballot 2Carers (Equal Opportunities)Dr Hywel FrancisLabourAberavon
2004–05 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
No private members' bills were passed in this session.
2005–06 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot 7 Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 Alan WilliamsLabourCarmarthen East & Dinefwr
Ballot 6 International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Act 2006 Tom Clarke LabourCoatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Ballot 4 Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 Mark Lazarowicz Labour (Co-op)Edinburgh North and Leith
2006–07 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Lords Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 Lord Lester of Herne Hill Liberal Democrat-
Ballot 10 Vehicle Registration Marks Act 2007 Richard Ottaway ConservativeCroydon South
Ballot 7 Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Act 2007 John Butterfill ConservativeBournemouth West
Ballot 1 Sustainable Communities Act 2007 Nick Hurd ConservativeRuislip, Northwood and Pinner
2007–08 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot 9 Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 Keith Hill LabourStreatham
Ballot 2 Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008 Sharon Hodgson LabourWashington and Sunderland West
Ballot 1 Planning and Energy Act 2008 Michael Fallon ConservativeSevenoaks
2008–09 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Lords Law Commission Act 2009 Lord Lloyd of Berwick Crossbench-
Presentation Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 Andrew Dismore LabourHendon
Presentation Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Act 2009 Willie Rennie Liberal DemocratDunfermline and West Fife
Ballot 7 Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Act 2009 Peter Ainsworth ConservativeEast Surrey
Ballot 1 Autism Act 2009 Cheryl Gillan ConservativeChesham and Amersham
2009–10 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Lords Marriage (Wales) Act 2010 Lord Rowe-Beddoe Crossbench-
Lords Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010 Lord Tomlinson Labour-
Ballot 7 Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Act 2010 Alistair Burt ConservativeNorth East Bedfordshire
Ballot 6 Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010 Anthony Steen ConservativeTotnes
Ballot 5 Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 Julie Morgan LabourCardiff North
Ballot 3 Debt Relief Developing Countries Act 2010 Andrew Gwynne LabourDenton and Reddish
Ballot 1 Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc.) Act 2010 Dr Brian Iddon LabourBolton South East

2010s

2010–12 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Lords Live Music Act 2012 Lord Clement-Jones Liberal Democrat-
Ballot 19 Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 Sir Paul Beresford ConservativeMole Valley
Ballot 15 Wreck Removal Convention Act 2011 Dr Thérèse Coffey ConservativeSuffolk Coastal
Ballot 14 Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011 Jonathan Lord ConservativeWoking
Ballot 13 Coinage (Measurement) Act 2011 Mark Lancaster ConservativeMilton Keynes North
Ballot 5 Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Act 2011 Sir Greg Knight ConservativeEast Yorkshire
Ballot 3 Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Act 2012 Chris White ConservativeWarwick and Leamington
2012–13 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot 12 Marine Navigation (No. 2) Act 2013 Sheryll Murray ConservativeSouth East Cornwall
Ballot 5 Mobile Homes Act 2013 Peter Aldous ConservativeWaveney
Ballot 14 Presumption of Death Act 2013 John Glen ConservativeSalisbury
Ballot 7 Antarctic Act 2013 Neil Carmichael ConservativeStroud
Ballot 17 Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Act 2013 Simon Kirby ConservativeBrighton, Kemptown
Ballot 11 Prisons (Property) Act 2013 Stuart Andrew ConservativePudsey
Ballot 9 Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 Richard Harrington ConservativeWatford
Ballot 8 Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012 Sir Paul Beresford ConservativeMole Valley
Ballot 4 Mental Health (Discrimination) (No.2) Act 2013 Gavin Barwell ConservativeCroydon Central
Ballot 2 Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 Sir Richard Ottaway ConservativeCroydon South
2013–14 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot 3 Citizenship (Armed Forces) Act 2014 Jonathan Lord ConservativeWoking
Ballot 4 Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 Sheryll Murray ConservativeSouth East Cornwall
Ballot 5 House of Lords Reform (No. 2) Act 2014 Dan Byles ConservativeNorth Warwickshire
Ballot 18 International Development (Gender Equality) Act 2014 Sir William Cash ConservativeStone
Presentation Leasehold Reform (Amendment) Act 2014 Philip Hollobone ConservativeKettering
2014–15 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot 2 International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 Michael Moore Liberal DemocratBerwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Ballot 4 Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 Richard Bacon ConservativeSouth Norfolk
Ballot 5 Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 Jeremy Lefroy ConservativeStafford
Ballot 8 Control of Horses Act 2015 Julian Sturdy ConservativeYork Outer
Ballot 9 Local Government (Review of Decisions) Act 2015 Mark Spencer ConservativeSherwood
Ballot 13 Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Act 2015 Jake Berry ConservativeRossendale and Darwen
Ballot 19 Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Act 2015 David Davis ConservativeHaltemprice and Howden
10 minute rule Specialist Printing Equipment and Materials (Offences) Act 2015 Sir David Amess ConservativeSouthend West
Lords House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Baroness Hayman Crossbench-
Lords Mutuals' Deferred Shares Act 2015 Lord Naseby Conservative-
2015–16 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot 2 Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Act 2016 Chris Heaton-Harris ConservativeDaventry
Ballot 5 NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Act 2016 Wendy Morton ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills
Ballot 7 Riot Compensation Act 2016 Mike Wood ConservativeDudley South
Ballot 14 Criminal Cases Review Commission Act 2016 William Wragg ConservativeHazel Grove
10 minute rule Driving Instructors (Registration) Act 2016 Sir David Amess ConservativeSouthend West
10 minute rule House of Commons (Members' Fund) Act 2016 Sir Paul Beresford ConservativeMole Valley
2016–17 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot 12 Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 Byron Davies ConservativeGower
Ballot 2 Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 Bob Blackman ConservativeHarrow East
Ballot 18 Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Act 2017 John Glen ConservativeSalisbury
Ballot 13 Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Act 2017 David Tredinnick ConservativeBosworth
Ballot 7 Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017 Eilidh Whiteford SNPBanff and Buchan
10 minute rule Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 Kevin Hollinrake ConservativeThirsk and Malton
Presentation Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Act 2017 Kevin Foster ConservativeTorbay
Presentation Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Act 2017 Wendy Morton ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills
2017–19 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 Chris Bryant LabourRhondda
Ballot Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019 Tim Loughton ConservativeWorthing East & Shoreham
Ballot Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 Karen Buck LabourWestminster North
Ballot Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 Steve Reed LabourCroydon Central
Ballot Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 Geoffrey Robinson LabourCoventry North West
Ballot Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 Kevin Hollinrake ConservativeThirsk & Malton
Ballot Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2018 Maria Caulfield ConservativeLewes
Ballot Stalking Protection Act 2019 Sarah Wollaston ConservativeTotnes
Ballot Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 Sir Greg Knight ConservativeEast Yorkshire
10 Minute Rule Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Act 2019 Theresa Villiers ConservativeChipping Barnet
Presentation Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Act 2019 Sir Oliver Heald ConservativeHertfordshire North East
Presentation European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 Yvette Cooper LabourNormanton, Castleford & Pontefract
Presentation European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 Hilary Benn LabourLeeds Central
House of Lords Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2019 Lord Berkeley of Knighton Crossbencher-
2019–21 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021 Chris Loder ConservativeDorset West
Ballot Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021 Laura Trott ConservativeSevenoaks
Ballot British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Act 2021 Bim Afolami ConservativeHitchin & Harpenden
Ballot Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Act 2021 Mike Amesbury LabourWeaver Vale
Ballot Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Act 2021 Mary Foy LabourCity of Durham
Ballot Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021 Darren Jones LabourBristol North West
Ballot Prisons (Substance Testing) Act 2021 Dame Cheryl Gillan ConservativeChesham & Amersham

2020s

2021–22 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot Animals (Penalty Notices) Act 2022 Andrew Rosindell ConservativeRomford
Ballot British Sign Language Act 2022 Rosie Cooper LabourWest Lancashire
Ballot Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) Act 2022 Mel Stride ConservativeCentral Devon
Ballot Down Syndrome Act 2022 Liam Fox ConservativeNorth Somerset
Ballot Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Act 2022 Mark Jenkinson ConservativeWorkington
Ballot Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 Jane Stevenson ConservativeWolverhampton North East
Ballot Local Government (Disqualification) Act 2022 Sir Paul Beresford ConservativeMole Valley
Ballot Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 Pauline Latham ConservativeMid Derbyshire
Ballot Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Act 2022 Margaret Ferrier IndependentRutherglen & Hamilton West
Ballot Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Act 2022 Jeremy Wright ConservativeKenilworth & Southam
Ballot Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Act 2022 Peter Gibson ConservativeDarlington
Presentation Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Act 2022 Rob Butler ConservativeAylesbury
Presentation Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Act 2022 Peter Bone ConservativeWellingborough
2022–23 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Presentation Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 Angela Richardson ConservativeGuildford
House of Lords Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 Lord Hayward Conservative-
Ballot Carer's Leave Act 2023 Wendy Chamberlain Liberal DemocratNorth East Fife
Ballot Child Support (Enforcement) Act 2023 Siobhan Baillie ConservativeStroud
Ballot Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 Sally-Ann Hart ConservativeHastings and Rye
Ballot Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Act 2023 Sir Mark Hendrick LabourPreston
Ballot Electricity Transmission (Compensation) Act 2023 Dr Liam Fox ConservativeNorth Somerset
Ballot Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 Virginia Crosbie ConservativeYnys Môn
Ballot Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 Yasmin Qureshi LabourBolton South East
Ballot Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 Greg Smith ConservativeBuckingham
Presentation Firearms Act 2023 Shaun Bailey ConservativeWest Bromwich West
Presentation Mobile Homes (Pitch Fees) Act 2023 Sir Christopher Chope ConservativeChristchurch
Ballot Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 Stuart McDonald Scottish National PartyCumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Ballot Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Act 2023 Simon Fell ConservativeBarrow and Furness
Ballot Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023 Jonathan Gullis ConservativeStoke-on-Trent North
Ballot Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Act 2023 Mary Robinson ConservativeCheadle
Ballot Powers of Attorney Act 2023 Stephen Metcalfe ConservativeSouth Basildon and East Thurrock
Ballot Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023 Dan Jarvis LabourBarnsley Central
Ballot Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023 Greg Clark ConservativeTunbridge Wells
Ballot Shark Fins Act 2023 Christina Rees LabourNeath
Ballot Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 Bob Blackman ConservativeHarrow East
Presentation Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Act 2023 Robin Millar ConservativeAberconwy
Ballot Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 Wera Hobhouse Liberal DemocratBath
Presentation Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 Scott Benton ConservativeBlackpool South
2023–24 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot Pet Abduction Act 2024 Anna Firth ConservativeSouthend West
Ballot Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024 Chris Elmore LabourOgmore

Current parliamentary session

The ballot took place on 5 September 2024. The names drawn, headed by Kim Leadbeater, MP for Batley and Spen, included 15 Labour members, four Liberal Democrats, and one Traditional Unionist Voice member. [5]

2024–25 parliamentary session
TypeTitle of actPresented byPartyConstituency
Ballot

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