Commons Private Members’ Bills: 24 March 2017
24 March 2017 (updated on 24 March 2017)
MPs debated a number of Private Members’ Bills in the House of Commons on Friday 24 March.
- Watch Parliament TV: Private Members' Bills: 22 March 2017
- Read Commons Hansard: Private Members' Bills: 22 March 2017
Private Members’ Bills: 22 March 2017
Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill - Remaining stages
This Bill, sponsored by Wendy Morton MP, seeks to extend public access to certain local audit documents under section 26 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.
- Watch Parliament TV: Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill Remaining stages
- Read Commons Hansard: Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill Remaining stages
- Find out more about the Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill
- House of Commons Library briefing paper: Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill 2016-17
The Bill passed all of its stages in the House of Commons; it will now move to the House of Lords for consideration.
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill - Remaining stages
This Bill, sponsored by John Glen MP, seeks to repeal sections 146(4) and 147(3) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
- Watch Parliament TV: Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill: remaining stages
- Find out more about the Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill
- House of Commons Library briefing paper: Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill: Committee stage report
The Bill passed all of its stages in the House of Commons; it will now move to the House of Lords for consideration.
Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill - Remaining stages
This Bill, sponsored by Kevin Hollinrake MP, seeks to make provision about the property and affairs of missing persons; and for connected purposes.
- Watch Parliament TV: Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill
- Read Commons Hansard: Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill
- Find out more about the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill
- House of Commons Library briefing paper: Missing persons, guardianship and the presumption of death
The Bill passed all of its stages in the House of Commons; it will now move to the House of Lords for consideration.
Remaining Private Members’ Bills
A list of the remaining Private Members’ Bills scheduled for debate today is available in the Order Paper.
As this is the last sitting Friday of this parliamentary session, the remaining Bills will make no further progress.
Related Information
About Private Members’ Bills
Private Members' Bills are Public Bills introduced by MPs and Lords who are not government ministers.
As with other Public Bills, their purpose is to change the law as it applies to the general population.
A minority of Private Members' Bills become law but, by creating publicity around an issue, they may affect legislation indirectly.
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