Private Members' Bills

HC Deb 26 January 1987 vol 109 cc106-23W

Mr. Hargreaves

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will publish in the Official Report a consolidated list of private Members' Bills which received extra parliamentary time from the Government, the dates such time was given, the sponsors of each Bill and what stages received such time; and whether the Bill received the Royal Assent for each session since 1956.

Mr. Biffen

The information requested is given in the table:

Session	Bill	Stages	Date	Sponsors	Royal Assent received
	Public Service Vehicles (Travel Concessions)	Report	26 April 1955	Mr. Short, Mr. David Jones,	Yes
		Third Reading	26 April 1955	Mr. Popplewell, Mr. Blenkinsop, Mr. Wheeldon, Mr. Ernest Davies, Mr. Willey, Mr. Lee, Mr. Mitchison, Mr. Champion, Mr. Callaghan, Mr. Gibson
1955–56	Death Penalty (Abolition)	Second Reading	12 March 1956	Mr. Sydney Silverman, Mr. Ede,	No
		Committee	25 April 1956	Mr. Clement Davies, Mr. Bevan, Mr. Hyde,
			16 May 1956	Mr. Paton, Mr. Daines, Dr. Stross,
		Report	28 June 1956	Mr. Wedgewood Benn, Mr. Paget,
		Third Reading	28 June 1956	Sir Beverly Baxter, Mr. Wade
	Hotel Proprietors	Lords Amendments	18 July 1956	Mr. O'Neill, Sir Charles Taylor,Mr. Eden, Mr. Renton, Sir Peter Macdonald	Yes
	Marriage (Scotland)	Lords Amendments	30 July 1956	Mr. Bence, Mr. Grimond, Mr. John MacLeod, Mr. Malcolm Macmillan, Mrs. Mann, Mr. Timmons, Lady Tweedsmuir	Yes
	Sanitary Inspectors (Change of Designation)	Report	18 July 1956	Sir Wavell Wakefield, Mr. Albu,	Yes
		Third Reading	18 July 1956	Dr. Bennett, Mr. Beswick, Wing Commander Grant-Ferris, Mr. Ian Harvey, Mr. Philips Price, Dame Irene Ward, Mr. William Wells
1956–57	Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions)	Lords Amendments	26 July 1957	Mr. Dudley Williams, Sir Harold Roper,Mr. du Cann, Mr. Robinson, Miss Vickers, Mr. Lucas, Sir Beverley Baxter, Viscount Hinchingbrooke, Mr. Beswick, Commander Maitland	Yes
1957–58	Divorce (Insanity and Desertion)	Lords Amendments	18 July 1958	Mr. Deedes, Mrs. White, Mr. John Rodgers, Mr. Kaberry, Mr. John Peyton, Mr. Reader Harris, Mr. Blenkinsop, Mr. Michael Stewart, Mr. Robinson	Yes
	Licensing of Bulls and Boars (Lords)	Second Reading	18 July 1958	Sir Archer Baldwin	No
	Merchant Shipping (Liability of Ship Owners and others)	Lords Amendments	23 July 1958	Mr. Forrest, Sir David Campbell, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Chichester-Clark, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Currie, Mr. Godman Irvine, Mrs. McLaughlin, Captain Orr, Mr. Sumner. Mr. O'Neill	Yes
	Variation of Trusts	Lords Amendments	18 July 1958	Mr. Crowder, Sir Lionel Heald, Major Hicks-Beach, Mr. Gower, Mr. Hay, Mr. Elwyn Jones, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Black, Sir William Anstruther-Gray, Mr. Doughty, Sir Hugh Lucas-Tooth	Yes
1958–59	Fatal Accidents	Lords Amendments	22 July 1959	Mr. Robert Cooke, Sir Lionel Heald, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Emmet, Mr. John Hobson, Mr. MacDermot, Mr. Bingham, Mr. Madden, Mr. Hutchison, Mr. Body, Mr. Elwyn Jones	Yes
	Landlord and Tenant (Furniture and Fittings)	Lords Amendments	22 July 1959	Mr. Mawby, Mr. Page, Mr. Gurden, Mr. Maurice Macmillan, Mr. Farey—Jones, Mr. Freeth, Mr. Henry Price	Yes
	Legitimacy	Lords Amendments	28 July 1959	Mr. Parker, Sir Robert Cary, Mr. Issacs, Miss Vickers, Dr. Stross, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. de Freitas, Mr. Royle	Yes
	Obscene Publications	Lords Amendments	22 July 1959	Mr. Roy Jenkins, Viscount Lambton, Mr. Ede, Mr. Maurice Macmillan, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Hugh Fraser, Sir Leslie Plummer	Yes
1959–60	Adoption	Committee	1 July 1960	Mr. Parker	Yes
		Report	1 July 1960
		Third Reading	1 July 1986
	Clean Rivers (Estuaries and Tidal Waters)	Lords Amendments	21 July 1960	Mr. Ramsden, Mr. Ede, Sir Lionel Heald, Mr. Ronald Bell, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Green, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Jeger, Mr. Mellish, Mr. Morrison, Dame Irene Ward, Mr. Willey	Yes
	Noise Abatement	Lords Amendments	25 October 1960	Mr. Speir, Mr. Ronald Bell, Mr. Ede, Mr. Eden, Vice-Admiral Hughes Hallett, Mr. Reader Harris, Dame Irene Ward, Mrs. White, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hirst, Wing Commander Bullus, Mr. Cledwyn Hughes	Yes
	Offices	Lords Amendments	8 July 1960	Mr. Marsh, Mr. Redhead, Mr. Mulley, Dr. Summerskill, Mr. Wade, Mr. Creech Jones, Mrs. Castle, Mr. Victor Yates, Mr. Charles Pannell, Mr. Darling, Mr. Frederick Lee, Mr. Padley	Yes

Session	Bill	Stages	Date	Sponsors	Royal Assent received
	Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings)	Lords Amendments	25 October 1960	Mrs. Thatcher, Sir Lionel Heald, Sir Robert Grimston, Mr. Corfield, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Kirk, Wing Commander Grant-Ferris, Mr. Robson, Mr. Gurden, Sir Peter Agnew	Yes
	Road Traffic (Driving of Motor Cycles)	Lords Amendments	25 October 1960	Vice-Admiral Huges-Hallett, Mr. Gresham Cooke, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Arthur Lewis, Mr. Charles Pannell, Mr. Geoffrey Wilson, Mr. Russell, Mr. Frederick Harris, Mr. Prentice, Mr. Victor Yates, Mr. Norman Pannell	Yes
1960–61	Credit-Sale Agreements (Scotland)	Report	4 July 1961	Sir James Henderson-Stewart,	Yes
		Third Reading	4 July 1961	Sir James Duncan, Mr. John MacLeod, Mr. Hutchison, Mr. Stodart, Commander Donaldson
	Highways (Miscellaneous Provisions)	Lords Amendments	24 July 1961	Mr. Aitken, Mr. Bell, Mrs. Emmet, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Gooch, Dr. King, Mr. McLaren, Lt. Cmdr. Maydon, Mr. Kimball, Mr. Foster, Mr. Woodnut	Yes
	Police Federation	Lords Amendments	24 July 1961	Mr. Thomas Jones, Lord Balniel, Mr. Gallaghan, Mr. Dingle Foot, Lady Megan Lloyd George, Mr. Cledwyn Hughes, Mr. Idwal Jones, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Goronwy Roberts, Mr. George Thomas, Sir Lynn Ungoed-Thomas, Mr. Walkins	Yes
	Rivers (Prevention of Pollution)	Lords Amendments	24 July 1961	Mr. Temple, Colonel Beamish, Mr. Corfield, Mr. de Ferranti, Mr. Gurden, Sir Lionel Heald, Mr. Jack Jones, Sir Hugh Lucas-Tooth, Lt. Cmdr. Maydon, Mr. Goronwy Roberts, Mr. Short, Dame Irene Ward	Yes
1961–62	Local Government (Records)	Lords Amendments	26 July 1962	Mr. Ridley, Dr. Stross, Mr. Aitken, Sir Hamilton Kerr, Mr. Snow, Mr. Temple, Mr. Bell, Mr. Channon, Mr. Dugdale Mr. Fletcher, Sir Richard Nugent	Yes
	Lotteries and Gaming	Lords Amendments	26 July 1962	Mr. Bidgood, Sir Harmar Nicholls, Cmdr. Donaldson, Mr. Farey-Jones, Mr. Dennis Howel, Mr. Lagden, Mr. Lipton, Mr. McAdden, Mr. Norman Pannell, Mr. Albert Roberts, Sir Eric Errington, Mr. Eric Johnson	Yes
1962–63	Animal Boarding Establishment	Lords Amendments	26 July 1963	Mr. Frederick Bennett, Sir Roland Robinson, Wg. Cmdr. Bullus, Mr. Hayman, Mr. Russell, Mr. Skeffington, Mrs. Emmet, Mr. David Griffith, Lady Gammands, Mr. Beaney, Mr. William Clark, Mr. Hooson	Yes
	Dog Racing (Betting Days)	Lords Amendments	26 July 1963	Mr. Rees-Davies, Miss Bacon, Mr. Lagden, Mr. Mellish, Brigadier Clarke	Yes
	Limitation	Lords Amendments	26 July 1963	Mr. Buck, Sir Lionel Heald, Mr. Arthur Irvine, Mr. Finch, Mr. Charles Royle, Mr. Walder, Mr. van Straubenzee, Mr. Taverne, Mr. Hooson, Mr. Brewis	Yes
	Local Government (Financial Provisions)	Lords Amendments	29 July 1963	Mr. Speir, Wg Comdr Bullus, Sir Gerald Wills, Mr. Stephen Davies, Sir Herbert Butcher, Mr. Mellish Mr. Digby, Mr. Temple, Mr. Ainsley Mr. Slater, Mr. Probert	Yes
	Matrimonial Clauses	Lords Amendments	26 July 1963	Mr. Abse, Miss Vickers, Mr. Hooson, Mr. Weitzman, Mr. Llywelyn Williams, Mr. Morris, Mr. Foster, Mr. Parker, Mr. Ridley, Mr, Michael Foot, Mr. Taverne	Yes
	Performers (Protection) (Lords)	Third Reading	26 July 1963	Mr. Ronald Bell	Yes
	Wills	Lords Amendments	29 July 1963	Mr. Hutchison, Mr. John Henderson, Mr. Hendry, Mr. Oswald, Mr. Wolrige-Gordon, Mr. Woodburn, Mr. Brewis	Yes
1963–64	Betting Gaming and Lotteries	Lords Amendments	24 July 1964	Lord John Hope, Mr. Buck Sir Lionel Heald	Yes

Session	Bill	Stages	Date	Sponsors	Royal Assent received
	Divorce (Scotland) (Lords)	Report	21 July 1964	Mr. Forbes Hendry	Yes
		Third Reading	21 July 1964
	Episcopal Church (Scotland)	Second Reading	18 February 1964	Sir John Arhuthnot	Yes
		Committee	26 February 1964
		Third Reading	26 February 1964
	Hairdressers Registration	Lords Amendments	27 July 1964	Mr. Partridge, Mr. Barter, Lady Gammans,	Yes
				Mrs. Hill, Dame Patricia Hornsby-Smith.
				Sir Barnett Janner
	Local Government(Pecuniary Interests)	Lords Amendments	24 July 1964	Sir Hubert Ashton, Mr. Arhuthnot,	Yes
				Mr. Bourne-Arton, Mr. Lagden,
				Sir Richard Nugent,
				Sir Hendrie Oakshott, Mr. Pargiter,
				Mr. Parkin, Sir Kenneth Pickthorn,
				Mr. Temple. Mr. Skeffington
	New Forest (Lords)	Second Reading	7 May 1964	Colonel Sir Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre	Yes
		Committee	20 July 1964
		Third Reading	20 July 1964
	Scrap Metal Dealers	Lords Amendments	20 July 1964	Sir Donald Kaberry, Mr. Gresham Cooke,	Yes
				Mr. Tiley, Dame Edith Pitt, Mr. Wall,
				Mr. Biggs-Davison. Mr. Steward,
				Mr. John Howard, Mr. Frederick Bennett,
				Mr. Hollingworth, Mr. Farey-Jones,
				Mr. Proudfoot
	Riding Establishments	Lords Amendments	20 July 1964	Sir Jocelyn Lucas, Mr. Morrison,	Yes
				Sir John Gilmour, Mr. Greenwood,
				Mr. Kimball, Sir Walter Bromley-Davenport,
				Mr. Lubbock, Sir Thomas Moore,
				Mr. Leavey, Mr. Moyle, Mr. Hayman,
				Mr. Burden
	Trading Stamps	Lords Amendments	20 July 1964	Mr. Osborn, Sir Cyril Osborne,	Yes
				Sir Charles Taylor, Mr. Proudfoot,
				Mr. Longbottorn, Mr. Buck, Mr. John Howard,
				Mr. Hirst, Mr. Stonchouse,
				Mr. Wedgwood Benn, Mr. Francis Noel-Baker,
				Mr. Holt
1964–65	Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty)	Second Reading	21 December 1964	Mr. Sydney Silverman, Mr. Berkeley,	Yes
		Committee	24 March 1965	Mrs. Braddock, Mr. Chataway,
			31 March 1965	Mr. Foot, Sir Geoffrey de Freitas,
			7 April 1965	Mr. Hale, Mr. Newens, Mr. Paget,
			14 April 1965	Mr. Shinwell, Mr. Thorpe, Mrs. Williams
			28 April 1965
			5 May 1965
			12 May 1965
			19 May 1965
			26 May 1965
		Report	25 June 1965
			13 July 1965
		Third Reading	13 July 1965
		Lords Amendments	28 October 1965
	Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Lords)	Third Reading	4 August 1965	Colonel Sir Tufton Beamish	Yes
	Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses)	Lords Amendments	4 August 1965	Mr. McLaren	Yes
1965–66	Nil
1966–67	Live Hare Coursing (Abolition)	Second Reading	1 May 1967	Mr. Heffer, Mr. Pounder,	No
				Mr. William Price, Dr. Winstanley,
				Mr. Yates, Miss Lestor,
				Captain Kerby, Mr. Bessell, Mr. Ensor,
				Mr. Ellis, Mr. MacNamara
	National Health Service (Family Planning)	Third Reading	8 May 1967	Mr. Brooks, Mr. Abse,	Yes
				Sir Clive Bossom, Mr. Dunwoody,
				Mr. Fisher, Dame Joan Vickers,
				Dr. Winstanley
	Sexual Offences (No. 2)	Report	23 June 1967	Mr. Abse, Mr. Grimond, Mr. Wood,	Yes
			3 July 1967	Mr. Pannell, Mr. Strauss,
		Third Reading	3 July 1967	Sir Peter Rztwlinson, Mr. Foot,
				Mr. Hugh Fraser, Mr. Varley,
				Mr. Gilmour, Mr. St. John Stevas,
				Mr. Homer
	Abortion	Report	29 June 1967	Mr. David Steel. Dr. Winstanley,	Yes
			13 July 1967	Dr. Kerr, Dame Joan Vickers,
				Mrs. Short, Mr. Digby, Mr. Eadie,

Session	Bill	Stages	Date	Sponsors	Royal Assent received
		Third Reading	13 July 1967	Viscount Lambton
		Lords Amendments	25 October 1967
	Civic Amenities	Lords Amendments	21 July 1967	Mr. Sandys, Mr. Strauss,	Yes
				Mr. Grimond, Mr. Deedes,
				Mr. Blenkinsop
	Road Traffic (Amendment)	Lords Amendments	21 July 1967	Mr. Randall, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Symonds,	Yes
				Mr. Ronald Lewis, Mr. Dobson,
				Mr. Cordle, Mr. Edwin Wainwright,
				Mrs. Spriggs, Mr. Weitzman. Mr. Fisher
	Matrimonial Homes (Lords)	Report	21 July 1967	Mr. Robert Edwards	Yes
		Third Reading	31 July 1967
	Road Traffic (Driving Instruction)	Lords Amendments	26 July 1967	Mr. Owen, Colonel Sir Harwood Harrison,	Yes
				Mr. Molloy, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Floud.
				Mr. Gresham Cooke, Mr. Ogden,
				Dame Joan Vickers, Mr. George Rogers
	Vessels Protection	Report	26 July 1967	Mr. Gresham Cooke, Dr. Bennett,	Yes
		Third Reading	26 July 1967	Sir John Langford-Holt,
				Sir Harwood Harrison,
				Mr. Edward Mallalieu, Mr. Paget,
				Mr. Grant-Ferris, Mr. Cronin, Mr. Parker,
				Dr. Owen, Mr. Costain, Mr. Jenkin
1967–68	Adoption	Lords Amendments	25 July 1968	Mr. Alldritt, Mrs Braddock, Mr. Crawshaw,	Yes
				Mr. Dunn, Mr. van Straubenzee, Mr. Ogden,
				Mr. Simon Manon, Mr. Oakes, Mr. Fortescue
	Caravan Sites	Lords Amendments	25 July 1968	Mr. Lubbock, Mr. Macdonald,	Yes
				Sir Lionel Heald, Mr. Deedes,
				Mr. Wellbeloved, Mr. Pardoc
	Clean Air	Lords Amendments	15 October 1968	Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Robert Edwards,	Yes
				Mr. Allaun, Mr. Rhodes, Mr. Dan Jones,
				Sir Gerald Nabarro, Mr. Lubbock, Mr. Deedes,
				Mr. Sandys
	Design Copyright	Report	25 July 1968	Mrs. Knight, Mr. Weatherill,	Yes
		Third Reading	25 July 1968	Mr. Humphrey Atkins, Mr. Ensor, Mr. Gurden,
				Mr. Eyre
	Domestic and Appellate Proceedings (Restriction of Publicity)	Lords Amendments	15 October 1968	Sir Lionel Heald, Sir David Renton,	Yes
				Mr. Goodhart, Mr. Buck, Mr. Rossi
	Friendly & Industrial & Provident Societies	Lords Amendments	25 July 1968	Mr. Paget	Yes
	Hearing Aid Council	Lords Amendments	25 July 1968	Mr. Pavitt, Mr. Turton, Dr. Winstanley	Yes
				Mr. William Williams, Dame Joan Vickers,
				Mr. Alistair Mackenzie, Dr. Dunwoody,
				Mr. Gardner
	Highlands & Islands Development (Scotland)	Lords Amendments	25 July 1968	Mr. Maclennan, Mr. Dewar, Mr. Gregor	Yes
				Mackenzie,
				Mr. Mackintosh, Mr. Malcolm MacMillan
	Maintenance Orders	Lords Amendments	21 June 1968	Mr. Hogg, Mr. Pannell, Dame Joan Vickers,	Yes
				Mr. Lubbock, Mr. Abse,
				Mr. Gresham Cooke, Mr. Grant
	Theatres	Lords Amendments	25 July 1968	Mr. Strauss, Sir David Renton,	Yes
				Mr. St. John-Stevas, Mr. Hooson,
				Mr. William Wilson, Mr. Faulds, Mr. Foot,
				Mr. Hugh Jenkins
1968–69	Divorce Reform	Second Reading	16 December 1968	Mr. Alec Jones, Mr. Abse, Mr. Awdry,	Yes
		Report	12 June 1969	Dame Joan Vickers, Mrs. Jeger, Mr. Hooson,
		Third Reading	12 June 1969	Mr. Ridley, Mr. Peter Jackson, Mr. Boyle,
		Lords Amendments	17 October 1969	Mr. Gilmour, Mr. Lyons, Mr. William Wilson
	Employers' Liability (Defective Equipment)	Lords Amendments	3 July 1969	Mr. Hugh Brown, Mr. Cronin, Mr. Archer,	Yes
				Mr. David Watkins, Mr. Huckfield,
				Mr. Molloy, Mr. Lawson, Mr. James Hamilton
	Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance)	Report	11 July 1969	Mr. David Watkins, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bishop,	Yes
		Third Reading	11 July 1969	Mrs. Braddock, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Craddock,
		Lords Amendments	17 October 1969	Mr. Ellis, Mr. James Hamilton, Mr. Kerr,
				Mr. Orme, Mr. Edwin Wainwright, Mr. Lyon
	Auctions (Bidding Agreements)	Lords Amendments	17 October 1969	Mr. Costain, Sir John Vaughan-Morgan,	Yes
				Mr. Chichester-Clark, Mr. Royle,

Session	Bill	Stages	Date	Sponsors	Royal Assent received
				Mr. Strauss, Mr. Iremonger, Colonel Sir Tufton Beamish
1969–70	Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons	Lords Amendments	27 May 1970	Mr. Alfred Morris, Mr. Jack Ashley,	Yes
				Dr. Shirley Summerskill, Mr. Neil Marten,
				Dr. Winstanley, Mr. Will Griffiths,
				Mr. John Astor, Mrs. Lena Jeger,
				Mr. George Darling, Mr. Lewis Carter-Jones,
				Sir Clive Bossom, Mr. Laurence Pavitt
	Indecent Advertisements (Amendment) (Lords)	Second Reading	28 May 1970	Sir Eric Errington	Yes
		Committee	28 May 1970
		Third Reading	28 May 1970
	Trees	Lords Amendments	27 May 1970	Mr. Sandys, Colonel Sir Tufton Beamish,	Yes
				Mr. Arthur Blenkinsop, Mr. Deedes,
				Mr. Michael Foot, Mr. David Gibson-Watt,
				Miss Harvie Anderson, Mr. Douglas Houghton,
				Mr. Carol Johnson, Mr. Angus Maude.
				Sir G. R. Strauss, Mr. Jeremy Thorpe
1970–71	Nil
1971–72	National Health Service (Family Planning) Amendment	Lords Amendments	23 October 1972	Mr. Philip Whitehead, Mr. Richard Crossman,	Yes
				Mr. Douglas Houghton. Dr. Tom Stuttaford,
				Dr. David Owen, Dr. Shirley Summerskill,
				Mr. John Hunt, Mr. Jack Dormand,
				Sir George Sinclair, Mr. John Pardoe,
				Mr. Laurie Pavitt
1972–73	Nil
1973–74	Nil
1974	Nil
1974–75	Nil
1975–76	Sexual Offences (Amendment)	Report	15 October 1976	Mr. Robin Corbett, Mrs. Helene Hayman,	Yes
		Third Reading	18 November 1976	Mr. Jack Ashley, Miss Jo Richardson,
				Mr. Philip Whitehead, Mr. Robert Kilroy-Silk,
				Mr. A. J. Beith, Mrs. Ann Taylor,
				Mr. Bruce Grocott, Sir George Young,
				Mr. Brian Gould, Mr. Ken Weetch
1976–77	Housing (Homeless Persons)	Lords Amendments	27 July 1977	Mr. Stephen Ross, Mr. David Steel,	Yes
				Mr. Peter Walker, Mr. Bruce Douglas-Mann,
				Mr. Andrew Welsh, Mr. Dafydd Wigley,
				Mr. David Knox, Mr. John Cartwright,
				Mr. Nicholas Scott, Mrs. Millie Miller,
				Mr. Fred Evans, Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody
	Unfair Contract Terms	Lords Amendments	22 July 1977	Mr. Michael Ward, Mr. Arthur Bottomley,	Yes
			28 July 1977	Mr. John Cartwright, Mr. Robin Corbett,
				Miss Janet Fookes, Mr. Arthur Latham,
				Mr. Richard Luce, Mrs. Millie Miller,
				Mr. Stephen Ross, Mr. Ken Wretch,
				Mr. Alan Lee Williams
1977–78	Nil
1978–79	Nil
1979–80	Nil
1980–81	Nil
1981–82	Nil
1982–83	Road Traffic (Driving Licences)	Committee	11 May 1983	Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson, Mr. Nick Budgen,	Yes
		Third Reading	11 May 1983	Mr. Tony Marlow, Mr. Matthew Parris,
				Sir John Biggs-Davison, Mr. William Ross
	National Audit	Report	11 May 1983	Mr. Norman St. John Stevas, Mr. Joel Barnett,	Yes
		Third Reading	11 May 1983	Mr. Edward du Cann, Mr. Richard Wainwright,
				Mr. John Roper, Mr. Terence L. Higgins,
				Sir John Biggs-Davison, Mrs. Renee Short,
				Mr. Peter Tapsell, Mr. John Garrett,
				Mr. Peter Hordern, Mr. Robert Maclennan
	Broadcasting of Parliament (Annual Review)	Committee	11 May 1983	Dr. Edmund Marshall, Mr. Jack Dormand,	No
		Third Reading	11 May 1983	Mr. A. J. Beith, Mr. Stephen Hastings,
				Mr. James Molyneaux, Mr. Tim Rathbone,
				Mr. Norman St. John Stevas,
				Mr. Philip Whitehead

Session	Bill	Stages	Date	Sponsors	Royal Assent received
1983–84	Nil
1984–85	Nil
1985–86	Nil
1986–87 (to date)	Nil

Note:

1. (1) References to Committee are to Committee of the whole House.
2. (2) The name given in respect of Bills from the House of Lords is that of the Member who took up the Bill in the House of Commons.

Mr. Hargreaves

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will list those private Members' Bills which received the Royal Assent in each Session since 1960; and what percentage this represents of total private Members' Bills introduced.

Mr. Biffen

The information requested is as follows:

Private Members' Bills
Session	Number Introduced	Number Receiving Royal Assent	Percentage
1959–60	42	19	45
1960–61	55	20	36
1961–62	53	20	38
1962–63	50	18	36
1963–64	86	34	40
1964–65	80	17	21
1965–66	38	0	—
1966–67	107	24	22
1967–68	77	13	17
1968–69	94	12	13
1969–70	81	15	19
1970–71	67	12	18
1971–72	82	17	21
1972–73	85	15	18
1973–74	42	0	—
1974	39	7	18
1974–75	86	10	12
1975–76	85	16	19
1976–77	89	11	12
1977–78	89	11	12
1978–79	58	3	5
1979–80	125	10	8
1980–81	80	14	18
1981–82	93	10	11
1982–83	81	10	12
1983–84	118	13	11
1984–85	98	21	21
1985–86	114	21	18

Private Members' Bills Receiving the Royal Assent

• 1959–60
• Abandonment of Animals
• Adoption
• Bromley College and other charities
• Chipping Sodbury Town Trust
• Clean Rivers (Estuaries and Tidal Waters)
• Corporate Bodies Contracts
• First Offenders (Scotland)
• Game Laws (Amendment)
• House of Commons Members Fund
• Marriage (Enabling)
• Noise Abatement
• Offices
• Oil Burners (Standards)
• Pawnbrokers
• Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings)
• Road Traffic (Amendment)
• Road Traffic (Driving of Motor Cycles)
• United Charities of Nathaniel Waterhouse and other charities (Halifax)
• Wages Arrestment Limitation (Amendment) (Scotland)

• 1960–61
• Barristers (Qualification for Office)
• Carriage by Air
• Companies (Floating Charges) (Scotland)
• Consumer Protection
• Court of Chancery of Lancaster (Amendment)
• Credit-Sale Agreements (Scotland)
• Highways (Miscellaneous Provisions)
• Home Safety
• Industrial and Provident Societies
• Mock Auctions
• Nurses (Amendment)
• Oaths Act 1888 (Amendment)
• Police Federation
• Printer's Imprint
• Private Street Works
• Public Authorities (Allowances)
• Restriction on Offensive Weapons Act 1959 (Amendment)
• Rivers (Prevention of Pollution)
• Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage
• Small Estates (Representation)

• 1961–62
• Agricultural and Forestry Associations
• Air Guns and Shot Guns etc.
• Animals (Cruel Poisons)
• British Museum
• Carriage by Air (Supplementary Provisions)
• Coal Consumers' Councils (Northern Irish Interests)
• Drainage Rates
• House of Commons Members' Fund
• Landlord and Tenant
• Law Reform (Damages and Solatium) (Scotland)
• Law Reform (Husband and Wife)
• Local Authorities (Historic Buildings)
• Local Government (Records)
• Lotteries and Gaming
• Marriage (Wales and Monmouthshire)
• National Assistance Act 1948 (Amendment)
• Penalties for Drunkeness
• Police Federations
• Recorded Delivery Service
• Shops (Airports)

• 1962–63
• Animal Boarding Establishments
• Corn Rents
• Deer
• Dog Racing (Appointed Days) Changed to (Betting Days)
• Drainage Rates
• Forestry (Sale of Land) (Scotland)
• Limitation
• Local Authorities (Land)
• Local Government (Financial Provisions)
• Matrimonial Causes and Reconciliation
• Nursing Homes
• Oaths and Evidence (Overseas Authorities) and Countries
• Oil in Navigable Waters
• Performers' Protection
• Public Lavatories (Turnstiles)
• Sheriff Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure) (Scotland)
• Stock Transfer
• Wills

• 1963–64
• Adoption
• Animals (Restriction of Importation)
• Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amusements with Prizes)
• British Nationality (No. 2)
• Burgh Police (Amendment) (Scotland)
• Criminal Procedure (Right of Reply)
• Dangerous Drugs
• Divorce (Scotland)
• Elections (Welsh Forms)
• Episcopal Church (Scotland)
• Films
• Fireworks
• Hairdressers (Registration)
• Law of Property (Joint Tenants)
• Local Government (Development and Finance) (Scotland)
• Local Government (Pecuniary Interests)
• Married Women's Property
• Merchant Shipping
• National Health Service (Hospital Boards)
• New Forest
• New Towns (No. 2)
• Nurses
• Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment)
• Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics)
• Protection of Birds Act 1954 (Amendment)
• Riding Establishments
• Road Traffic
• Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1923 (Amendment)
• Scrap Metal Dealers
• Trade Union (Amalgamations, etc.)
• Trading Stamps
• Trustee Savings Banks
• Universities and College Estates
• Young Persons (Employment)

• 1964–65
• Administration of Estates (Small Payments)
• British Nationality
• Carriage of Goods by Road
• Criminal Justice
• Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses)
• Criminal Procedure (Scotland)
• Highways (Amendment)
• Justices of the Peace
• Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 (Amendment) (No. 2)
• Lost Property (Scotland)
• Merchant Shipping
• Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty)
• Public Health (Notification of Births)
• Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries
• Shops (Early Closing Days)
• Solicitors
• Solicitors (Scotland)

• 1965–66
• None

• 1966–67
• Abortion (No. 2) see Medical Termination of Pregnancy
• Antarctic Treaty
• Civic Amenities
• Deer (Amendment) (Scotland)
• Farm and Garden Chemicals
• Industrial and Provident Societies
• Land Registration
• Licensing (Amendment)
• Licensing (Certificates in Suspense) (Scotland)
• Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
• Matrimonial Homes
• Medical Termination of Pregnancy
• Merchant Shipping
• National Health Service (Family Planning)
• National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) (Amendment)
• Private Places of Entertainment (Licensing)
• Protection of Birds
• Refreshment Houses
• Road Traffic (Amendment)
• Road Traffic (Driving Instruction)
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• Sexual Offences (No. 2)
• Slaughter of Poultry
• Teachers of Nursing
• Tokyo Convention
• Vessels Protection

• 1967–68
• Adoption
• Caravan Sites
• Clean Air
• Design Copyright
• Domestic and Appellate Proceedings (Restriction of Publicity)
• Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies
• Hearing Aid Council
• Highlands and Islands Development (Scotland)
• Local Authorities' Mutual Investment Trust
• Maintenance Orders
• Sale of Venison (Scotland) (No. 2)
• Theatres
• Wills

• 1968–69
• Architects Registration (Amendment)
• Auctions (Bidding Agreements)
• Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment)
• Divorce Reform
• Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance)
• Employers' Liability (Defective Equipment)
• Licensing (Scotland)
• National Mod (Scotland)
• Ponies
• Public Health (Recurring Nuisances)
• Sharing of Church Buildings
• Tattooing of Minors

• 1969–70
• Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons
• Conservation of Seals
• Education (School Milk)
• Food and Drugs (Milk)
• Game
• Indecent Advertisements (Amendment)
• Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions)
• Local Government (Footpaths and Open Spaces) (Scotland)
• Marriage (Registrar General's Licence)
• New Forest
• Parish Councils and Burial Authorities (Miscellaneous Authorities)
• Proceedings against Estates
• Riding Establishments
• Road Traffic (Disqualification)
• Trees

• 1970–71
• Administration of Estates
• Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment)
• Carriage of Goods by Sea
• Consumer Protection
• Dangerous Litter
• Interest on Damages (Scotland)
• Law Reform Miscellaneous Provisions
• Motor Vehicles (Passenger Insurance)
• Nullity of Marriage
• Powers of Attorney
• Unsolicited Goods and Services
• Welsh National Opera Company

• 1971–72
• Affiliation Proceedings (Amendment) (No. 2)
• Carriage by Railway
• Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Scotland)
• Civil Evidence
• Defective Premises
• Harbours, Piers and Ferries (Scotland)
• Matrimonial Proceedings (Polygamous Marriages)
• National Health Service (Family Planning) Amendment
• National Insurance (Amendment)
• Performers' Protection
• Police
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• Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries
• Social Work (Scotland)
• Sunday Cinema
• Sunday Theatre (No. 2)
• Trade Descriptions
• Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) (Amendment)

• 1972–73
• Badgers
• Breeding of Dogs
• Dentists (Amendment)
• Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings
• Employment Agencies
• Employment of Children
• Gaming (Amendment)
• Hallmarking
• Heavy Commercial Vehicle (Controls and Regulations) Law Reform (Diligence) (Scotland)
• London Cab Protection of Wrecks
• Rate Rebate
• Sea Fisheries (Shellfish)
• Succession (Scotland)

• 1973–74
• None

• 1974
• Carriage of Passengers by Road
• Education (Mentally Handicapped Children) (Scotland) Mines (Working Facilities and Support)
• Parks Regulation (Amendment)
• Rehabilitation of Offenders
• Town and Country Amenities
• Lord Chancellor (Tenure of Office and Discharge of Ecclesiastical Functions)

• 1974–75
• Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants (previously Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Protection)
• Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions)
• Farriers (Registration)
• Guard Dogs
• Hearing Aid Council (Extension)
• International Road Haulage Permits
• Litigants in Person (Costs and Expenses) Mental Health (Amendment)
• Mobile Homes
• Unsolicited Goods and Services (Amendment)

• 1975–76
• Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Amendment) (No. 2)
• Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability)
• Dangerous Wild Animals
• Divorce (Scotland) (No. 2)
• Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings
• Explosives (Age of Purchase &c)
• Food and Drugs (Control of Food Premises)
• Industrial Common Ownership
• Licensing (Amendment)
• Motor-Cycle Crash Helmets (Religious Exemption)
• protection of Birds (Amendment)
• Representation of the People (Armed Forces)
• Sexual Offences (Amendment)
• Solicitors (Scotland)
• Stock Exchange (Completion of Bargains)
• Theatres Trust

• 1976–77
• Control of Food Premises (Scotland)
• Farriers Registration (Amendment)
• Housing (Homeless Persons)
• Insurance Brokers (Registration)
• Licensing (Amendment)
• Minibus
• Presumption of Death (Scotland)
• Rentcharges
• Roe Deer (Close Seasons)
• Town and Country Planning (Amendment)
• Unfair Contract Terms

• 1977–78
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• Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland)
• Civil Liability (Contribution)
• Consumer Safety
• Education (Northern Ireland)
• Import of Live Fish (Scotland)
• Industrial and Provident Societies
• Internationally Protected Persons
• Local Government [formerly Local Government Act 1974 (Amendment)]
• Protection of Children
• Rating (Disabled Persons)
• Theatres Trust (Scotland)

• 1978–79
• Confirmation to Small Estates (Scotland)
• Criminal Evidence
• Films

• 1979–80
• Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment)
• Concessionary Travel for Handicapped Persons (Scotland)
• Coroners
• Deer
• Gaming (Amendment)
• Import of Live Fish (England and Wales)
• Licensed Premises (Exclusion of Certain Persons)
• Licensing (Amendment)
• Married Women's Policies of Assurance (Scotland)
• Representation of the People

• 1980–81
• Countryside (Scotland)
• Disabled Persons (No. 2)
• Disused Burial Grounds (Amendment)
• Food and Drugs (Amendment)
• Forgery and Counterfeiting
• Horserace Betting Levy
• Indecent Displays (Control)
• Industrial Diseases (Notification)
• Licensing (Alcohol Education and Research)
• Licensing (Amendment)
• Local Government and Planning (Amendment)
• Matrimonial Homes and Property Transport Act 1962 (Amendment)
• Zoo Licensing (No. 2)

• 1981–82
• Children's Homes
• Cinematograph (Amendment)
• Copyright Act 1956 (Amendment)
• Deer (Amendment) (Scotland)
• Firearms
• Food and Drugs (Amendment)
• Forfeiture [formerly known as Relief from Forfeiture]
• Gaming (Amendment)
• Planning Inquiries (Attendance of Public)
• Supply of Goods and Services

• 1982–83
• British Nationality (Falkland Islands) [formerly British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Amendment]
• Copyright (Amendment)
• Coroners' Juries
• Diseases of Fish
• Level Crossings
• Licensing (Occasional Permissions)
• National Audit
• Pet Animals Act 1951 (Amendment)
• Road Traffic (Driving Licences)
• Solvent Abuse (Scotland)

• 1983–84
• Agriculture (Amendment)
• Anatomy
• Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) (No. 2)
• Child Abduction
• Cycle Tracks
• Education (Amendment) (Scotland)
• Juries (Disqualification)
• Law Reform (Husband and Wife) (Scotland)
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• Lotteries (Amendment)
• Prescription and Limitation (Scotland)
• Road Traffic (Driving Instruction)
• Trade Marks (Amendment)
• Video Recordings

• 1984–85
• Agricultural Training Board
• Betting Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment)
• Charities
• Charter Trustees
• Controlled Drug (Penalties)
• Copyright (Computer Software) (Amendment)
• Dangerous Vessels
• Gaming (Bingo)
• Hill Farming
• Hospitals Complaints Procedure
• Intoxicating Substances (Supply)
• Licensing (Amendment)
• Local Government (Access to Information)
• Motor-Cycle Crash Helmets (Restriction of Liability)
• Prohibition of Female Circumcision
• Rent (Amendment)
• Road Traffic (Production of Documents)
• Sexual Offences
• Town and Country Planning (Amendment) (changed from Town and Country Planning (Protection of Trees and Woodlands) (Amendment))
• Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment)
• Wildlife and Countryside (Service of Notices)

• 1985–86
• Children and Young Persons (Amendment)
• Civil Protection in Peacetime
• Consumer Safety (Amendment)
• Corneal Tissue
• Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation)
• Drainage Rates (Disabled Persons)
• Forestry
• Gaming (Amendment)
• Health Service Joint Consultative Committees (Access to Information) (changed from Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 (Extension))
• Highways (Amendment)
• Horticultural Produce
• Incest and Related Offences (Scotland)
• Industrial Training
• Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland)
• Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship)
• Marriage (Wales)
• Prevention of Oil Pollution
• Protection of Children (Tobacco) (changed from Tobacco Products (Sales Restriction))
• Protection of Military Remains
• Road Traffic Regulation (Parking)
• Safety at Sea