Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
To ask The Leader of the House how many private member's bills introduced in the Commons in this session have received Royal Assent.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The following private member’s bills introduced in the Commons have received Royal Assent this session:
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025
Space Industry (Indemnities) Act 2025
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Act 2025
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
To ask The Leader of the House to list the private member's bills that started in the Commons in this session and that are now being considered in the Lords, indicating the parliamentary stage they have reached so far.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The following private member’s bills that started in the Commons are now being considered in the Lords:
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - Committee stage
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill - Committee stage
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill - Committee stage
Rare Cancers Bill - Second Reading
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill - Committee stage
The list of private member’s bills being considered in the Lords and their stage is available and kept updated in the House of Lords Business Paper document and on the Parliament website.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
To ask The Leader of the House to list the Lords-starting private member's bills that have had second readings in this session, indicating which of those have begun their committee stages.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The following Lords-starting private member’s bills have had second readings this session, those that have begun committee stages are indicated accordingly:
Support for Infants and Parents etc (Information) Bill [HL]
Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Regulated and Other Activities (Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Education (Values of British Citizenship) Bill [HL]
Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]
Environmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]
Complications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill [HL]
Imprisonment for Public Protection (Resentencing) Bill [HL]
Women, Peace & Security Bill [HL]
Home School Education Registration and Support Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Listed Investment Companies (Classification etc) Bill [HL]
Asylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]
Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill [HL]
Public Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill [HL]
Permitted Development Rights (Extension) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]
Universal Credit (Standard Allowance Entitlement of Care Leavers) Bill [HL]
Consumer Products (Control of Biocides) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Mortgage Prisoners Inquiry Bill [HL]
Education (Assemblies) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Still-Birth (Definition) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
The list of private member’s bills being considered in the Lords and their stage is available and kept updated in the House of Lords Business Paper document and on the Parliament website.