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  2. Ten Minute Rule - Wikipedia

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    Any Member of Parliament (MP) may introduce a bill under the Ten Minute Rule, although in practice it is only used by backbenchers.To qualify to introduce a bill under the rule, the MP in question must be the first through the door to the Public Bill Office on the Tuesday or Wednesday morning fifteen working days (usually three weeks) prior to the date they wish to introduce their bill.

  3. Labour MP’s bid to end ‘alienating’ discrimination against ...

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    Preet Kaur Gill, Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, tabled her legislation in the Commons in a 10-minute rule bill, aimed at forcing the authorities to start to recognise Jews and Sikhs as ethnic ...

  4. Private members' bills in the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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    2024 Private Members Bill Ballot being drawn. Under this method members who apply are drawn from a ballot and, if successful, are given parliamentary time for their bill. . Members of Parliament who are successful in the ballot often have a higher chance of seeing their legislation passed, as greater parliamentary time is given to ballots than other methods of passing a PMB such as under the ...

  5. List of government defeats in the House of Commons since 1945

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    29 January 1975 – A government amendment to the Social Security Benefits Bill, which sought to the restore the earnings rule limit for retired people at £13, was defeated by 280–265. [ 31 ] 2 July 1975 – A government amendment to the Industry Bill, which proposed to remove obligations on government to disclose forecasts of economic ...

  6. Reading (legislature) - Wikipedia

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    A reading of a bill is a stage of debate on the bill held by a general body of a legislature.. In the Westminster system, developed in the United Kingdom, there are generally three readings of a bill as it passes through the stages of becoming, or failing to become, legislation.

  7. Opinion - Federal judgeships bill will improve justice ... - AOL

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    The law provides two cohorts of 11 permanent judgeships for which President-elect Trump would tap candidates between next year and 2026’s conclusion and 11 permanent court seats for which he ...

  8. Act of Parliament (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    A bill introduced in this way is known as a presentation bill. Bills can also be introduced in the Commons by being brought in from the Lords, being brought in by resolution (like the Finance Bill) or when an MP gets leave to bring in a ten-minute rule bill. A government bill can be introduced first into either House.

  9. Debt ceiling news - live: Senate passes debt limit deal bill ...

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    Bill passed after senators rejected 11 proposed amendments