hybrid bill

Hybrid bills combine elements of both public and private Acts.

The legislative process would be achieved through two hybrid bills, one for each phase.

Parliamentary authorities maintain a list of all hybrid bills before parliament.

But, except by private or hybrid Bills, Parliament does not legislate for individual cases.

Once passed, hybrid bills are printed as part of the Public General Acts.

We have modernised the procedures of this place to make it compulsory for all private and hybrid Bills to incorporate environmental impact assessment statements.

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that environmental assessments, or statements, that accompany private or hybrid Bills may take two forms?

Note that the concept of hybrid bills is not widely recognised outside the United Kingdom (in particular, it is expressly not recognised in Canada).

Examples of hybrid bills have been those to construct the Channel Tunnel, the Dartford-Thurrock crossing (also known as the Dartford Crossing), the London Passenger Transport Board and Crossrail.

Major public transport projects which do require the passing of a specific Act of Parliament now tend to be dealt with as Hybrid Bills which become Public General Acts of Parliament.

Historically, hybrid bills have often been used by the Government on behalf of railway companies and transport agencies to obtain authorisation for major projects deemed to be in the national interest, but which would affect a large number of private interests.

To implement the HS2 proposals the government will introduce on behalf of HS2 Ltd two hybrid bills, one for each phase, as the railway will impact on private individuals and organisations along the route or elsewhere.

For committees (except those on private or hybrid bills), their public proceedings are covered only when one or other of the broadcasters, independent producers or other organisations wishes to film some part of a committee's work for use in a programme.

The use of hybrid bills originated as part of the parliamentary procedure of the United Kingdom Parliament, but the procedure is also occasionally used by overseas parliaments and assemblies set up on similar lines to that of Westminster.

(b)Hybrid Bills Where a Public Bill (dealt with below) contains provisions which savour of a Private Bill in that they refer specifically to a particular person or locality, the House may, if it so wishes, before second reading refer the Bill to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.