Private Member Bills

DISABLED PERSONS (INDEPENDENT LIVING)[HL] BILL (Lord Ashley of Stoke, Lab)(L)

Bill to impose duties upon certain persons and bodies in respect of disabled persons; to confer certain rightsupon disabled persons for independent living; to amend the Mental Health Act 1983; to amend the Care StandardsAct 2000; and for connected purposes.

EDUCATION (CHILDREN WITH AUTISM) BILL (Lee Scott, Con) (T)

Bill to make provision about the education and training of children with autism and Asperger’s syndrome;and for connected purposes.

FOOD PRODUCTS (MARKETING TO CHILDREN) BILL (Nigel Griffiths, Lab) (B7)

Bill to make provision about the advertising, marketing and promotion of food and drink products to children;and for connected purposes.

RUNAWAY AND MISSING CHILDREN(Helen Southworth , Lab) (T)

Bill to make requirements regarding the safeguarding of runaway and missing children; and for connectedpurposes.

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (INFORMATION) ACT Lyn Brown (Lab, West Ham), on behalf of Mrs Sharon Hodgson (B2)

Act to amend the Education Act 1996 in relation to the provision and publication of information about childrenwho have special educational needs; and for connected purposes.

TEMPORARY AND AGENCY WORKERS (EQUAL TREATMENT) BILL (Andrew Miller, Lab) (B3)

Bill to provide for the protection of temporary and agency workers; to require the principle of equal treatmentto be applied to temporary and agency workers; to make provision about the enforcement of rights of temporaryand agency workers; and for connected purposes.

VOTING AGE (REDUCTION) BILL (Julie Morgan, Lab) (B11)

Bill to reduce the voting age for parliamentary and other elections to 16 years.

Key

(B)    Private Members’ Bill under the annual ballot procedure. Number indicates position inballot.  The top six are guaranteed a day for second reading.

(T)    Private Members’ Bill under the Ten Minute Rule procedure.  The sponsoring Memberhas ten minutes of time on the floor of the Commons in which to outline and introduce the bill.

(P)    Private Members’ Bill under Standing Order 57.  The bill is presented for firstreading without debate.

(L)    Private Members’ Bill starting in the House of Lords.