Private Members' Bill Ballot: 29 June 2017

The Chairman of Ways and Means, Lindsay Hoyle MP, drew the names of 20 MPs in reverse order. The Member drawn at position one has the first choice of a Private Members’ Bill Friday to debate their Bill.

Position in the ballot:

1. Chris Bryant (Lab)
2. Steve Reed (Lab)
3. Afzal Khan (Lab)
4. Karen Buck (Lab)
5. Tim Loughton (Con)
6. Geoffrey Robinson (Lab)
7. Angus Brendan MacNeil (SNP)
8. Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
9. Jim McMahon (Lab)
10. Glyn Davies (Con)
11. Sir Greg Knight (Con)
12. Stewart Malcom McDonald (SNP)
13. Esther McVey (Con)
14. Dr Sarah Wollaston (Con)
15. Stephanie Peacock (Lab)
16. Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
17. Andy Slaughter (Lab)
18. Peter Kyle (Lab)
19. Anne Marie Morris (Con)
20. Holly Lynch (Lab)

The ballot for Private Members’ Bills gives MPs the chance to be one of the first 20 to introduce a Private Members’ Bill on a subject of their choice this session. Those drawn higher in the ballot are more likely to get time to debate their Bill and therefore their Bills will have a higher chance of becoming law.

Presentation of Bills

The Ballot Bills will have their First Reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday 19 July 2017 and will then be considered on sitting Fridays. 

The dates of sitting Fridays in the 2017-19 session have yet to be announced.