23, is a procedure in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom for the introduction of private member's bills in addition to the 20 per session normally permissible.
[2] Ten Minute Rule motions are held in the main chamber of the House of Commons immediately after question time, around 12:45pm on most Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Whichever MP has reserved the slot presents their bill and is entitled to speak for 10 minutes to convince the house of its merit.
However, the majority of Ten Minute Rule motions are not objected to,[3] and are allowed to proceed without any debate at this stage; this is because MPs have not yet been able to review the bill's content.
Most Ten Minute Rule introductions are instead used to stimulate publicity for a cause, especially because the debate follows the media-popular question time and is usually broadcast live on BBC Parliament.
The Military Action Against Iraq (Parliamentary Approval) Bill was introduced under the Ten Minute Rule in 1999, but was denied Queen's Consent for its progression to a second reading.