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Private Members' Bills inquiry

Inquiry

Government response

Observations on the Government response

Government response to the Observations on the previous Government response

Parliamentary and public confidence in sitting Fridays is waning, and without reform we might have no more backbench legislation, warns the Procedure Committee in its report on private Members' bills.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Special Report: Private Members' bills: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2016–17
Inquiry Private Members' Bills inquiry
HC 937
Special Report
2nd Report: Private Members' bills: observations on the Government response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2015-16, HC 684
Inquiry Private Members' Bills inquiry
HC 701
Report
Private Members' bills: Government response to Committee's 3rd Report of Session 2015-16
Inquiry Private Members' Bills inquiry
HC 383
Report

Oral evidence transcripts

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26 October 2016
Inquiry Private Members' Bills inquiry
Witnesses John Nicolson MP
Oral Evidence
2 March 2016
Inquiry Private Members' Bills inquiry
Witnesses Chris Bryant MP, Shadow Leader of the House and Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Leader of the House of Commons
Oral Evidence
24 February 2016
Inquiry Private Members' Bills inquiry
Witnesses David Natzler, Clerk of the House, Fergus Reid, Clerk of Private Members' Bills and Dr Ruth Fox, Director and Head of Research, Hansard Society.
Oral Evidence
38 Degrees (PMB0019)
Caroline Lucas MP (PMB0018)
Carers UK (PMB0016)

Other publications

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