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Private members' bills in the Lords in the 2022-23 session

2 March 2023

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Follow the progress of private members' bills in the House of Lords during the 2022-23 session of Parliament.

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What is a private member’s bill?   

A private member’s bill is a type of public bill introduced by an individual member of the House (rather than the government). Public bills affect everyone. Private member's bills must go through the same set of procedures as other public bills.   

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Second reading is the main chance for members of the Lords to debate the key principles and main purpose of a bill. Members raise concerns or specific areas where they think amendments (changes) are needed.

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Bills on Friday 3 March

The following bills were originally introduced in the House of Commons. 

Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill

Introduced by Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative), this bill aims to protect savers by making it a criminal offence for pension scheme trustees or managers who have received a financial penalty to reimburse themselves using pension scheme assets.

Find out more about the Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

Next stage: Committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination of the bill, is yet to be scheduled.

Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill

Introduced by Lord Robathan (Conservative), this bill will require employers to distribute the total amount of tips and service charges to workers without deductions.

Find out more about the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

Next stage: Committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination of the bill, is yet to be scheduled.

Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill

Introduced by Baroness Bertin (Conservative), this bill wll allow the government to extend redundancy protection for employees from the point their employer was informed of the pregancy to six months after returning from maternity, adoption or shared parental leave.

Find out more about the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

Next stage: Committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination of the bill, is yet to be scheduled.

Carer’s Leave Bill

Introduced by Lord Fox (Liberal Democrat), this bill aims to entitle employees caring for a dependant with a long-term care need to a period of Carer's Leave, regardless of employment length and with the same benefits as other forms of family-related leave.

Find out more about the Carer’s Leave Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

Next stage: Committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination of the bill, is yet to be scheduled.

Bills on Friday 3 February

Mobile Homes (Pitch Fees) Bill

Introduced by Lord Udny-Lister (Conservative), this bill aims to make pitch fees fairer and cheaper for mobile home owners by reverting the basis for increase reviews from the Retail Prices Index to the Consumer Prices Index.

Find out more about the Mobile Homes (Pitch Fees) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

Current stage: committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination, took place Wednesday 22 February.

As no changes were proposed ahead of committee stage, the bill progresses directly to third reading, which is yet to be scheduled.

Ofcom (Duty regarding Prevention of Serious Self-harm and Suicide) Bill

Introduced by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (Crossbench), this bill would require Ofcom to establish a unit to advise the government on the extent of social media content which could be seen to encourage self-harm or suicide.

Find out more about the Ofcom (Duty regarding Prevention of Serious Self-harm and Suicide) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

Next stage: Committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination, is scheduled for Wednesday 15 March.

Education (Non-religious Philosophical Convictions) Bill

Introduced by Baroness Burt of Solihull (Liberal Democrat), this bill seeks to include non-religious beliefs within the school curriculum and ensures that those who hold non-religious beliefs are represented at standing advisory councils on religious education and at syllabus conferences.

Find out more about the Education (Non-religious Philosophical Convictions) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

Next stage: Committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination, is yet to be scheduled.

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Bills on Friday 2 December

Health Promotion Bill

Introduced by Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat), this bill seeks to re-establish the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities as the Office of Health Promotion and create a national plan for sport.

Find out more about the Health Promotion Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing. 

Next stage: Committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination, is yet to be scheduled.

School (Reform of Pupil Selection) Bill

Introduced by Baroness Blower (Labour), this bill aims to prohibit state-funded schools from admitting students wholly or partially on the basis of criteria relating to ability or aptitude.

Find out more about the School (Reform of Pupil Selection) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing. 

Next stage: Committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination, is yet to be scheduled.

Protection for Whistleblowing Bill

Introduced by Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat), this bill seeks to establish an independent Office of the Whistleblower and introduce protections for whistleblowers.

Find out more about the Protection for Whistleblowing Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing. 

Next stage Committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination, is yet to be scheduled.

Bill first debated on 18 November

House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill

Introduced by Lord Norton of Louth (Conservative), this bill seeks to appointment a Commission to advise the Prime Minister on recommendations to the Crown for the creation of life peerages and to establish principles to be followed in making recommendations.

Find out more about the House of Lords (Peerages Dominations) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing. 

Next stage: Committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination, is yet to be scheduled.

Bills first debated on 28 October 2022

Government of Wales (Devolved Powers) Bill

Introduced by Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru), this bill would ensure that devolved powers to Senedd Cymru cannot be amended or withdrawn without a super-majority vote of its elected members.

Find out more about the Government of Wales (Devolved Powers) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing. 

Current stage: committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination, took place Monday 23 January.

As no changes were proposed ahead of committee stage, the bill progresses directly to third reading, which is yet to be scheduled.

Coroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill

Introduced by the Bishop of St Albans, this bill would require a coroner to record an opinion at the conclusion of an inquest on relevant factors causative to a death by suicide.

Find out more about the Coroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing. 

Current stage: committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination, took place Tuesday 31 January.

As no changes were proposed ahead of committee stage, the bill progresses directly to third reading, which is yet to be scheduled.

Women, Peace and Security Bill

Introduced by Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative), this bill aims to support women in UK sponsored and supported conflict prevention, peace processes, mediation and diplomatic delegations; to ensure systematic gender consideration and responsiveness in UK foreign and defence policy.

Find out more about the Women, Peace and Security Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

Current stage: committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination, took place on Monday 27 February.

As no changes were proposed ahead of committee stage, the bill progresses directly to third reading, which is yet to be scheduled.

Genocide Determination Bill

Introduced by Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench), this bill would require the High Courts in England and Wales, and in Northern Ireland, and the Court of Session in Scotland, to make preliminary determinations as to what constitutes genocide in accordance with the UK’s obligations under the genocide convention. It also introduces a referral mechanism for such determinations to be referred to international courts.

Find out more about the Genocide Determination Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

Next stage: committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination is bill is yet to scheduled.

Bills first debated on 15 July 2022

Domestic Premises (Electrical Safety Certificate) Bill

Introduced by Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat), this bill would require valid electrical installation condition reports (EICR) or electrical installation certificates (EIC) to be made available to prospective buyers of domestic properties in England and Wales.

Current stage: Third reading, a further chance to make changes, took place on Wednesday 1 February. No changes were put forward and so the bill now passes to the House of Commons for consideration.

Find out more about the Domestic Premises (Electrical Safety Certificate) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing 

Healthy Homes Bill

Introduced by Lord Crisp (Crossbench), this bill would require the government to deliver new homes and ensure local authority needs are met through the creation and definition of healthy home principles and the establishment of a Healthy Homes Commissioner.

Find out more about the Healthy Homes Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

The bill progressed to the next stage of its passage through the House of Lords on Monday 5 December. As no changes were proposed ahead of committee stage, the bill progressed directly to third reading.

Next steps: a date for third reading, a further chance to make changes, is yet to be scheduled.

Ballot Secrecy Bill

Introduced by Lord Hayward (Conservative), this bill seeks to create new offences for individuals who accompany a voter to a polling booth, or position themselves nearby, with the intention of influencing the voter's ballot.

Find out more about the Ballot Secrecy Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

The bill progressed to the next stage of its passage through the House of Lords on Friday 18 November. A number of amendments (changes) were agreed to at committee stage.

The bill had its report stage, on Wednesday 23 November. No further changes were put forward.

The bill had its third reading on Wednesday 30 November. No changes were put forward and so the bill now passes to the House of Commons for consideration.

Heritage Railways and Tramways (Voluntary Work) Bill

Introduced by Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Labour), this bill seeks to remove restrictions on young persons volunteering to work on heritage railways and tramways.

Find out more about the Heritage Railways and Tramways (Voluntary Work) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing. 

Current stage: the bill progressed to the next stage of its passage through the House of Lords on Tuesday 22 November 2022. As no changes were proposed ahead of committee stage, the bill progressed directly to third reading.

Next steps: a date for third reading, a further chance to make changes, is yet to be scheduled.

Ecology Bill

Introduced by Lord Redesdale (Liberal Democrat), this bill would require the government to achieve defined climate and nature targets by introducing a strategy for reducing the UK’s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions to net zero.

Find out more about the Ecology Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

The bill progressed to the next stage of its passage through the House of Lords on Friday 18 November. A number of amendments (changes) were agreed to at committee stage.

Current stage: the bill had its report stage, where no further amendments were put forward, on Wednesday 25 January.

Next stage: the bill now awaits third reading, where a final technical amendment may be made. No date for third reading has yet been scheduled.

Bills first debated on 8 July 2022

Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill

Introduced by Baroness Jones of Moulescoomb (Green), this bill seeks to establish a human right to clean air, requiring the government to limit the concentration of pollutants in the air in accordance with World Health Organization guidelines and scientific evidence.

Find out more about the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

The bill progressed to the next stage of its passage through the House of Lords on Friday 18 November. A number of amendments (changes) were agreed to at committee stage.

The bill had its report stage on Monday 28 November. As no amendments were put forward ahead of report stage, the bill progressed directly to third reading. 

Third reading took place on Friday 2 December. Members discussed the progress of the bill through the Lords.

Next stage: the bill now passes to the House of Commons for consideration.

Front-loaded Child Benefit Bill

Introduced by Lord Farmer (Conservative), this bill seeks to amend the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006 in order to vary the rate of child benefit over the course of childhood, enabling eligible parents to receive a higher rate during a child’s early years and a correspondingly reduced rate when that child is older.

Find out more about the Front-loaded Child Benefit Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

The bill progressed to committee stage on Friday 2 December. A number of amendments (changes) were agreed to.

Next stage: report stage, a further chance for members put forward amendments, is yet to be sceduled.

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill

Introduced by the Lord Bishop of Durham, the bill aims to remove the limit on the number of children or qualifying young persons included in the calculation of an award of Universal Credit.

Find out more about the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

Current stage: the bill progressed to the next stage of its passage through the House of Lords on Wednesday 26 October 2022. As no changes were proposed ahead of committee stage, the bill progressed directly to third reading, which is yet to be scheduled.

Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill

Introduced by Baroness Ludford (Liberal Democrat), this bill would provide leave to enter or remain in the UK to family members of refugees, or people granted humanitarian protection and for legal aid to be made available for such cases.

Find out more about the Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

The bill was considered at committee stage in the House of Lords on Tuesday 1 November 2022. As no changes were proposed ahead of committee stage, the bill progressed directly to third reading.

Third reading, a further chance to make changes, took place on Friday 3 February.

No changes to the bill were suggested ahead of third reading. Members discussed the passage of the bill at the conclusion of its Lords stages.

Next stage: Following the completion of third reading, the bill now passes to the House of Commons for its consideration.

Local Authority (Housing Allocation) Bill

Introduced by Lord Mann (Non-affiliated), this bill would require local planning authorities to establish targets for the allocation of land for new housing in England in consultation with their local communities. 

Find out more about the Local Authority (Housing Allocation) Bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

Next stage: The bill was considered at committee stage in the House of Lords on Monday 13 March 2023. As no changes were proposed ahead of committee stage, the bill progressed directly to third reading.

Third reading, a further chance to make changes, is yet to be scheduled.

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