the stages of legislative process

Question 1

1st stage

Answer 1

first reading: avalible to MP’s but not debated or voted on

Question 2

2nd stage

Answer 2

principle of bill is debated and a vote may be taken if contested

Question 3

committee stage

Answer 3

bill is scrutinised by public bill committee whose members reflect party strength in parliment.

Question 4

report stage

Answer 4

whole house considers amendments made at the committee stage and may reject them

Question 5

third reading

Answer 5

amended bill is debated and voted on by the whole house

Question 6

HOL stage

Answer 6

-bill goes through same stage as HOC
-lords proposes amendmants
-commons decide whether to accept or not

Question 7

royal assent

Answer 7

Monarch signs the bill making it a law.

Question 8

goverment/ public bill

Answer 8

• the most important goverment propasal
  -brought forward by goverment ministers to change public policy
  (european union) act 2020

Question 9

private bill

Answer 9

-much less common and sponsered by companys
-or an LA with intention of changing the law that affects a group affected by a bill
(city of london open spaces act 2018)

Question 10

Hyrid bill

Answer 10

• has charateristics of both private and public bills.
  -proposes changed to laws that affect a certain group of people
  high speed rail (london- west midland act 2017)

Question 11

Private members bill

Answer 11

• affects the whole population and introducted by an MP or Lord
  -less likely as depends on time to complete the bill
  -drawn out of a ballot
  -20 MP’s are drawn out of a ballot to introduce during ten minutes rule.
  Holocaust (return of cultural object 2019)

Question 12

legslative bill

Answer 12

-proposal for a new law or to change an exsisting law
-can be introducted in HOL and HOC