PRIVATE MEMBERS' BILLS

HL Deb 12 March 1981 vol 418 cc509-10WA

Lord Somers

asked the Leader of the House:

How many Private Members' Bills have been introduced in each House since the beginning of Session 1960–61, and how many of them have since reached the statute book.

Lord Soames

The information requested is as follows:

1. House of Commons Private Members' Bills.

Session	Introduced	Received Royal Assent
1960–61	55	20
1961–62	52	18
1962–63	50	16
1963–64	79	27
1964–65	74	13
1965–66	34	0
1966–67	102	18
1967–68	76	13
1968–69	74	10
1969–70	70	10
1970–71	63	10
1971–72	78	12
1972–73	80	13
1973–74	42	0
1974	35	5
1974–75	84	10
1975–76	85	14
1976–77	87	10
1977–78	84	8
1978–79	50	2
1979–80	117	8

2. House of Lords Private Members' Bills

Session	Introduced	Received Royal Assent
1960–61	2	0
1961–62	4	2
1962–63	8	2
1963–64	8	7
1964–65	13	4
1965–66	3	0
1966–67	15	5
1967–68	10	0
1968–69	14	2
1969–70	13	5
1970–71	14	3
1971–72	16	5
1972–73	12	2
1973–74	10	0
1974	13	2
1974–75	12	0
1975–76	11	2
1976–77	21	1
1977–78	8	3
1978–79	13	1
1979–80	22	2

House adjourned at seventeen minutes past eleven o'clock.