Law Commission Bill: second reading
27 April 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Lord Lloyd of Berwick introduced a discussion on a Private Members' Bill about the work of the Law Commission.
The Law Commission Bill was given a second reading - a debate about the Bill's general principles - in the Lords on 24 April.
- Lords Hansard: Law Commission Bill
- Bills before Parliament: Law Commission Bill
- Explanatory Note: Law Commission Bill
- Briefing: Bills and how they become law (PDF)
Private Members' Bills can be introduced in the Lords by any Member who would like to change a law. There is no ballot in the Lords. To become law a Private Members' Bill must go through the same stages as a Government Bill.
The Bill proceeds to committee stage for line by line examination of its content - a date for which is still to be scheduled.