MPs present Private Members’ Bills to Parliament
16 October 2024
MPs who were successful in this year’s Private Members’ Bill ballot presented their Bills to Parliament today.
Private Members’ Bills can be introduced by MPs who are not Government Ministers. It’s up to the MP to choose the topic of the Bill, and the Bill generally attempts to change the law on a specific area.
Twenty MPs were drawn in the Private Members’ Bill ballot last month and have spent the past few weeks deciding which bill they wish to introduce.
The 20 MPs and their Bills are:
- Kim Leadbeater - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
- Max Wilkinson - New Homes (Solar Generation) Bill
- Dr Roz Savage - Climate and Nature Bill
- Clive Lewis – Water Bill
- Josh MacAlister - Protection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) Bill
- Dr Scott Arthur – Rare Cancers Bill
- Jim Allister - European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) Bill
- Peter Lamb - Free School Meals (Automatic Registration of Eligible Children) Bill
- Alex McIntyre - Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill
- Andrew Ranger - Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
- Jake Richards - Looked After Children (Distance Placements) Bill
- Tracy Gilbert - Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
- Linsey Farnsworth - Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
- John Grady - Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
- Rachael Maskell - Short-term Let Accommodation Bill
- Ruth Jones - Fur (Import and Sale) Bill
- Dr Danny Chambers - Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
- Sarah Owen – Fireworks Bill
- Wendy Chamberlain - Gambling Act 2005 (Monetary Limits for Lotteries) Bill
- Dr Rupa Huq - Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill
Further information on all the Bills can be found in today’s order paper.
Priority in debating time is given to those MPs who have appeared near the top of the ballot, although all twenty bills will formally appear on the House of Commons order paper.
Thirteen Fridays in each parliamentary session are allocated to debating these bills, with the first Private Members’ Bill Friday taking place on 29 November 2024.
Private Members’ Bills need to go through all legislative stages in both Houses of Parliament before they can become law (or an ‘Act’). You can find out more about bill stages on our website.