Types of bill

• Green paper – information gathering (e.g. feedback/reform for a pre-existing law or expert advice)
• White paper – the findings/proposed idea 
• Bill – a proposed law
• Public bill – a suggested law that is introduced into parliament and will affect all/majority of the public 
• Private member’s bill – introduced by any MP/member of House of Lords e.g. Abortion Act 1967
• For a Private Member’s Bill: 

  Ballot – 20 MPs are randomly selected to present their bill but realistically only the first 6/7 will get heard 
• For a Private Member’s Bill: 

  Ten minute rule – any MP can make a speech for up to 10 minutes which could be used to introduce their bill 
• Private bill – a bill that effects only a small amount of people