Legislative process

Question 1

What are the three categories of bills?

Answer 1

1) Public Bills
2) Hybrid bills
3) Private bills

Question 2

Public Bills are introduced by which two groups?

Answer 2

1) Government Bills

2) Private member’s Bills

Question 3

(PMB) Public Bills - What are the three types of PMB and what are their chances of success?

Answer 3

1) Ballot bill - Decent chance
2) 10 min rule bill - Small chance
3) Presentation bill - Little to no chance

Question 4

(PMB) Public bills: Ballot bills - How do they work (two points)?

Answer 4

1) At the beginning of the year all MP’s who wish to introduce a PMB sign a book and enter their names for what is essentially a lottery in which 20 names are selected at random, and bills are presented.
2) Last name to be drawn has highest priority, as they read first, meaning they get the most time spent on their bills.

Question 5

(PMB) Public bills: 10 Min rule bills - How do they work (two points)?

Answer 5

1) MP’s enter their name into a weekly ballot and if successful, are able to make a short speech of no more than 10 minutes outlining their proposed bill after question time on Tues and Wed.
2) If the house agrees, the Bill will have its first official reading, although very few Bills from 10 min readings achieve royal assent.

Question 6

Private bills - Two points about them.

Answer 6

Make changes to the law that only apply to specific individuals or organisations,
such as the:

• ## 2016 transport for London act” gave the TFL powers over their finances.Outsider groups can request a private bill when they would like to acquire powers that go beyond general law

Question 7

Hybrid bills - What are they + example?

Answer 7

These bills would have a significant effect on both the general public and specific individuals and groups.

For example:

• The HS2 railway would affect both the public and public transport groups / groups involved in the process.

Question 8

(PMB) Public members bills: Presentation bills - How do they work (two points)?

Answer 8

1) Members introduce the title of their bill but cannot speak about it.
2) Only progresses if the Govt. takes an interest to the bill (what is the point here).