What are the different types of bills? Flashcards
1a. What is a Government Bill (Public Bill) and who brings them forward?
1b. Give an example of such a bill.
1a. This is the most important type of proposal that can be debated in parliament. They are brought forwards by government ministers in order to change policy.
1b. The reorganisation of the NHS was brought about by the 2012 Health and Social Care Act.
1a. What is a Private Bill and who brings them forward?
1b. If a group is affected by this new bill, what do they have the right to do?
1c. What is an example of a Private Bill, and when was it introduced?
1a. It is less common, and it can be sponsored by a company or a local authority, with intention of changing a law that impacts them.
1b. They have the right to petition parliament against it.
1c. The 2013 London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act, which increased powers when dealing with obstructions caused by builders and road users in the capital.
1a. What is a Hybrid Bill?
1b. What is an example of such a bill?
1a. It has the characteristics of both a public and a private bill. It proposes changes to the law which affect the general public, but more specifically certain groups or areas.
1b. The bill to build the HS2 from London to Birmingham, and then to Manchester and Leeds.
1a. What is a Private Member’s Bill, and who introduces it?
1b. How likely are they to become law?
1c. How are Private Member Bills selected?
1d. An example of such a bill and when it was passed:
1a. It affects the whole population, and it is introduced by an individual backbench MP or a member of the Lords.
1b. Not as likely as a government bill, since it is hard to find time for all of their stages to be completed in the parliament.
1c. At the start of each Commons session, the names of MPs introducing bills are drawn from a ballot. Alternatively, they could hold a 10 minute speech.
1d. In 2009, MP Cheryl Gillan imposed that councils and the NHS, have the duty of looking after people with autism.
