A proposal for a new law (either from the Government or an MP) is called a Bill. You will often hear of a Bill being referred to as a piece of "Legislation".

Bills can be introduced in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords. Each Bill must go through both Houses of Parliament before becoming law.

When they are introduced they go through a number of stages. The process starts with a First Reading, followed by a Second Reading, followed by a Committee Stage, and then Report Stage before Third Reading. At each of these stages the Bill is often prone to changes following representations from either interested bodies or debate in the House. Following this last stage the House will then allocate time for Consideration of Amendments before the Bill is agreed and then following Royal Assent by Her Majesty The Queen becomes Law i.e. an Act of Parliament.

This legislation section offers you the voters to make your views known on each of the Bills that the Government intends to bring forward. The normal route for announcing Bills is during the State Opening of Parliament, again often referred to as the Queen's Speech