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The low number of private members' bills passed has resulted in calls for reform of the PMB system. The Hansard Society has produced reform proposals in a pamphlet called 'Enhancing the Role of Backbench MPs'. The pamphlet calls for greater resourcing of PMBs and changes to the times when private members' bills are debated. [4]
It was introduced as a private members' bill by Wera Hobhouse and Baroness Burt of Solihull. The aim of the act is to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and drive a culture change. The aim of the act is to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and drive a culture change.
A private member's bill is a bill (proposed law) introduced into a legislature by a legislator who is not acting on behalf of the executive branch.The designation "private member's bill" is used in most Westminster system jurisdictions, in which a "private member" is any member of parliament (MP) who is not a member of the cabinet (executive).
The most recent personal act, passed in 1987, provided for 59-year-old George Evans to marry his 28-year-old former daughter-in-law Deborah Evans. [6] Until 1815, private and personal acts were not officially printed (although it was common for a private bill to include a clause to deem the act to be a public act and this would lead to it being ...
The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which allowed members of the public and press to attend meetings of certain public bodies. The Act is notable for having been initiated as a private member's bill drawn up by Margaret Thatcher , and also for being introduced in a maiden speech ...
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is a private members' bill (PMB) which proposes to legalise assisted suicide for terminally ill adults in England and Wales.The bill was introduced by Labour backbench MP Kim Leadbeater in October 2024 after she was chosen first by ballot for PMBs.
The UK government gave a commitment in the 2010 Coalition Agreement to bring into force a power of recall. [6] Following the election and the coalition government's commitment, Zac Goldsmith introduced a series of private members bills for a recall process, none of which were successful. [5]
The Hate Crime (Misogyny) Bill was a Private Member's Bill submitted to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in the 2021-2022 session of Parliament. It was sponsored by Wera Hobhouse , the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath . [ 1 ]