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Originally Posted by HarryT
It's legislation introduced by a Member of Parliament, rather than by the government. There's a lottery each year in which a certain number of MPs are given the chance to introduce legislation, but unless it has the support of the government, such bills will run out of time and never make it through the legislative process.
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Ah...I don't believe we have anything like that in the US. Bills are introduced by Senators and members of the House of Representatives, who are part of the government. So members of Parliament aren't part of the government in Great Britain?
Shari