Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill 2017-19


The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. To amend the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 to make provision about the number and size of parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.

Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)

What is this Bill?

The Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) was a Ballot Bill tabled by Afzal Khan.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2017-19 Session.

Whose idea is this Bill?

As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Afzal Khan), not the Government.

What type of Bill is this?

20 Ballot Bills places are awarded by lottery to backbench MP's at the start of each Session. These Bills receive precedence for debate in the Commons and a handful will succeed in becoming enacted into law.

The higher chance of success means MPs who win a ballot slot are frequently lobbied by groups wishing to have legislation tabled on their behalf, but the choice of bill ultimately remains with the MP.

So is this going to become a law?

No. This Bill did not complete it's passage before the Session completed and is no longer before Parliament. However, it may have been re-introduced under a similar name in a subsequent Session.

How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?

The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.

Would you like to know more?

See these Glossary articles for more information: Ballot Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill

Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers Ministerial Extracts from Debates All Bill Debates

Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill

Last Event: Wednesday 16th October 2019 - Committee stage: House of Commons

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons - 60%

Latest Key documents

Briefing paper
19/12/2018
Explanatory Note
29/11/2017
Amendment paper
06/06/2019

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

16th October 2019
Committee stage: House of Commons
11th July 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 10 July 2019
11th July 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
All Proceedings up to 10 July 2019 at Public Bill Committee Stage
10th July 2019
Committee Debates: compilation of sittings so far (pdf version): House of Commons
10th July 2019
Committee Debate: 32nd sitting: House of Commons
6th June 2019
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 5 June 2019
5th June 2019
Committee Debate: 31st sitting: House of Commons
5th June 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
All Proceedings up to 5 June 2019 at Public Bill Committee Stage
5th June 2019
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 5 June 2019
5th June 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 5 June 2019
25th April 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
All Proceedings up to 24 April 2019 at Public Bill Committee Stage
25th April 2019
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2019
25th April 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 24 April 2019
24th April 2019
Committee Debate: 30th sitting: House of Commons
24th April 2019
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 April 2019
28th March 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
All Proceedings up to 27 March 2019 at Public Bill Committee Stage
28th March 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 27 March 2019
27th March 2019
Committee Debate: 29th sitting: House of Commons
27th February 2019
Committee Debate: 28th sitting: House of Commons
27th February 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 27 February 2019
31st January 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 30 January 2019
31st January 2019
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 30 January 2019
30th January 2019
Committee Debate: 27th sitting: House of Commons
30th January 2019
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2019
29th January 2019
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 28 January 2019
24th January 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 23 January 2019
23rd January 2019
Committee Debate: 26th sitting: House of Commons
17th January 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 16 January 2019
16th January 2019
Committee Debate: 25th sitting: House of Commons
9th January 2019
Committee Debate: 24th sitting: House of Commons
9th January 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
All Proceedings up to 9 January 2019 at Public Bill Committee Stage
9th January 2019
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 9 January 2019
20th December 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 19 December 2018
19th December 2018
Committee Debate: 23rd sitting: House of Commons
19th December 2018
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on the Bill
12th December 2018
Committee Debate: 22nd sitting: House of Commons
12th December 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 12 December 2018
5th December 2018
Committee Debate: 21st sitting: House of Commons
5th December 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 5 December 2018
28th November 2018
Committee Debate: 20th sitting: House of Commons
28th November 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 28 November 2018
22nd November 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 21 November 2018
21st November 2018
Committee Debate: 19th sitting: House of Commons
14th November 2018
Committee Debate: 18th sitting: House of Commons
14th November 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 14 November 2018
1st November 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 31 October 2018
31st October 2018
Committee Debate: 17th sitting: House of Commons
24th October 2018
Committee Debate: 16th sitting: House of Commons
24th October 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 24 October 2018
17th October 2018
Committee Debate: 15th sitting: House of Commons
17th October 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 17 October 2018
10th October 2018
Committee Debate: 14th sitting: House of Commons
10th October 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 10 October 2018
12th September 2018
Committee Debate: 13th sitting: House of Commons
12th September 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 12 September 2018
6th September 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 5 September 2018
5th September 2018
Committee Debate: 12th sitting: House of Commons
19th July 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 18 July 2018
18th July 2018
Committee Debate: 11th sitting: House of Commons
11th July 2018
Committee Debate: 10th sitting: House of Commons
11th July 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 11 July 2018
5th July 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 4 July 2018
4th July 2018
Committee Debate: 9th sitting: House of Commons
4th July 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 4 July 2018
4th July 2018
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 July 2018
27th June 2018
Committee Debate: 8th sitting: House of Commons
27th June 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 27 June 2018
21st June 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 20 June 2018
20th June 2018
Committee Debate: 7th sitting: House of Commons
14th June 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 13 June 2018
13th June 2018
Committee Debate: 6th sitting: House of Commons
7th June 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 6 June 2018
6th June 2018
Committee Debate: 5th sitting: House of Commons
24th May 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 23 May 2018
23rd May 2018
Committee Debate: 4th sitting: House of Commons
17th May 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 16 May 2018
17th May 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 16 May 2018
16th May 2018
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting: House of Commons
16th May 2018
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 May 2018
15th May 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 14 May 2018
15th May 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 14 May 2018
14th May 2018
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting: House of Commons
14th May 2018
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 May 2018
10th May 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 9 May 2018
10th May 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 9 May 2018
9th May 2018
Committee Debate: 1st sitting: House of Commons
9th May 2018
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 9 May 2018
1st December 2017
2nd reading: House of Commons
29th November 2017
Explanatory Notes
Bill 009 EN 2017-19
29th November 2017
Bills
Bill 009 2017-19 (as introduced)
19th July 2017
1st reading: House of Commons