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Bills by session · Parliament 56, session 2
2016-17 session
18 May 2016 to 27 April 2017. 190 bills were introduced, and 8 carried over into it from an earlier session.
Became law (Royal Assent) (35)
Passed both Houses and received Royal Assent in this session.
- Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · Kevin Foster
- Bus Services Act 2017 ch 21Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
- Children and Social Work Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · Lord Nash
- Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 2017Royal Assent 23 Feb 2017 · Priti Patel
- Criminal Finances Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · Amber Rudd
- Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017Royal Assent 23 Feb 2017 · Lord Ashton of Hyde
- Digital Economy Act 2017Karen Bradley
- European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017Royal Assent 16 Mar 2017 · Mr David Davis
- Farriers (Registration) Act 2017Byron Davies
- Faversham Oyster Fishery Company Act 2017carried over from the 2015-16 session · Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017
- Finance Act 2016carried over from the 2015-16 session · Royal Assent 15 Sept 2016 · Mr David Gauke
- Finance Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · Jane Ellison
- Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017Kevin Hollinrake
- Haberdashers' Aske's Charity Act 2016carried over from the 2015-16 session · Royal Assent 15 Sept 2016
- Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · Mr Jeremy Hunt
- High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Act 2017carried over from the 2013-14 session · Royal Assent 23 Feb 2017 · Mr Patrick McLoughlin
- Higher Education and Research Act 2017Justine Greening
- Homelessness Reduction Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · Bob Blackman
- Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · Baroness Neville-Rolfe
- Investigatory Powers Act 2016carried over from the 2015-16 session · Royal Assent 29 Nov 2016 · Amber Rudd
- Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Act 2017Wendy Morton
- Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Act 2017John Glen
- National Citizen Service Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · Lord Ashton of Hyde
- Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · Sajid Javid
- Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · James Brokenshire
- Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · David Tredinnick
- Pension Schemes Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · Lord Freud
- Policing and Crime Act 2017carried over from the 2015-16 session · Royal Assent 31 Jan 2017 · Amber Rudd
- Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · Dr Eilidh Whiteford
- Savings (Government Contributions) Act 2017Royal Assent 16 Jan 2017 · Mr Philip Hammond
- Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Act 2017Royal Assent 16 Jan 2017 · Mr Philip Hammond
- Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2017Royal Assent 16 Mar 2017 · Mr Philip Hammond
- Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2016Royal Assent 20 Jul 2016 · Mr David Gauke
- Technical and Further Education Act 2017Royal Assent 27 Apr 2017 · Justine Greening
- Wales Act 2017Royal Assent 31 Jan 2017 · Alun Cairns
Carried over to the next session (5)
Parliament agreed to continue these bills in the following session.
- City of London Corporation (Open Spaces) Act 2018continued in the 2017-19 session · carried over from the 2015-16 session · last stage: Royal Assent, 15 Mar 2018
- Middle Level Act 2018continued in the 2017-19 session · last stage: Royal Assent, 1 Nov 2018
- New Southgate Cemetery Act 2017continued in the 2017-19 session · carried over from the 2015-16 session · last stage: Royal Assent, 16 Nov 2017
- Richmond Burgage Pastures Bill [HL]continued in the 2017-19 session · last stage: Committee stage, 13 Sept 2017
- University of London Act 2018continued in the 2017-19 session · last stage: Royal Assent, 20 Dec 2018
Did not finish before the session ended (158)
A bill that has not passed by the end of a session falls, unless Parliament agrees to carry it over.
- Abortion (Disability Equality) Bill [HL]last stage: Report stage, 24 Feb 2017 · Lord Shinkwin
- Access to Palliative Care Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 9 Jun 2016 · Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
- Access to Radiotherapy Billlast stage: 1st reading, 29 Nov 2016 · Tim Farron
- Age of Criminal Responsibility Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 9 Jun 2016 · Lord Dholakia
- Air Quality (Diesel Emissions in Urban Centres) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 14 Sept 2016 · Geraint Davies
- Animal Cruelty (Sentencing) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 4 Jul 2016 · Anna Turley
- Animal Fighting (Sentencing) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 4 Jul 2016 · Kevin Foster
- Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) Bill [HL]last stage: 2nd reading, 27 Jan 2017 · Baroness Cox
- Armed Forces Deployment (Royal Prerogative) Bill [HL]last stage: 2nd reading, 8 Jul 2016 · Baroness Falkner of Margravine
- Arms Export Controls (Countries of Concern) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 12 Sept 2016 · Tom Brake
- Asset Freezing (Compensation) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 30 Nov 2016 · Lord Empey
- Assets of Community Value Billlast stage: 1st reading, 29 Jun 2016 · James Morris
- Assisted Dying Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 9 Jun 2016 · Lord Hayward
- Automatic Electoral Registration (School Students) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 9 Jun 2016 · Lord Roberts of Llandudno
- Awards for Valour (Protection) Billlast stage: Report stage, 24 Feb 2017 · Gareth Johnson
- Bat Habitats Regulation Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 7 Jun 2016 · Lord Cormack
- BBC Royal Charter Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 7 Jun 2016 · Lord Lester of Herne Hill
- Benefit Claimants Sanctions (Required Assessment) Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 2 Dec 2016 · Mhairi Black
- Betting Licences (Category B2 Gaming Machines) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 13 Jun 2016 · The Lord Bishop of St Albans
- Bread and Flour Regulations (Folic Acid) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 8 Feb 2017 · Lord Rooker
- British Victims of Terrorism (Asset-Freezing and Compensation) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 2 Nov 2016 · Andrew Rosindell
- Budget Responsibility and National Audit (Fiscal Mandate) Bill [HL]last stage: 2nd reading, 9 Sept 2016 · Baroness Kramer
- Burial Rights Reform Billlast stage: 1st reading, 17 Jan 2017 · Mr David Burrowes
- Carbon Emission Reductions Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 15 Jun 2016 · Baroness Featherstone
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (Safety Abroad) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 4 Jul 2016 · Michael Tomlinson
- Careers Guidance (Access to Schools) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 28 Feb 2017 · Nic Dakin
- Carers (Leave Entitlement) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 9 Jun 2016 · Baroness Tyler of Enfield
- Child Contact Centres (Accreditation) Bill [HL]last stage: 2nd reading, 3 Feb 2017 · Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
- Child Maintenance (Assessment of Parents’ Income) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 19 Apr 2017 · Mr David Burrowes
- Child Poverty in the UK (Target for Reduction) Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 3 Feb 2017 · Dan Jarvis
- Children of Armed Services Personnel (Schools Admission) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 6 Dec 2016 · Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
- Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 13 Jan 2017 · Tim Loughton
- Clean Air Billlast stage: 1st reading, 16 Nov 2016 · Geraint Davies
- Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 13 Jun 2016 · Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames
- Companies Documentation (Transgender Persons) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 1 Mar 2017 · Nicky Morgan
- Construction Industry (Protection of Cash Retentions) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 26 Apr 2017 · Alan Brown
- Cosmetic Surgery (Standards of Practice) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 19 Oct 2016 · Mr Kevan Jones
- Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Amendment) Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 27 Jan 2017 · Lucy Allan
- Crime (Aggravated Murder of and Violence Against Women) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 31 Jan 2017 · Nusrat Ghani
- Crime (Assaults on Emergency Services Staff) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 7 Feb 2017 · Holly Lynch
- Crown Tenancies Billlast stage: Committee stage, 1 Mar 2017 · Wendy Morton
- Defibrillators (Availability) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 15 Nov 2016 · Maria Caulfield
- Diabetes Inpatient Care Billlast stage: 1st reading, 15 Dec 2016 · Keith Vaz
- Diplomatic Service (United Kingdom Wines and Sparkling Wines) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 14 Mar 2017 · Nusrat Ghani
- Disability Employment (Gap) Bill [HL]last stage: 2nd reading · Lord Wigley
- Disability Equality Training (Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Drivers) Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 25 Nov 2016 · Andrew Gwynne
- Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill [HL]last stage: 2nd reading, 27 Jan 2017 · Baroness Deech
- Double Taxation Treaties (Developing Countries) Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 16 Dec 2016 · Roger Mullin
- Economic Strategy Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 14 Jun 2016 · Baroness Burt of Solihull
- Electoral Reform (Local Elections and Miscellaneous Provisions) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 7 Dec 2016 · Mr Ranil Jayawardena
- Energy Measures (Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 14 Jun 2016 · Lord Foster of Bath
- Ethnicity Pay Gap Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 8 Jun 2016 · Baroness Hussein-Ece
- EU Citizens Resident in the United Kingdom (Right To Stay) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 12 Jul 2016 · Tom Brake
- European Union (Information, etc.) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 6 Jun 2016 · Lord Dykes
- Extension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 8 Jun 2016 · Lord Blunkett
- Families with Children and Young People in Debt (Respite) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 29 Jun 2016 · Kelly Tolhurst
- Family Justice Billlast stage: 1st reading, 28 Mar 2017 · Suella Fernandes
- Feeding Products for Babies and Children (Advertising and Promotion) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 16 Nov 2016 · Alison Thewliss
- Financial Regulation of Funeral Services Billlast stage: 1st reading, 14 Dec 2016 · Neil Gray
- Fixed-term Parliaments (Repeal) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 6 Sept 2016 · Lord Desai
- Football Supporters (Access) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 30 Nov 2016 · Justin Madders
- Gangmasters (Licensing) and Labour Abuse Authority Billlast stage: 1st reading, 29 Jun 2016 · Louise Haigh
- Gender Identity (Protected Characteristic) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 1 Dec 2016 · Mrs Maria Miller
- Genocide Determination Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 13 Jun 2016 · Lord Alton of Liverpool
- Government Services (Telecommunication Charges) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 21 Feb 2017 · Chris Stephens
- Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 (Amendment) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 13 Jul 2016 · Craig Mackinlay
- Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 13 Jan 2017 · Jo Churchill
- Health Services Commissioning (Equality and Accountability) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 14 Sept 2016 · Rehman Chishti
- Highway Works (Weekend Working and Traffic Management Measures) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 4 Jul 2016 · Wendy Morton
- House of Lords (Exclusion of Hereditary Peers) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 20 Dec 2016 · Mr David Hanson
- House of Lords Act 1999 (Amendment) Bill [HL]last stage: Committee stage, 9 Dec 2016 · Lord Grocott
- House of Lords Bill [HL]last stage: 2nd reading, 21 Oct 2016 · Lord Elton
- House of Lords Reform Bill [HL]last stage: 2nd reading, 3 Feb 2017 · Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
- Housing (Tenants' Rights) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 4 Jul 2016 · Caroline Lucas
- Housing Standards (Preparation and Storage of Food by Tenants in Receipt of Universal Credit or Housing Benefit) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 20 Oct 2016 · Frank Field
- Humanitarian Assistance (Genocide Victims) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 8 Jun 2016 · Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
- Income Tax (Non-Military Expenditure) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 19 Jul 2016 · Ruth Cadbury
- International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) (Amendment) Bill [HL]last stage: 2nd reading, 18 Nov 2016 · Lord Lipsey
- International Trade and Investment (NHS Protection) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 29 Jun 2016 · Mr Peter Lilley
- Kew Gardens (Leases) Billlast stage: Report stage, 24 Mar 2017 · Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
- Laser Pens (Regulation of Sale, Ownership and Usage) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 13 Sept 2016 · Rehman Chishti
- Lee Valley Regional Park (Amendment) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 22 Feb 2017 · James Berry
- Lobbying (Transparency) Bill [HL]last stage: 3rd reading, 20 Dec 2016 · Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
- Local Authority Roads (Wildlife Protection) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 4 Jul 2016 · Wendy Morton
- Local Government Elections (Referendum) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 13 Jun 2016 · Lord Balfe
- Local Government Finance Billlast stage: Committee stage, 31 Jan 2017 · Sajid Javid
- Malicious Communications (Social Media) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 4 Jul 2016 · Anna Turley
- Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]last stage: 3rd reading, 20 Dec 2016 · Baroness Tonge
- Maternity and Paternity Leave (Premature Birth) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 26 Oct 2016 · Mr Steve Reed
- Missing Persons Guardianship Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 14 Jun 2016 · Baroness Hamwee
- Modern Slavery (Transparency in Supply Chains) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 30 Nov 2016 · Baroness Young of Hornsey
- Mutual Guarantee Societies Billlast stage: 1st reading, 10 Jan 2017 · Christina Rees
- Mutualisation of the Royal Bank of Scotland Billlast stage: 1st reading, 13 Dec 2016 · Gareth Thomas
- National Health Service Billlast stage: 1st reading, 13 Jul 2016 · Margaret Greenwood
- National Health Service Provision (Local Consultation) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 25 Oct 2016 · Victoria Prentis
- National Health Service Staff (Reporting and Registration) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 18 Oct 2016 · Bill Wiggin
- National Minimum Wage (Workplace Internships) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 29 Jun 2016 · Alec Shelbrooke
- Network Rail (Scotland) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 15 Mar 2017 · Drew Hendry
- Online Privacy Protection Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 7 Jun 2016 · Lord Paddick
- Online Safety Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 6 Jun 2016 · Baroness Howe of Idlicote
- Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 8 Jun 2016 · Lord Newby
- Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 16 Jan 2017 · Paul Flynn
- Organ Donors (Leave) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 22 Nov 2016 · Louise Haigh
- Parental Bereavement Leave (Statutory Entitlement) Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 18 Nov 2016 · Will Quince
- Parish Council Governance (Principles of Public Life) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 18 Apr 2017 · Mims Davies
- Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 18 Nov 2016 · Pat Glass
- Parthenon Sculptures (Return to Greece) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 11 Jul 2016 · Mr Mark Williams
- Perinatal Mental Illness (NHS Family Services) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 20 Jul 2016 · Rehman Chishti
- Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (Statutory Requirement) Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 20 Jan 2017 · Caroline Lucas
- Political Parties (Funding and Expenditure) Bill [HL]last stage: 2nd reading, 10 Mar 2017 · Lord Tyler
- Prisons and Courts Billlast stage: Committee stage, 28 Mar 2017 · Elizabeth Truss
- Promotion of Israeli-Palestinian Peace (United Kingdom Participation) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 18 Jan 2017 · Joan Ryan
- Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) Bill [HL]last stage: 2nd reading, 9 Dec 2016 · The Earl of Lytton
- Protection of Family Homes (Enforcement and Permitted Development) Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 25 Nov 2016 · Steve McCabe
- Providers of Health and Social Care (Schemes under Section 71 of the National Health Service Act 2006) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 4 Jul 2016 · Michael Tomlinson
- Public Authority (Accountability) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 29 Mar 2017 · Andy Burnham
- Queen's Sapphire Jubilee Billlast stage: 1st reading, 7 Mar 2017 · Andrew Rosindell
- Rail Ombudsman Billlast stage: 1st reading, 20 Dec 2016 · Tim Loughton
- Railways Billlast stage: 1st reading, 4 Jul 2016 · Caroline Lucas
- Register of Arms Brokers Bill [HL]last stage: Committee stage, 18 Nov 2016 · Baroness Jolly
- Registration of Marriage Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 13 Jan 2017 · Edward Argar
- Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions Etc. Bill [HL]last stage: 2nd reading, 3 Feb 2017 · Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
- Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill [HL]last stage: 2nd reading, 27 Jan 2017 · Lord Ramsbotham
- Renters’ Rights Bill [HL]last stage: Committee stage, 18 Nov 2016 · Baroness Grender
- Representation of the People (Voter Proof of Identity) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 23 Nov 2016 · Chris Green
- Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 13 Mar 2017 · Diana Johnson
- Right to Die at Home Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 6 Jun 2016 · Lord Warner
- Road Traffic Offenders (Surrender of Driving Licences Etc) Billlast stage: Committee stage, 15 Mar 2017 · Michael Tomlinson
- School Admissions (Special Educational Needs) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 1 Nov 2016 · Martin Vickers
- Senior Judiciary Appointments (Disregard of Age of Candidates) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 2 Mar 2017 · Keith Vaz
- Sexual Offences (Amendment) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 8 Feb 2017 · Liz Saville Roberts
- Sexual Offences (Pardons Etc.) Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 21 Oct 2016 · John Nicolson
- Short and Holiday-Let Accommodation (Notification of Local Authorities) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 21 Mar 2017 · Ms Karen Buck
- Small and Medium Sized Co-operative Development Billlast stage: 1st reading, 8 Nov 2016 · Mr Adrian Bailey
- Stalking (Sentencing) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 12 Oct 2016 · Alex Chalk
- Statutory Nuisance (Aircraft Noise) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 29 Nov 2016 · Dr Tania Mathias
- Student Support (Non-Interest-Bearing Finance) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 26 May 2016 · Lord Sharkey
- Succession to Peerages Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 7 Jun 2016 · Lord Trefgarne
- Sugar in Food and Drinks (Targets, Labelling and Advertising) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 14 Sept 2016 · Geraint Davies
- Support to Exit Prostitution Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 14 Jun 2016 · Lord McColl of Dulwich
- Teacher Training (Special Educational Needs) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 8 Jun 2016 · Lord Addington
- Terms of Withdrawal from EU (Referendum) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 6 Jul 2016 · Geraint Davies
- Terms of Withdrawal from the European Union (Referendum) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 22 Mar 2017
- Town and Country Planning (Electricity Generating Consent) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 25 Jan 2017 · Tom Blenkinsop
- UK Environmental Protection (Maintenance of EU Standards) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 13 Jul 2016 · Geraint Davies
- UK International Trade and Investment Agreements (Ratification) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 20 Jul 2016 · Geraint Davies
- Unauthorised Overdrafts (Cost of Credit) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 25 Apr 2017 · Rachel Reeves
- Unlawful Killing (Recovery of Remains) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 11 Oct 2016 · Conor McGinn
- Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) Bill [HL]last stage: 1st reading, 7 Jun 2016 · Lord Holmes of Richmond
- Unsolicited Marketing Communications (Company Directors) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 13 Sept 2016 · Patricia Gibson
- Use of Property (Protection) Billlast stage: 2nd reading, 27 Jan 2017 · Michael Tomlinson
- Vehicle Fuel (Publication of Tax Information) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 1 Feb 2017 · Peter Aldous
- Vehicle Noise Limits (Enforcement) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 4 Jul 2016 · Kevin Foster
- Vehicle Technology and Aviation Billlast stage: Committee stage, 14 Mar 2017 · Chris Grayling
- Violent Crime (Sentences) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 22 Mar 2017 · Keith Vaz
- Wild Animals in Circuses (Prohibition) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 4 Jul 2016 · Kevin Foster
- Withdrawal from the European Union (Article 50) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 30 Nov 2016 · Mr Peter Bone
- Workers' Rights (Maintenance of EU Standards) Billlast stage: 1st reading, 7 Sept 2016 · Melanie Onn