Lords private members' bills ballot 2024
19 July 2024
The House of Lords ballot for private members’ bills in the new session of Parliament took place on Friday 19 July.
Private members' bills
Private members' bills are draft laws, which affect everyone, proposed by individual members of the House of Lords rather than the government.
Ballot
At the start of each session of Parliament, a ballot is held to allocate the order in which the first 25 private members' bills will be introduced in the Lords.
2024 ballot results
|
Placement |
Member |
Bill title |
Introduction |
|
1 |
Lord Farmer |
Support for Infants and Parents etc (Information) Bill [HL] |
Friday 26 July |
|
2 |
Lord Falconer of Thoroton |
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill [HL] |
Friday 26 July |
|
3 |
Lord Redesdale |
Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill [HL] |
Monday 29 July |
|
4 |
Baroness Grey-Thompson |
Regulated and Other Activities (Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL] |
Monday 29 July |
|
5 |
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick |
Marine Protected Areas (Bottom Trawling) Bill [HL] |
Tuesday 30 July |
|
6 |
Lord Harries of Pentregarth |
Education (Values of British Citizenship) Bill [HL] |
Tuesday 30 July |
|
7 |
Baroness Hamwee |
Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL] |
Monday 2 September |
|
8 |
Lord Thomas of Gresford |
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL] |
Monday 2 September |
|
9 |
Lord Krebs |
Environmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL] |
Tuesday 3 September |
|
10 |
Lord Moylan |
Complications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill [HL] |
Tuesday 3 September |
|
11 |
Lord Woodley |
Imprisonment for Public Protection (Resentencing) Bill [HL] |
Wednesday 4 September |
|
12 |
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger |
Women, Peace & Security Bill [HL] |
Wednesday 4 September |
|
13 |
Lord Storey |
Home School Education Registration and Support Bill [HL] |
Thursday 5 September |
|
14 |
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamstead |
Listed Investment Companies (Classification etc) Bill [HL] |
Thursday 5 September |
|
15 |
Baroness Lister of Burtursett |
Asylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL] |
Friday 6 September |
|
16 |
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge |
Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill [HL] |
Friday 6 September |
|
17 |
Lord Clement-Jones |
Public Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill [HL] |
Monday 9 September |
|
18 |
Lord Lucas |
Permitted Development Rights (Extension) Bill [HL] |
Monday 9 September |
|
19 |
Lord Wigley |
Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL] |
Tuesday 10 September |
|
20 |
Bishop of Manchester |
Universal Credit (Standard Allowance Entitlement of Care Leavers) Bill [HL] |
Tuesday 10 September |
|
21 |
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle |
Consumer Products (Control of Biocides) Bill [HL] |
Wednesday 11 September |
|
22 |
Lord Sharkey |
Mortgage Prisoners Inquiry Bill [HL] |
Wednesday 11 September |
|
23 |
Baroness Burt of Solihull |
Education (Assemblies) Bill [HL] |
Thursday 12 September |
|
24 |
Lord Norton of Louth |
House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL] |
Thursday 12 September |
|
25 |
Baroness Northover |
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL] |
Friday 13 September |
The date shown is the date allocated to introduce the bill. Any member who is unavailable on the day offered may ask another member to introduce the bill on their behalf, but remains responsible for the bill. If a bill is not introduced on the day offered, the bill will not be introduced until all the other balloted bills have been introduced.
Learn with the Lords
The ballot was held as part of an online learning event with schools from across the UK. As part of the Learn with the Lords series, students participated in a session to find out more about private members’ bills and take part virtually in the ballot, and will follow the progress of the bills through the session.