Private members' bills in the Parliament of the United Kingdom explained
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.
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.
Ballot
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.
Members drawn in the ballot for 2024-2025 were:[2]
- Kim Ledbeater (Labour)
- Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat)
- Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat)
- Clive Lewis (Labour)
- Josh MacAlister (Labour)
- Scott Arthur (Labour)
- Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice)
- Peter Lamb (Labour)
- Alex McIntyre (Labour)
- Andrew Ranger (Labour)
- Jake Richards (Labour)
- Tracy Gilbert (Labour)
- Linsey Farnsworth (Labour)
- John Grady (Labour)
- Rachel Maskell (Labour and Co-op)
- Ruth Jones (Labour)
- Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat)
- Sarah Owen (Labour)
- Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat)
- Rupa Huq (Labour)
Ten Minute Rule
See main article: 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.
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.
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!Type!!Title of act!!Citation!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Lotteries (Amendment) Act 1984 | c. 9 | Lord Irving of Dartford | Labour | - |
| Lords | Education (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984 | c. 6 | Earl of Caithness | Conservative | - |
| Ballot 1 | Video Recordings Act 1984 | c. 39 | Graham Bright | Conservative | Luton South |
| Ballot 9 | Trade Marks (Amendment) Act 1984 | c. 19 | Stephen Dorrell | Conservative | Charnwood |
| Ballot 20 | Road Traffic (Driving Instruction) Act 1984 | c. 13 | Elizabeth Peacock | Conservative | Batley & Spen |
| Ballot 4 | Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1984 | c. 45 | Alex Eadie | Labour | Midlothian |
| Ballot 8 | Juries (Disqualification) Act 1984 | c. 34 | John Watson | Conservative | Skipton & Ripon |
| Ballot 16 | Cycle Tracks Act 1984 | c. 38 | Cecil Franks | Conservative | Barrow & Furness |
| Ballot 13 | Child Abduction Act 1984 | c. 37 | Timothy Wood | Conservative | Stevenage |
| Ballot 15 | Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 1984 | c. 25 | Ian Gilmour | Conservative | Chesham & Amersham |
| Ballot 18 | Anatomy Act 1984 | c. 14 | John McWilliam | Labour | Blaydon |
| Ballot 14 | Agriculture (Amendment) Act 1984 | c. 20 | Edward Leigh | Conservative | Gainsborough & Horncastle |
| Presentation | Law Reform (Husband and Wife) (Scotland) Act 1984 | c. 15 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton | Conservative | Edinburgh West | |
1984–85 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Licensing (Amendment) | Lord Harmar-Nicholls | Conservative | - |
| Lords | Dangerous Vessels | Lord Walston | Social Democratic Party | - |
| Lords | Charities | Viscount Colville of Culross | Crossbench | - |
| Lords | Betting Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) | Lord Newall | Conservative | - |
| Ballot 4 | Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) | Dr David Clark | Labour | South Shields |
| Ballot 2 | Sexual Offences | Janet Fookes | Conservative | Plymouth Drake |
| Ballot 20 | Road Traffic (Production of Documents) | Timothy Smith | Conservative | Beaconsfield |
| Ballot 15 | Motor-Cycle Crash Helmets (Restriction of Liability) | Ivor Stanbrook | Conservative | Orpington |
| Ballot 3 | Local Government (Access to Information) | Robin Squire | Conservative | Hornchurch |
| Ballot 1 | Intoxicating Substances (Supply) | Neville Trotter | Conservative | Tynemouth |
| Ballot 12 | Hospital Complaints Procedure | Michael McNair-Wilson | Conservative | Newbury |
| Ballot 19 | Gaming (Bingo) | Peter Fry | Conservative | Wellingborough |
| Ballot 6 | Copyright (Computer Software) (Amendment) | William Powell | Conservative | Corby |
| Ballot 13 | Controlled Drugs (Penalties) | Keith Raffan | Conservative | Delyn |
| Ballot 11 | Charter Trustees | Charles Morrison | Conservative | Devizes |
| 10 minute rule | Town and Country Planning (Amendment) | Roger Freeman | Conservative | Kettering |
| 10 minute rule | Rent (Amendment) | Michael Mates | Conservative | East Hampshire |
| Presentation | Wildlife and Countryside (Service of Notices) | Dr David Clark | Labour | South Shields |
| Presentation | Prohibition of Female Circumcision | Marion Roe | Conservative | Broxbourne |
| Presentation | Hill Farming | Robert Jackson | Labour | Wantage |
| Presentation | Agricultural Training Board | Tom Torney | Labour | Bradford South | |
1985–86 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Prevention of Oil Pollution | Lord Walston | Social Democratic Party | - |
| Lords | Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) | Lord Meston | Crossbench | - |
| Lords | Incest and Related Offences (Scotland) | Lord Wilson of Langside | Crossbench | - |
| Ballot 4 | Safety at Sea | Albert McQuarrie | Conservative | Banff & Buchan |
| Ballot 14 | Road Traffic Regulation (Parking) | Kevin McNamara | Labour | Kingston upon Hull North |
| Ballot 11 | Protection of Military Remains | Michael Mates | Conservative | East Hampshire |
| Ballot 18 | Industrial Training | William Clark | Conservative | Croydon South |
| Ballot 16 | Horticultural Produce | John Wells | Conservative | Maidstone |
| Ballot 15 | Drainage Rates (Disabled Persons) | Gerard Vaughan | Conservative | Reading East |
| Ballot 1 | Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) | Tom Clarke | Labour | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill |
| Ballot 19 | Corneal Tissue | John Hannam | Conservative | Exeter |
| Ballot 20 | Consumer Safety (Amendment) | Conal Gregory | Conservative | York |
| Ballot 6 | Civil Protection in Peacetime | Nicholas Bonsor | Conservative | Upminster |
| Ballot 3 | Children and Young Persons (Amendment) | Dennis Walters | Conservative | Westbury |
| Presentation | Protection of Children (Tobacco) | John Home Robertson | Labour | East Lothian |
| Presentation | Marriage (Wales) | Donald Coleman | Labour | Neath |
| Presentation | Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton | Conservative | Edinburgh West |
| Presentation | Highways (Amendment) | Michael Cocks | Labour | Bristol South |
| Presentation | Health Service Joint Consultative Committees (Access to Information) | Dr Brian Mawhinney | Conservative | Peterborough |
| Presentation | Gaming (Amendment) | Mark Carlisle | Conservative | Warrington South |
| Presentation | Forestry | John Stradling Thomas | Conservative | Monmouth | |
1986–87 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Licensing (Restaurant Meals) | Viscount Montgomery of Alamein | Crossbench | - |
| Lords | Gaming (Amendment) | Lord Harris of Greenwich | Liberal Democrat | - |
| Lords | Billiards (Abolition of Restrictions) | Lord Allen of Abbeydale | Crossbench | - |
| Lords | Animals (Scotland) | Earl of Selkirk | Conservative | - |
| Ballot 17 | Motorcycle Noise | Robert Adley | Conservative | Christchurch |
| Ballot 4 | Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces) | Winston Churchill | Conservative | Davyhulme |
| Ballot 3 | Crossbows | Peter Bruinvels | Conservative | Leicester East |
| Ballot 7 | AIDS Control | Gavin Strang | Labour | Edinburgh East |
| Ballot 2 | Agricultural Training Board | Gerrard Neale | Conservative | North Cornwall |
| Ballot 6 | Access to Personal Files | Archy Kirkwood | Liberal Democrat | Roxburgh & Berwickshire |
| Presentation | Registered Establishments (Scotland) | Albert McQuarrie | Conservative | Banff & Buchan |
| Presentation | Register of Sasines (Scotland) | Michael Martin | Labour | Glasgow Springburn |
| Presentation | Protection of Animals (Penalties) | Harry Greenway | Conservative | Ealing North |
| Presentation | Prescription (Scotland) | Michael Hirst | Conservative | Strathkelvin & Bearsden |
| Presentation | Deer | David Knox | Conservative | Staffordshire Moorlands | |
1987–88 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Land Registration | Lord Templeman | Crossbench | - |
| Lords | Landlord and Tenant | Lord Coleraine | Conservative | - |
| Ballot 2 | Scotch Whisky | Bill Walker | Conservative | North Tayside |
| Ballot 12 | Protection of Animals (Amendment) | John Browne | Independent Conservative | Winchester |
| Ballot 5 | Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Rear Seat Belts by Children) | Stephen Day | Conservative | Cheadle |
| Ballot 6 | Malicious Communications | Andy Stewart | Conservative | Sherwood |
| Ballot 13 | Licensing (Retail Sales) | Andrew MacKay | Conservative | Bracknell |
| Ballot 9 | Environment and Safety Information | Chris Smith | Labour | Islington South & Finsbury |
| Ballot 4 | Consumer Arbitration Agreements | James Pawsey | Conservative | Rugby & Kenilworth |
| Ballot 19 | Community Health Councils (Access to Information) | Andrew Faulds | Labour | Warley East |
| Ballot 10 | Access to Medical Reports | Archy Kirkwood | Liberal Democrat | Roxburgh & Berwickshire |
| Presentation | Solicitors (Scotland) | Alistair Darling | Conservative | Edinburgh Central |
| Presentation | Protection Against Cruel Tethering | David Amess | Conservative | Basildon | |
1988–89 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Licensing (Amendment) | Lord Brooks of Tremorfa | Labour | - |
| Ballot 18 | Parking | Timothy Kirkhope | Conservative | Leeds North East |
| Ballot 19 | International Parliamentary Organisations (Registration) | Michael Marshall | Conservative | Arundel |
| Ballot 9 | Hearing Aid Council (Amendment) | Ieuan Wyn Jones | Plaid Cymru | Ynys Môn |
| Ballot 11 | Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) | Rev Martin Smyth | Ulster Unionist Party | Belfast South |
| Ballot 16 | Control of Smoke Pollution | Andrew Hunter | Democratic Unionist Party | Basingstoke |
| Ballot 5 | Control of Pollution (Amendment) | Joan Ruddock | Labour | Lewisham Deptford |
| Presentation | Dangerous Dogs | Dame Janet Fookes | Conservative | Plymouth Drake |
| Common Land (Rectification of Registers) | Anthony Favell | Conservative | Stockport | |
1989–90 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Gaming (Amendment) | Lord Allen of Abbeydale | Crossbench | - |
| Ballot 5 | Rights of Way | Edward Leigh | Conservative | Gainsborough & Horncastle |
| Ballot 12 | Representation of the People | Anthony Beaumont-Dark | Conservative | Birmingham, Selly Oak |
| Ballot 19 | Marriage (Registration of Buildings) | George Walden | Conservative | Buckingham |
| Ballot 16 | Licensing (Low Alcohol Drinks) | Peter Emery | Conservative | Honiton |
| Ballot 7 | Entertainments (Increased Penalties) | Graham Bright | Conservative | Luton South |
| Ballot 3 | Computer Misuse | Michael Colvin | Conservative | Romsey |
| Ballot 18 | Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) | Alex Carlile | Liberal Democrat | Montgomery |
| Ballot 13 | Access to Health Records | Doug Henderson | Labour | Newcastle upon Tyne North |
| Presentation | Term and Quarter Days (Scotland) | Bill Walker | Conservative | North Tayside |
| Presentation | Horses (Protective Headgear for Young Riders) | Harry Greenway | Conservative | Ealing North | |
1990s
1990–91 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Medical Qualifications (Amendment) | Lord McColl of Dulwich | Conservative | - |
| Ballot 18 | Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) | Donald Coleman | Labour | Neath |
| Ballot 13 | Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) | William Cash | Conservative | Stafford |
| Ballot 10 | Registered Homes (Amendment) | John Butterfill | Conservative | Bournemouth West |
| Ballot 9 | Radioactive Material (Road Transport) | Dudley Fishburn | Conservative | Kensington |
| Ballot 7 | Property Misdescriptions | John Butcher | Conservative | Coventry South West |
| Ballot 16 | Motor Vehicles (Safety Equipment for Children) | Michael Jopling | Conservative | Westmorland & Lonsdale |
| Ballot 14 | Local Government Finance (Publicity for Auditors' Reports) | Michael Mates | Conservative | East Hampshire |
| Ballot 12 | Crofter Forestry (Scotland) | Calum Macdonald | Labour | Western Isles |
| Ballot 17 | Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) | John Greenway | Conservative | Ryedale |
| Ballot 1 | Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) | Andrew Faulds | Labour | Warley East |
| Ballot 5 | Badgers | Roy Hughes | Labour | Newport East |
| Presentation | Welfare of Animals at Slaughter | Richard Body | Conservative | Boston & Skegness |
| Presentation | Smoke Detectors | Conal Gregory | Conservative | York |
| Presentation | Mental Health Detention (Scotland) | Russell Johnston | Liberal Democrat | Inverness, Nairn & Lochaber |
| Presentation | Forestry | Hector Monro | Conservative | Dumfries |
| Presentation | Football (Offences) | John Wheeler | Conservative | Westminster North |
| Presentation | Breeding of Dogs | Alan Williams | Labour | Swansea West |
| Presentation | Badgers (Further Protection) | Alan Meale | Labour | Mansfield |
| Presentation | Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) | Nicholas Fairbairn | Conservative | Perth & Kinross | |
1991–92 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Offshore Safety (Protection against Victimisation) | Baroness Turner of Camden | Labour | - |
| Lords | Bingo Act 1992 | Lord Harmar-Nicholls | Conservative | - |
| Lords | Access to Neighbouring Land | Lord Murton of Lindisfarne | Conservative | - |
| Ballot 2 | Traffic Calming | Keith Mans | Conservative | Wyre |
| Ballot 13 | Tourism (Overseas Promotion) (Wales) | Keith Raffan | Conservative | Delyn |
| Ballot 4 | Timeshare | Andrew Hunter | Democratic Unionist Party | Basingstoke |
| Ballot 10 | Still-Birth (Definition) | Rosie Barnes | Independent SDP | Greenwich |
| Ballot 15 | Sexual Offences (Amendment) | Martin Brandon-Bravo | Conservative | Nottingham South |
| Ballot 19 | Sea Fisheries (Wildlife Conservation) | Hon Philip Oppenheim | Conservative | Amber Valley |
| Ballot 3 | Medicinal Products: Prescription by Nurses etc. | Roger Sims | Conservative | Chislehurst |
| Ballot 17 | Firearms (Amendment) | Michael Lord | Conservative | Central Suffolk |
| Presentation | Licensing (Amendment) (Scotland) | Bill Walker | Conservative | North Tayside |
| Presentation | Cheques | Conal Gregory | Conservative | York | |
1992–93 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| Lords | Video Recordings | Lord Birkett | Crossbench | - |
| Lords | Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol Etc.) (Amendment) | Lord Dormand of Easington | Labour | - |
| Lords | Gas (Exempt Supplies) | Lord Cochrane of Cults | Conservative | - |
| Lords | Damages (Scotland) (No 2) | Lord Macaulay of Bragar | Non-affiliated | - |
| Lords | Carriage of Goods by Sea | Lord Goff of Chieveley | Crossbench | - |
| Ballot 11 | Sexual Offences | Jerry Hayes | Conservative | Harlow |
| Ballot 8 | Road Traffic (Driving Instruction by Disabled Persons) | John Hannam | Conservative | Exeter |
| Ballot 2 | Osteopaths | Malcolm Moss | Conservative | North East Cambridgeshire |
| Ballot 10 | Noise and Statutory Nuisance | Andrew Hunter | Democratic Unionist Party | Basingstoke |
| Ballot 18 | Merchant Shipping (Registration Etc.) | Richard Page | Conservative | South West Hertfordshire |
| Ballot 1 | Local Government (Overseas Assistance) | James Lester | Conservative | Broxtowe |
| 10 minute rule | Local Government (Amendment) | Neil Gerrard | Labour | Walthamstow |
| Presentation | Protection of Animals (Scotland) | Bill Walker | Conservative | North Tayside |
| Presentation | Licensing (Amendment) (Scotland) | Phil Gallie | Conservative | Ayr |
| Presentation | Carrying of Knives etc. (Scotland) | Phil Gallie | Conservative | Ayr | |
1993–94 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| Lords | State Hospitals (Scotland) | Marquess of Huntly | Conservative | - |
| Lords | Sale of Goods (Amendment) | Lord Renton | Conservative | - |
| Lords | New Towns (Amendment) | Lords Finsberg | Conservative | - |
| Lords | Mental Health (Amendment) | Lord Jenkin of Roding | Conservative | - |
| Lords | Land Drainage | Earl of Lindsay | Conservative | - |
| Lords | Inshore Fishing (Scotland) | Lord Campbell of Croy | Conservative | - |
| Ballot 13 | Sale and Supply of Goods | David Clelland | Labour | Tyne Bridge |
| Ballot 6 | Road Traffic Regulation (Special Events) | Peter Atkinson | Conservative | Hexham |
| Ballot 11 | Race Relations (Remedies) | Keith Vaz | Labour | Leicester East |
| Ballot 12 | Parliamentary Commissioner | Gerald Malone | Conservative | Winchester |
| Ballot 15 | Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Pollution) | David Harris | Conservative | St Ives |
| Ballot 16 | Insolvency (No 2) | John Butterfill | Conservative | Bournemouth West |
| Ballot 4 | Chiropractors | David Lidington | Conservative | Aylesbury |
| Ballot 5 | Antarctic | Michael Jopling | Conservative | Westmorland & Lonsdale |
| Presentation | Marriage | Gyles Brandreth | Conservative | City of Chester |
| Presentation | Firearms (Amendment) | Michael Shersby | Conservative | Uxbridge | |
1994–95 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Sale of Goods (Amendment) | Lord Mustill | Crossbench | - |
| Lords | Requirements of Writing (Scotland) | Earl of Balfour | Conservative | - |
| Lords | Geneva Conventions (Amendment) | Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare | Non-affiliated | - |
| Lords | Civil Evidence (Family Mediation) (Scotland) | Baroness Carnegy of Lour | Other | - |
| Ballot 11 | Road Traffic (New Drivers) | Dr Michael Clark | Conservative | Rayleigh |
| Ballot 3 | Proceeds of Crime | John Hannam | Conservative | Exeter |
| Ballot 17 | Prisoners (Return to Custody) | Lady Olga Maitland | Conservative | Sutton & Cheam |
| Ballot 13 | Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) | Nicholas Winterton | Conservative | Macclesfield |
| Ballot 9 | Insurance Companies (Reserves) | Oliver Heald | Conservative | North Hertfordshire |
| Ballot 1 | Home Energy Conservation | Diana Maddock | Liberal Democrat | Christchurch |
| Ballot 18 | Charities (Amendment) | Ray Whitney | Conservative | Wycombe |
| Ballot 10 | Carers (Recognition and Services) | Malcolm Wicks | Labour | Croydon North |
| Ballot 2 | Activity Centres (Young Persons' Safety) | David Jamieson | Labour | Plymouth, Devonport |
| 10 minute rule | Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) | Peter Thurnham | Liberal Democrat | Bolton North East |
| 10 minute rule | Land Registers (Scotland) | Bill Walker | Conservative | North Tayside |
| 10 minute rule | Building Societies (Joint Account Holders) | Douglas French | Conservative | Gloucester |
| Presentation | National Health Service (Amendment) | John Austin | Labour | Woolwich | |
1995–96 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Party Wall etc. | Earl of Lytton | Crossbench | - |
| Lords | Hong Kong (War Wives and Widows) | Lord Willoughby de Broke | Other | - |
| Lords | Civil Aviation (Amendment) | Lord Brabazon of Tara | Conservative | - |
| Ballot 2 | Wild Mammals (Protection) | Alan Meale | Labour | Mansfield |
| Ballot 7 | Treasure | Anthony Grant | Conservative | South West Cambridgeshire |
| Ballot 8 | Trading Schemes | Nicholas Scott | Conservative | Chelsea |
| Ballot 3 | Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement) | John Marshall | Conservative | Hendon South |
| Ballot 11 | Railway Heritage | Mark Robinson | Conservative | Somerton & Frome |
| Ballot 20 | Prisoners' Earnings | Hartley Booth | Conservative | Finchley |
| Ballot 10 | Offensive Weapons | Lady Olga Maitland | Conservative | Sutton & Cheam |
| Ballot 15 | Non-Domestic Rating (Information) | Allan Stewart | Conservative | Eastwood |
| Ballot 5 | Noise | Harry Greenway | Conservative | Ealing North |
| Ballot 16 | Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) | Doug Hoyle | Labour | Warrington North |
| Ballot 17 | Energy Conservation | Alan Simpson | Labour | Nottingham South |
| Ballot 18 | Dogs (Fouling of Land) | Andrew Hunter | Democratic Unionist Party | Basingstoke |
| 10 minute rule | Public Order (Amendment) | Estelle Morris | Labour | - |
| Presentation | Marriage Ceremony (Prescribed Words) | Julian Brazier | Conservative | Canterbury | |
1996–97 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Theft (Amendment) | Lord Goff of Chieveley | Crossbench | - |
| Lords | Sea Fisheries (Shellfish)(Amendment) | Baroness Wilcox | Conservative | - |
| Lords | Police (Insurance of Voluntary Assistants) | Lord Brabazon of Tara | Conservative | - |
| Lords | Land Registration | Lord Browne-Wilkinson | Crossbench | - |
| Lords | Horserace Totalisator Board | Lord Kimball | Conservative | - |
| Lords | Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) | Viscount Falkland | Crossbench | - |
| Lords | British Nationality (Hong Kong) | Lord Willoughby de Broke | Other | - |
| Ballot 10 | United Nations Personnel | John Marshall | Conservative | Hendon South |
| Ballot 9 | Telecommunications (Fraud) | Ian Bruce | Conservative | South Dorset |
| Ballot 16 | Sexual Offences (Protected Material) | Robert G Hughes | Conservative | Harrow West |
| Ballot 7 | Road Traffic (Reduction) | Don Foster | Liberal Democrat | Bath |
| Ballot 2 | Public Entertainments Licences (Drug Misuse) | Barry Legg | Conservative | Milton Keynes South West |
| Ballot 6 | Prisons (Alcohol Testing) | John Ward | Conservative | Poole |
| Ballot 18 | Policyholders Protection | John Butterfill | Conservative | Bournemouth West |
| Ballot 19 | Police (Property) | David Evennett | Conservative | Bexleyheath and Crayford |
| Ballot 15 | Police (Health and Safety) | Ray Whitney | Conservative | Wycombe |
| Ballot 20 | Pharmacists (Fitness to Practise) | Michael Shersby | Conservative | Uxbridge |
| Ballot 12 | Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) | Tommy Graham | Independent Labour | Renfrew West & Inverclyde |
| Ballot 1 | Knives | Jimmy Wray | Labour | Glasgow, Baillieston |
| Ballot 8 | Criminal Evidence (Amendment) | Nigel Evans | Conservative | Ribble Valley |
| Ballot 3 | Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) | Bob Spink | Conservative | Castle Point |
| 10 minute rule | Building Societies (Distributions) | Douglas French | Conservative | Gloucester | |
1997–98 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) | Lord Archer of Sandwell | Labour | - |
| Lords | Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Amendment | Lord Evans of Parkside | Labour | - |
| Ballot 5 | Road Traffic Reduction (National Targets) | Cynog Dafis | Plaid Cymru | Ceredigion |
| Ballot 10 | Public Interest Disclosure | Richard Shepherd | Conservative | Aldridge-Brownhills |
| Ballot 4 | Private Hire Vehicles (London) | George Young | Conservative | North West Hampshire |
| Ballot 17 | Pesticides | Ben Bradshaw | Labour | Exeter |
| Ballot 14 | Community Care (Residential Accommodation) | Marsha Singh | Labour | Bradford West |
| 10 minute rule | Animal Health (Amendment) | Paul Flynn | Labour | Newport West |
| Presentation | Waste Minimisation | Angela Smith | Labour | Penistone and Stocksbridge |
| Presentation | Registered Establishments (Scotland) | Dr Lynda Clark | Labour | Edinburgh Pentlands | |
1998–99 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Criminal Cases Review (Insanity) | Lord Ackner | Crossbench | - |
| Ballot 14 | Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing) | Andrew Hunter | Democratic Unionist Party | Basingstoke |
| Ballot 1 | Protection of Children | Debra Shipley | Labour | Stourbridge |
| Ballot 3 | Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) | Eric Clarke | Labour | Midlothian |
| Ballot 6 | Football (Offences and Disorder) | Simon Burns | Conservative | Chelmsford |
| Ballot 19 | Company and Business Names (Chamber of Commerce Etc.) | Andrew Lansley | Conservative | South Cambridgeshire |
| Ballot 15 | Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) | James Clappison | Conservative | Hertsmere |
| Ballot 7 | Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) | Mark Oaten | Liberal Democrat | Winchester | |
1999-00 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | Census (Amendment) Act 2000 | Bernard Weatherill, Lord Weatherill | Crossbench | - |
| Ballot 5 | Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 | David Amess | Conservative | Southend West |
| Ballot 20 | Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 2000 | Claire Curtis-Thomas | Labour | Crosby |
| Ballot 3 | Licensing (Young Persons) Act 2000 | Paul Truswell | Labour | Pudsey |
| Ballot 4 | Health Service Commissioners (Amendment) Act 2000 | Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Conservative | Wealden |
| Ballot 2 | Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 | Tom Pendry | Labour | Stalybridge & Hyde | |
2000s
2001–02 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Lords | National Heritage Act 2002 | Baroness Anelay of St Johns | Conservative | - |
| Ballot 7 | | Gareth Thomas | Labour | Harrow West |
| Ballot 6 | | Mark Lazarowicz | Labour (Co-op) | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Ballot 16 | | Rachel Squire | Labour | Dunfermline and West Fife |
| Ballot 10 | Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Act 2002 | Dr Vincent Cable | Liberal Democrat | Twickenham |
| Ballot 18 | | David Willetts | Conservative | Havant |
| Ten Minute Rule | | Andrew Dismore | Labour | Hendon |
| Ten Minute Rule | Private Hire Vehicles (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc.) Act 2002 | Neil Gerrard | Labour | Walthamstow | |
2002–03 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Ballot 6 | Sustainable Energy | Brian White | Labour | North East Milton Keynes |
| Ballot 2 | Sunday Working (Scotland) | David Cairns | Labour | Inverclyde |
| Ballot 13 | Ragwort Control | John Greenway | Conservative | Ryedale |
| Ballot 10 | National Lottery (Funding of Endowments) | Keith Simpson | Conservative | Broadland |
| Ballot 17 | Marine Safety | Dr Brian Iddon | Labour | Bolton South East |
| Ballot 12 | Legal Deposit Libraries | Chris Mole | Labour | Ipswich |
| Ballot 11 | Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) | Stephen McCabe | Labour | Birmingham Hall Green |
| Ballot 5 | Household Waste Recycling | Joan Ruddock | Labour | Lewisham Deptford |
| Ballot 3 | Fireworks | Bill Tynan | Labour | Hamilton South |
| Ballot 7 | Female Genital Mutilation | Ann Clwyd | Labour | Cynon Valley |
| Ballot 16 | Dealing in Cultural Objects | Richard Allan | Liberal Democrat | Sheffield |
| Ballot 1 | Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies | Mark Todd | Labour | South Derbyshire | |
2003–04 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Ballot 1 | Sustainable and Secure Buildings | Andrew Stunell | Liberal Democrat | Hazel Grove |
| Ballot 3 | Gangmasters (Licensing) | Jim Sheridan | Labour | Paisley and Renfrewshire North |
| Ballot 16 | Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) | Michael Jabez Foster | Labour | Hastings & Rye |
| Ballot 6 | Christmas Day (Trading) | Kevan Jones | Labour | North Durham |
| Ballot 2 | Carers (Equal Opportunities) | Dr Hywel Francis | Labour | Aberavon | |
2004–05 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| No private members' bills were passed in this session. | |
2010s
2020s
2021–22 parliamentary session!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Ballot | Animals (Penalty Notices) Act 2022 | Andrew Rosindell | Conservative | Romford |
| Ballot | British Sign Language Act 2022 | Rosie Cooper | Labour | West Lancashire |
| Ballot | Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) Act 2022 | Mel Stride | Conservative | Central Devon |
| Ballot | Down Syndrome Act 2022 | Liam Fox | Conservative | North Somerset |
| Ballot | Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Act 2022 | Mark Jenkinson | Conservative | Workington |
| Ballot | Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 | Jane Stevenson | Conservative | Wolverhampton North East |
| Ballot | Local Government (Disqualification) Act 2022 | Sir Paul Beresford | Conservative | Mole Valley |
| Ballot | Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 | Pauline Latham | Conservative | Mid Derbyshire |
| Ballot | Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Act 2022 | Margaret Ferrier | Independent | Rutherglen & Hamilton West |
| Ballot | Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Act 2022 | Jeremy Wright | Conservative | Kenilworth & Southam |
| Ballot | Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Act 2022 | Peter Gibson | Conservative | Darlington |
| Presentation | Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Act 2022 | Rob Butler | Conservative | Aylesbury |
| Presentation | Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Act 2022 | Peter Bone | Conservative | Wellingborough |
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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!Type!!Title of act!!Presented by!!Party!!Constituency| - | Ballot | | | | | |
References
- http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/laws/bills/private-members/ Private Members' Bills – UK Parliament
- Web site: Ballot for Private Members’ Bills . 2024-12-25 . parliamentlive.tv.
- http://labourlist.org/2012/01/a-rough-guide-to-today-in-parliament/ A rough guide to today in Parliament
- Web site: Private Members’ Bills: proposals for reform . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525100905/http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/blogs/parliament_and_government/archive/2011/05/24/private-members-bills-proposals-for-reform.aspx . 2011-05-25 .
- News: Conservatives lose out in lottery to bring in new laws . 4 October 2024 . BBC News . 5 September 2024.
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