Ten Minute Rule Bills
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Ten Minute Rule Bills are a type of Private Members' Bill that are introduced in the House of Commons under Standing Order No 23.
The ten minute rule allows a backbench MP to make his or her case for a new Bill in a speech lasting up to ten minutes. An opposing speech may also be made before the House decides whether or not the Bill should be introduced. If the MP is successful the Bill is taken to have had its first reading.
- About Parliament: Private Members' Bills
- Standing Orders of the House of Commons: Public Business
- Research briefing: Public Bills