parliamentary law making

Question 1

public bill

Answer 1

affects the full country, put forward by government eg,EU bill

Question 2

private members bill

Answer 2

affects the full country, put forward by MPs

less likely to be put forward unless supported by government
eg, abortion act 1957

Question 3

private bill

Answer 3

affects certain organisations or specific individuals

Question 4

green paper

Answer 4

consultation documents produced by the Government

Allowing people to submit their views

Question 5

white paper

Answer 5

government firm proposal of the new law

Question 6

draft bill

Answer 6

put proposals into former legal language by a parliamentary draftsman

Question 7

pre-legislative process

Answer 7

green paper-> white paper->draft bill

Question 8

first Reading

Answer 8

bill is formally introduced to MPs

Question 9

second Reading

Answer 9

the aims and main principles of the bill are debated

Question 10

committee stage

Answer 10

the details of Bill are discussed by standing committee made of MPs from different parties

Question 11

report stage

Answer 11

the houses consider amendments made at committee stage

Question 12

third Reading

Answer 12

the bill as a whole is debated

Question 13

House of Lords

Answer 13

the bill passes through same stages, it can be accepted or rejected or amended, this goes back and forth between the two houses until verdict is made

Question 14

royal assent

Answer 14

the bill becomes an act of Parliament

Question 15

passage of Bill through Parliament process

Answer 15

first reading->second reading->committee stage->report stage->third reading->Houses of lord and commons->royal assent