Parliamentary Agents are solicitors (and, hence, the firms they belong to) who are licensed by the Houses of Parliament to draft, promote or oppose Private Bills. Private Bills are a specific class of legislation promoted by organisations outside Parliament to obtain powers for themselves that differ from the general law.
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