COMPLETE LIST OF PUBLIC BILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT THIS SESSION

The following is a list of Public Bills which have come before Parliament this session, with the exception of Order Confirmation Bills.

In order to save space, the list is in an abbreviated form. The title of the Bill is followed by the name of the Member and/or Peer sponsoring it. Under this, at the left hand margin, the letter denotes the type of Bill (see Legislation - General Notes). This is followed by the Bill number (or Bill numbers if it has been reprinted as amended, with the original first and the latest reprinting last). Then follow the dates of the various stages (eg 8.11 - 8 November).

Stages in italics preceeded by the letter P refer to provisional dates, see legislation - General Notes.

An asterisk (*) means that proceedings were formal, with no debate.

* * see Legislation General Notes

BIRDS (REGISTRATION CHARGES) Mr J Gummer (Government)

A) Commons: (9) 1R: 31.10

CHANNEL TUNNEL RAIL LINK (HYBRID BILL) Sir G Young / Viscount Goschen (Government)

	A) Commons: (3, 1994-95; 7,58,86, 1995-96) 1R: 23.11.94 2R: 16.1.95
	Motion to suspend proceedings: 1.11.95 Comm (Select Cttee): 21.2.95-14.2.96 (HC 204, 95/96)
	Comm (SC A): 5-21.3 Remaining Stages: 25.4 Motion to suspend proceedings: 15.10
	Lords: (83, 1995-96; 7,8,12, 1996-97) 1R: 29.4 2R: 21.5 Comm (Select Cttee): 3.6- 28.10
	Comm: 31.10 Rep: 14.11

CIVIL PROCEDURE [HL] Lord Chancellor (Government)

A) Lords: (1) 1R: 24.10 2R: 5.11 PComm**: 20.11

CONTRACT (SCOTLAND) Mr M Forsyth (Government)

A) Commons: (11) 1R: 1.11

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (SCOTLAND) Mr M Forsyth (Government)

A) Commons: (5) 1R: 25.10 2R: 5.11 Comm (1st Scot SC): 12.11-

CRIME (SENTENCES) Mr M Howard (Government)

A) Commons: (3) 1R: 24.10 2R: 4.11 Comm (SC A): 12.11-

EDUCATION Mrs G Shephard (Government)

A) Commons: (8) 1R: 30.10 2R: 11.11 PComm (SC D): 19.11-

EDUCATION (SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS) [HL] Lord Campbell of Alloway

Z) Lords: (9) 1R: 28.10 2R: 13.11

FIREARMS (AMENDMENT) Mr M Howard (Government)

A) Commons: (10) 1R: 31.10 2R: 12.11 PComm: 18.11-19.11 PComm (SC E): 19.11-

HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE Mr M Rifkind (Government)

	A) Commons: (1) 1R: 24.10 All stages: 31.10
	Lords: (13) 1R: 4.11 P2R: 25.11

HORSERACE TOTALISATOR BOARD [HL] Lord Kimball

Z) Lords: (6) 1R: 24.10 2R: 6.11 PComm: 21.11

HUMAN RIGHTS [HL] Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Z) Lords: (11) 1R: 31.10

LAND REGISTRATION [HL] Lord Browne-Wilkinson

Z) Lords: (16) 1R: 7.11 P2R: 18.11

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND RATING Mr J Gummer (Government)

A) Commons: (2) 1R: 24.10 2R: 6.11 PComm (SC B ): 19.11-

MERCHANT SHIPPING AND MARITIME SECURITY [HL] Viscount Goschen (Government)

A) Lords: (2) 1R: 24.10 2R: 7.11 PComm**: 25.11-27.11

NATIONAL HERITAGE [HL] Lord Inglewood (Government)

A) Lords: (3) 1R: 24.10 2R: 4.11 PComm: 21.11

POLICE BILL [HL] Baroness Blatch (Government)

A) Lords: (10) 1R: 31.10 2R: 11.11 PComm: 26.11

SCOTTISH LEGAL SERVICES OMBUDSMAN AND COMMISSIONER FOR

LOCAL ADMINISTRATION IN SCOTLAND Mr M Forsyth (Government)

A) Commons: (12) 1R: 1.11

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (FRAUD) Mr Peter Lilley (Government)

A) Commons: ( ) 1R: 15.11 P2R: 25.11

SOCIAL SECURITY (RECOVERY OF BENEFITS) [HL] Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish (Government)

A) Lords: (15) 1R: 7.11 P2R: 19.11

THEFT (AMENDMENT) [HL] Lord Goff of Chievely

Z) Lords: (5) 1R: 24.10 2R: 14.11 PComm: 28.11

TRANSFER OF CROFTING ESTATES (SCOTLAND) [HL] Earl of Lindsay (Government)

A) Lords: (4) 1R: 24.10 2R: 12.11

WELFARE OF BROILER CHICKENS [HL] Lord Beaumont of Whitley

Z) Lords: (14) 1R: 6.11 P2R: 20.11

WELSH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Mr W Hague (Government)

A) Commons: (7) 1R: 29.10