How do bills get into parliament?

Cards (11)

  • What is a ballot
    A ballot is a confidential voting process used to elect officials or decide on legal matters, ensuring anonymity.
  • What is the ten minute rule?
    A back bencher or any mp can make a speech up to 10 minutes however this is rarely successful
  • Give an example of a private member bill
    Household waste recycling act 2003
  • What is a hybrid bill
    A hybrid bill is a bill introduced by a government which affects an organisation, person or place.
  • Give an example of a hybrid bi’ll
    Cross rail acts 2008
  • Give an example of a government bill
    The criminal justice course act 2015
  • What is a public bill
    A public bill applies to the whole population, changing general law, and is introduced in Parliament by ministers or MPs.
  • What is a government bill?
    Introduced by a mp for example hole waste recycling act 2003
  • What are private member bills
    Introduced by the government affecting an organisation person or place
    E.g cross rail acts
  • What is a hybrid bill
    introduced by the government which affect most of the country
    For example the sentencing and punishment offenders Act
  • What is the ten minute rule
    Backbenchers can try introduce a bill through the ten minute rule under which any mp. This is a speech up to 10 minutes. This method is rarely successfu.