types of bills

Question 1

private members bills

Answer 1

possible for individual members of parliament who aren’t government ministers to introduce a bill; can be from any political party also knows as backbenchers that can introduce a bill by ballot and by ten minute rule
ballot - 20 private members selected to present bill to parliament, usually done on fridays so first 6/7 have realistic chance of introducing bill e.g. Murder (Abolotion of the Death Penalty) Act 1965
ten minute rule - MP makes 10 min speech introducing new legislation, unsuccessful, but Bail (Amendment) Act 1993 allowed prosecuting to appeal against granting of bail

Question 2

public bills

Answer 2

involve public policy which either effects whole country or large section of it, most gov bills are public bills e.g Constitutional Reform Act 2005

Question 3

hybrid bills

Answer 3

cross between public bills and private bills, introduced by gov but only to affect a particular person organisation or place e.g. Crossrail Act 2008 allowed for construction of underground rail links in London and will affect people in that area

Question 4

private bills

Answer 4

some bills designed to pass a law which affects only individual people or corporations; e.g. Whitehaven Harbour Act 2007 which transferred all rights in respect of harbour from 3 companies to Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners