Lords PMBs of the 2013-14 Session


4 Bills progressing in the second house

These Bills have completed the Bill Process in the first house and are now within the Bill Process of the Second House. Once the Second House has added their own amendments, the Bill will move to the Ping Pong phase of exchanging amendments.


The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for a Member of the House of Lords to vote at elections to the House of Commons.

Lords Completed
Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Wednesday 9th October 2013

A Bill to give a statutory pardon to Alan Mathison Turing for offences under Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 of which he was convicted on 31 March 1952.

Lords Completed
Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Wednesday 30th October 2013

A Bill to amend the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.

Lords Completed

Last Event - 3rd Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 17th December 2013

A Bill to make provision for the regulation of food standards in hospitals.

Lords Completed

Last Event - 3rd Reading: House Of Lords
Monday 2nd December 2013

9 Bills progressed beyond Second Reading in the first house

These bills have passed the first substantive debate on the initial draft of the Bill (Second Reading) and are now in the process of review and amendment of bill text by a Bill Committee. For the Commons, Bill Committees are formed of around 20 MPs, whereas in the Lords, a Committee of the Whole House is usually formed.

For Commons Private Members Bills, the most difficult hurdle is to pass Second Reading, due to lack of time for the debate. Since 1986, every Government Bill has passed Second Reading.


A Bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility, and for connected purposes.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Lords
Friday 8th November 2013

A Bill to raise the penalty for littering offences; and to require local authorities to provide appropriate and convenient litter disposal points for the entrances to public buildings.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Lords
Friday 19th July 2013

Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 5 July.Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled. The 2013-14 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to amend the Environmental Protection Act 1990 with respect to the distribution of printed matter for events which involve small-scale performance of live music and other entertainment, and for connected purposes.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Lords
Friday 5th July 2013

A Bill to make provision for the succession of female heirs to hereditary titles; for husbands and civil partners of those receiving honours to be allowed to use equivalent honorary titles to those available to wives; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 60%

Last Event - Committee: 1st Sitting: House Of Lords
Friday 6th December 2013

A Bill to introduce a civil penalty for littering from vehicles and to require local authorities to publish details of contracts relating to litter clearance.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Lords
Friday 19th July 2013

A Bill to require the declaration relating to animal research to be placed on medicinal products' labels.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Lords
Friday 25th October 2013
Introduced: 14th May 2013

A Bill to make provision about the promotion of online safety, to require internet service providers and mobile phone operators to provide a service that excludes adult content, to require electronic device manufacturers to provide a means of filtering content, and for parents to be educated about online safety.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Lords
Friday 6th December 2013

A Bill to amend the Sovereign Grant Act 2011; to amend the succession to the title of the Duke of Cornwall; to redistribute the Duchy of Cornwall estate; and to remove the requirement for a Parliament to obtain the Queen's or Prince's consent to consideration of Bills passing through Parliament.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Lords
Friday 8th November 2013

A Bill to extend the franchise for parliamentary and other elections, and for referendums, to all citizens over the age of 16 years.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Lords
Friday 25th October 2013

18 Bills in initial stages

These bills have been laid before Parliament, but have not begun the Bill Process. A Short Title and Long Title (summary) of the Bill will have been provided, though a full text of the Bill may not have been tabled.

For Commons Private Members' Bills, unless a high position on the Order Paper has been secured for the Second Reading Debate (or unanimous consent is expected), it is unlikely that the Bill will progress further from this point. Often only Ballot Bills (which have priority for Second Reading) will have the opportunity to progress.


A Bill Make provision for permanent leave of absence from the House of Lords; to provide for the expulsion of members of the House of Lords in specified circumstances; to make provision for the appointment of a Commission to make recommendations to the Crown for the creation of life peerages; and to restrict membership of the House of Lords by virtue of hereditary peerages.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 15th May 2013

A Bill To provide for the portability of care packages to promote independent living for disabled persons by local authorities in England and Wales; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 15th May 2013

A Bill to make provision for certain Scottish people resident outside Scotland to be consulted ahead of the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 29th January 2014

A Bill to re-establish the Secretary of State's legal duty as to the National Health Service in England, Quangos and related bodies

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Thursday 16th May 2013

A Bill to enable the law relating to societies registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 or the Friendly Societies Act 1992 and certain mutual insurers to be amended to permit and facilitate the use of a new and additional class of redeemable share capital; to provide consequential rights to members of such societies or insurers; and to restrict the voting rights of certain members who hold such shares.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Monday 22nd July 2013

First reading took place on 21 January. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2013-14 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A bill to amend the Mesothelioma Act 2014

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 21st January 2014

A Bill to make provision about innovation in medical treatment.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 15th May 2013

First reading took place on 16 May. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2013-14 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to amend the law on marriage to permit the Registrar General to permit certain charitable organisations to solemnise marriages

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Thursday 16th May 2013

A Bill to amend the Immigration Act 1971.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Monday 10th June 2013

A Bill to make further provision about arbitration and mediation services and the application of equality legislation to such services, to make provision about the protection of victims of domestic abuse, and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 14th May 2013

A Bill to amend the Firearms Act 1968.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Monday 13th May 2013

A Bill To Repeal the European Communities Act 1972; and to make provision for the Secretary of State to repeal any enactment that has been a consequence of the European Communities Act 1972.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 15th May 2013

A Bill to amend the Equality Act 2010 to improve access to public buildings; and to introduce six and twelve inch rules for step free access.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Monday 20th May 2013

First reading took place on 25 February. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2013-14 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to amend the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and to make provision in connection with financial settlements following divorce.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 25th February 2014
Introduced: 10th October 2013

To reform the law of liability in defamation proceedings for reports of Parliamentary proceedings; and to repeal section 13 of the Defamation Act 1996.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Thursday 10th October 2013

A Bill to provide certain protections for people who live together as a couple or who have lived together as a couple; and to make provision about the property of deceased persons who are survived by a cohabitant; and for connected purposes

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 9th October 2013

First reading took place on 30 July. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2013-14 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. To make provision for election of the trustees of the BBC by licence fee payers; and in relation to civil enforcement of non-payment of TV licence fees.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 30th July 2013

A Bill To enable competent adults who are terminally ill to be provided at their request with specified assistance to end their own life; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 15th May 2013