§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will list those personal Bills which received Royal Assent in each Session since 1970.
§ Mr. WakehamThe information requested is as follows:
- 1974–75: James Hugh Maxwell (Naturalisation) [Lords]
- 1979–80: Edward Berry and Doris Eileen Ward (Marriage Enabling) [Lords]
- 1981–82: Hugh Small and Norma Small (Marriage Enabling) [Lords]
- 1981–82: John Francis Dare and Gillian Loder Dare (Marriage Enabling) [Lords]
- 1984–85: Valerie Mary Hill and Alan Monk (Marriage Enabling) [Lords]
- 1986–87: George Donald Evans and Deborah Jane Evans (Marriage Enabling) [Lords]
510 - 1986–87: John Ernest Rolfe and Florence Iveen Rolfe Marriage Enabling) [Lords]
§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Lord President of the Council what information and assistance is available to individuals desirous of promoting a personal Bill; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WakehamPersonal Bills may be promoted only through a registered parliamentary agent, duly authorised by Mr. Speaker. A list of agents is available from the Private Bill Office.
§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Lord President of the Council how many personal Bills were introduced in each Session since 1970; how many received Royal Assent; and what percentage the latter represents of the former.
§ Mr. WakehamSince 1970 seven personal Bills have been introduced, all of which have received Royal Assent.
§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will list the occasions when Bills have been committed(a) under Standing Order No. 90(1) and (b) under Standing Order No. 90(2) in each Session since 1970, together with the title of each Bill.
§ Mr. WakehamThe information requested is as follows:
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Bills committed under Standing Order No. 90(1) Names of Bills Number in each Session 1970–71 10 Animals [Lords] Criminal Damage [Lords] Land Registration and Land Charges [Lords] Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) [Lords] Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) [Lords] Mines Management [Lords] Pool Competitions Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separation [Lords] Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Wild Creatures and Forest Laws [Lords] 1971–72 6 British Library [Lords] Children [Lords] Field Monuments [Lords] Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) [Lords] Overseas Investment and Export Guarantees Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) [Lords] 1972–73 3 Government Trading Funds Guardianship [Lords] Nature Conservancy Council [Lords] 1973–74 5 Biological Weapons International Organisations (Land) Land Registry [Lords] Rabies Unit Pricing 1974 1 Road Traffic [Lords] 1974–75 8 Arbitration [Lords] Biological Standards Diseases of Animals [Lords] Industrial and Provident Societies [Lords] Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants [Lords] 512W
Names of Bills Number in each Session Limitation [Lords] Local Land Charges [Lords] Reservoirs [Lords] 1975–76 8 Companies (No. 2) [Lords] Education (School-leaving Dates) [Lords] Insolvency [Lords] International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs [Lords] Land Drainage (Amendment) [Lords] Maplin Development Authority (Dissolution) [Lords] National Health Service (Vocational Training) [Lords] Rating (Charity Shops) [Lords] 1976–77 5 Administration of Justice [Lords] General Rate (Public Utilities) [Lords] Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) [Lords] Passenger Vehicles (Experimental Areas) [Lords] Torts (Interference with Goods) [Lords] 1977–78 6 Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts [Lords] Gun Barrel Proof [Lords] House of Commons (Administration) Medical [Lords] State Immunity Suppression of Terrorism [Lords] 1978–79 3 Arbitration [Lords] Consents to Prosecutions Forestry [Lords] 1979–80 1 Insurance Companies [Lords] 1980–81 .4 International Organisations [Lords] Merchant Shipping [Lords] Parliamentary Commissioner (Consular Complaints) [Lords] Town and Country Planning (Minerals) [Lords] 1981–82 9 Administration of Justice [Lords] Currency Duchy of Cornwall Management (Committee discharged) Fire Service College Board (Abolition) [Lords] Legal Aid [Lords] Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Reserve Forces [Lords] Stock Transfer Taking of Hostages [Lords] 1982–83 7 Civil Aviation (Eurocontrol) Currency Dentists [Lords] International Transport Convention [Lords] Marriage [Lords] Merchant Shipping [Lords] Plant Varieties [Lords] 1983–84 6 Foreign Limitation Periods [Lords] Fosdyke Bridge [Lords] Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) [Lords] Occupiers' Liability [Lords] Repatriation of Prisoners [Lords] Somerset House [Lords]
Names of Bills Number each Session 1984–85 4 Child Abduction and Custody [Lords] Enduring Powers of Attorney [Lords] Industrial Development [Lords] Insurance (Fees) 1985–86 8 British Council and Commonwealth Institute Superannuation Commonwealth Development Corporation [Lords] Crown Agents (Amendment) Education (No. 2) Land Registration [Lords] Outer Space [Lords] Patents, Designs and Marks [Lords] Public Trustee and Administration of Funds [Lords] 1986–87 5 Chevening Estate [Lords] Minors' Contracts [Lords] Recognition of Trusts [Lords] Reverter of Sites [Lords] Territorial Sea [Lords] 1987–88 3 Duchy of Lancaster Foreign Marriage (Amendment) [Lords] Matrimonial Proceedings (Transfers) [Lords] 1988–89, to 19 May 5 Civil Aviation (Air Navigation Charges) [Lords] Human Organ Transplants Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provision) [Lords] National Maritime Museum [Lords] Pesticides (Fees and Enforcement) Bills committed under Standing Order No. 90(2)
No Bills have been committed under Standing Order No. 90(2).