In the latest episode of our series on how parliament works, we delve into the world of Private Members’ Bills – legislation published by backbench MPs on often very specific and niche policies or constituency issues.

We take a look at how they’re chosen for debate, the vast number of Private Members’ Bills that are published each year, and the route only a slim few take to make it onto the statute book.

In the next episode we’ll be looking at All Party Parliamentary Groups – the cross-party groups of MPs formed to discuss issues in specific countries, or very specific policy areas.

Do let us know via our website what you think of the series so far and any areas of parliamentary procedure you’d like us to untangle for you, and follow us for updates on Instagram.