Sessional Returns Session 1999-2000 - Contents


5. PUBLIC BILLS

Information and statistics relating to Public Bills.*

* For Bills to confirm Provisional Orders and Bills to confirm Orders under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 see Chapter 4 relating to Private Bills and Private Business.

A. General Summary

Number of Bills which received the Royal Assent:
     started in the Commons
32
          Government
271
          Private Members'
5
     brought from the Lords
13
          Government
12
          Private Members'
1
  
     Total
45
  
Number of Bills which did not receive the Royal Assent:
     started in the Commons
93
          Government
1
          Private Members'
92
     brought from the Lords
6
          Government
0
          Private Members'
6
  
     Total
99

1 Of which one was carried over from the previous Session

Progress of Bills
     introduced into, but not passed by the Commons
92
     passed by the Commons but not by the Lords
1
     passed by the Lords but not taken up by the Commons
3
     passed by the Lords but not passed by the Commons
3
     passed by both Houses but Amendments not agreed to
0
  
     Total
99
  
Total number of Bills started in the Commons or brought from the Lords
144




 
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