House of Lords Private Members’ Bill ballot 2015-16
27 May 2015 (updated on 27 May 2015)
On 9 January 2014 the House agreed that, from the start of this Parliament, a ballot should be held on the evening of each State Opening to determine the order of introduction of private members’ bills (draft laws put forward by individual members rather than the government) in the following days and weeks.
The first such ballot has now been held and the bills were drawn in the order set out below. For each bill, the name of the member in charge and the date available for introduction are indicated. Any member who is unavailable on the day offered may ask another member to introduce the bill on his or her behalf, but remains responsible for the bill. If, for any reason, a bill is not introduced on the day offered, the bill must wait until all the other balloted bills have been introduced.
| Member | Bill | Date | |
| 1 |
Lord Empey |
Airports Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill |
Thursday 28 May |
| 2 |
Baroness Turner of Camden |
Easter Trading Bill |
Thursday 28 May |
| 3 |
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock |
Regulation of Political Opinion Polling Bill |
Thursday 28 May |
| 4 |
Lord Faulkner of Worcester |
Accessible Sports Grounds Bill |
Thursday 28 May |
| 5 |
Baroness Howe of Idlicote |
Online Safety Bill |
Thursday 28 May |
| 6 |
Lord Purvis of Tweed |
Constitutional Convention Bill |
Monday 1 June |
| 7 |
Lord Marlesford |
Council Tax Valuation Bands Bill |
Monday 1 June |
| 8 |
Baroness Cox |
Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) Bill |
Monday 1 June |
| 9 |
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff |
Access to Palliative Care Bill |
Monday 1 June |
| 10 |
Earl of Lytton |
Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) Bill |
Monday 1 June |
| 11 |
Lord McColl of Dulwich |
Advertising of Prostitution (Prohibition) Bill |
Tuesday 2 June |
| 12 |
Lord Trefgarne |
Succession to Peerages Bill |
Tuesday 2 June |
| 13 |
Lord Dholakia |
Age of Criminal Responsibility Bill |
Tuesday 2 June |
| 14 |
Lord Alton of Liverpool |
Mesothelioma (Amendment) Bill |
Tuesday 2 June |
| 15 |
Lord Dubs |
Planning (Subterranean Development) Bill |
Tuesday 2 June |
| 16 |
Lord Lexden |
Direct Planning (Pilot) Bill |
Wednesday 3 June |
| 17 |
Lord Avebury |
Chancel Repairs Bill |
Wednesday 3 June |
| 18 |
Lord Wills |
Public Advocate Bill |
Wednesday 3 June |
| 19 |
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe |
Road Traffic Act 1988 (Alcohol Limits) (Amendment) Bill |
Wednesday 3 June |
| 20 |
Lord Clement-Jones |
Gambling (Categorisation and Use of B2 Gaming Machines) Bill |
Wednesday 3 June |
| 21 |
Lord Falconer of Thoroton |
Assisted Dying Bill |
Thursday 4 June |
| 22 |
Baroness O'Loan |
Conscientious Objection (Medical Activities) Bill |
Thursday 4 June |
| 23 |
Lord Balfe |
European Union Citizens (Electoral Rights) Bill |
Thursday 4 June |
| 24 |
Baroness Deech |
Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill |
Thursday 4 June |
| 25 |
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames |
Cohabitation Rights Bill |
Thursday 4 June |
| 26 |
Baroness Janke |
Referendums (Local Authority Governance) Bill |
Monday 8 June |
| 27 |
Lord Dykes |
European Union (Information, etc.) Bill |
Monday 8 June |
| 28 |
Lord Saatchi |
Medical Innovation Bill |
Monday 8 June |
| 29 |
Baroness Tonge |
International Development (Population Change) Bill |
Monday 8 June |
| 30 |
Lord Black of Brentwood |
Welfare of Cats (Breeding and Sale) Bill |
Monday 8 June |
| 31 |
Baroness Falkner of Margravine |
Armed Forces Deployment (Royal Prerogative) Bill |
Tuesday 9 June |
| 32 |
Baroness McDonagh |
Automatic Electoral Registration Bill |
Tuesday 9 June |
| 33 |
Lord Tyler |
Referendums (Franchise) Bill |
Tuesday 9 June |
| 34 |
Lord Warner |
Right to Die at Home Bill |
Tuesday 9 June |
| 35 |
Lord Kennedy of Southwark |
Polling Day (Saturday) Bill |
Tuesday 9 June |
| 36 |
Lord Trees |
Veterinary Nurses (Protection of Title) Bill |
Wednesday 10 June |
| 37 |
Lord Lipsey |
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) (Amendment) Bill |
Wednesday 10 June |
| 38 |
Baroness Grey-Thompson |
Welfare of Women (Fertility Treatments) Bill |
Wednesday 10 June |
| 39 |
Baroness Tyler of Enfield |
Carers (Leave Entitlement) Bill |
Wednesday 10 June |
| 40 |
Lord Berkeley |
Duchy of Cornwall Bill |
Wednesday 10 June |
| 41 |
Lord Cormack |
Bat Habitat Regulation Bill |
Thursday 11 June |
| 42 |
Lord Ramsbotham |
Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill |
Thursday 11 June |
| 43 |
Lord Taverne |
Student Fees (Qualifying Persons) (England) Bill |
Thursday 11 June |
| 44 |
Lord Blencathra |
Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill |
Thursday 11 June |