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Labour MP Chris Bryant has won the annual ballot to decide which backbenchers get to propose new laws. | Labour MP Chris Bryant has won the annual ballot to decide which backbenchers get to propose new laws. |
The result of the private members' bill draw puts Mr Bryant in pole position as his proposal will get the most Parliamentary time allocated for debate. | The result of the private members' bill draw puts Mr Bryant in pole position as his proposal will get the most Parliamentary time allocated for debate. |
A total of 20 MPs' names were drawn with the order determining which ones will get the most debating time. | A total of 20 MPs' names were drawn with the order determining which ones will get the most debating time. |
His fellow Labour MPs, Steve Reed and Afzal Khan, came second and third. | His fellow Labour MPs, Steve Reed and Afzal Khan, came second and third. |
A total of 461 MPs entered the ballot, which was drawn by a Commons clerk and announced by Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle. | |
Private members' bills are one of the few chances MPs who are not ministers get to create legislation, although most are still likely to fall short. | Private members' bills are one of the few chances MPs who are not ministers get to create legislation, although most are still likely to fall short. |
This is because the lack of Parliamentary time allocated to them means they are not able to complete the legislative process. | This is because the lack of Parliamentary time allocated to them means they are not able to complete the legislative process. |
Those that come high up in the ballot get the choice of time slots and thus stand a better chance. | Those that come high up in the ballot get the choice of time slots and thus stand a better chance. |
Six bills from last year's ballot ended up becoming law, in areas including preventing violence against women, homelessness and parking. | Six bills from last year's ballot ended up becoming law, in areas including preventing violence against women, homelessness and parking. |
Speaker John Bercow said: "Success in the private members' ballot allows backbench MPs a real opportunity to affect legislative change or, at the very least, bring to public attention an issue upon which they feel passionate." | Speaker John Bercow said: "Success in the private members' ballot allows backbench MPs a real opportunity to affect legislative change or, at the very least, bring to public attention an issue upon which they feel passionate." |