Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 10 July 2013.
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Purposes and problems
Objects of reform
3 Ensuring the process is an opportunity for private Members
Timing of debate
Choice of bills to be debated in private Members' time
Timetabling of private Members' bills
Timetabling—option 1
Timetabling—option 2
Third reading
Enabling the House to come to a decision on our proposals
Speech limits
4 Increasing transparency
Pre-legislative scrutiny
Listing of bills on the Order Paper
Listing of unprinted bills
Listing of bills on days when private Members' bills do not have precedence
Ten minute rule bills
Flooding the Order Paper with bills
Declaring the Government position on a bill
Deadline for printing of bills
Money and ways and means resolutions
5 Other changes
Motion for the House to sit in private
Public bill committees on private Members' bills
Name of private Members' bills
6 Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal Minutes
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Oral and written evidence - HC 188-II
Wednesday 28 November 2012: Professor the Lord Norton of Louth, Professor of Government, University of Hull, and Dr Ruth Fox, Director of the Parliament and Government Programme, Hansard Society
Wednesday 19 December 2012: Mr Christopher Chope MP, Philip Davies MP and Rebecca Harris MP
Wednesday 16 January 2013: Thomas Docherty MP, Charlie Elphicke MP and Ben Gummer MP
Wednesday 30 January 2013: Rt Hon Sir Alan Haselhurst MP, Chris Bryant MP and Martin Horwood MP; Mr David Hamilton MP, Barbara Keeley MP and Dr Thérèse Coffey MP
Wednesday 27 February 2013: Dr Rowena Daw, Royal College of Psychiatrists, and Tom Mullarkey, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Wednesday 6 March 2013: David Natzler, Clerk Assistant, Simon Patrick, Clerk of Bills, and Kate Emms, Clerk of Private Members' Bills
Wednesday 13 March 2013: Ms Angela Eagle MP, Shadow Leader of the House; Rt Hon Mr Andrew Lansley MP, Leader of the House
Written evidence
Additional written evidence (unprinted)
