Ballot Bills (PMBs) of the 2021-22 Session


11 Bills received Royal Assent

These Bills are enacted into law as Acts of Parliament following completion of the Bill Process.
Acts of Parliament come into effect at midnight following Royal Assent, unless a date is specified within the Act.

A Bill to make provision for and in connection with the giving of penalty notices for certain offences in relation to animals and animal products.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to recognise British Sign Language as a language of England, Wales and Scotland; to require the Secretary of State to report on the promotion and facilitation of the use of British Sign Language by ministerial government departments; and to require guidance to be issued in relation to British Sign Language.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to extend the protection from seizure or forfeiture given to cultural objects.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision about meeting the needs of persons with Down syndrome; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to extend the duty to provide careers guidance in schools.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 31st March 2022 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make certain uses of glue traps an offence; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision about the grounds on which a person is disqualified from being elected to, or holding, certain positions in local government in England.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision about the minimum age for marriage and civil partnership; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision about the amendment of pension schemes so as to provide for the conversion of rights to a guaranteed minimum pension.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision relating to the carrying of disabled persons by taxis and private hire vehicles.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision about licensing in relation to taxis and private hire vehicles for purposes relating to the safeguarding of passengers and road safety; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 31st March 2022 and was enacted into law.


8 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 make provision about meeting the needs of adults and children with an acquired brain injury; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 3rd December 2021

A Bill to enable provision to be made for appeals relating to free childcare for young children of working parents to be settled by agreement; to make further provision designed to increase efficiency in the administration of free childcare schemes; to make provision about the promotion of the availability of free childcare, including to disadvantaged groups; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 29th October 2021
(Read Debate)

A Bill to place a duty on the Government to declare a climate emergency; to amend the Climate Change Act 2008 to bring forward the date by which the United Kingdom is required to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions; to place a duty on the Government to create and implement a strategy to achieve objectives related to climate change, including for the creation of environmentally-friendly jobs; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on proposals for increased taxation of large companies to generate revenue to be spent to further those objectives; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 6th May 2022

A Bill to make provision about the rights and remuneration of musicians and other rights holders; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 3rd December 2021
(Read Debate)

A Bill to amend the law relating to workplace information and consultation, employment protection and trade union rights to provide safeguards for workers against dismissal and re-engagement on inferior terms and conditions; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 22nd October 2021
(Read Debate)

A Bill to make provision about access to cannabis for medical reasons; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 6th May 2022

A Bill to make provision about menopause support and services; to exempt hormone replacement therapy from National Health Service prescription charges; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 29th October 2021
(Read Debate)

A Bill to create offences relating to repeat breaches of planning controls; to make provision about penalties for planning offences; to establish a national register of persons who have committed planning offences or breached planning controls and make associated provision about planning applications; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 19th November 2021

1 Bill 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 to make provision about hare coursing offences; to increase penalties for such offences; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Wednesday 16th June 2021