Recall of MPs Act 2015

Long title

To make provision about the recall of members of the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.

Summary

<p>The Bill provides for a recall petition to be triggered if a Member is sentenced to a prison term or is suspended from the House for at least 21 sitting days. If either occurred, the Speaker would give notice to a petition officer, who in turn would give notice to parliamentary electors in the constituency. </p><p>A petition would then be open for signing for eight weeks. If at the end of that period at least 10 per cent of eligible electors had signed the petition, the seat would be declared vacant and a by-election would follow. The Member who was recalled could stand in the by-election. </p><p>The Bill also introduces rules on the conduct of the recall petition, including campaign spending limits for those supporting and opposing recalling the Member.</p>

Progress through Parliament

1. 1st reading· Commons

   11 September 2014 – 11 September 2014

2. 2nd reading· Commons

   21 October 2014 – 21 October 2014

3. Programme motion· Commons

   21 October 2014 – 21 October 2014

4. Money resolution· Commons

   21 October 2014 – 21 October 2014

5. Committee stage· Commons

   27 October 2014 – 27 October 2014

6. Programme motion· Commons

   3 November 2014 – 3 November 2014

7. Committee stage· Commons

   3 November 2014 – 3 November 2014

8. Report stage· Commons

   24 November 2014 – 24 November 2014

9. 3rd reading· Commons

   24 November 2014 – 24 November 2014

10. 1st reading· Lords

    25 November 2014 – 25 November 2014

11. 2nd reading· Lords

    17 December 2014 – 17 December 2014

12. Committee stage· Lords

    14 January 2015 – 19 January 2015

13. Report stage· Lords

    10 February 2015 – 10 February 2015

14. 3rd reading· Lords

    2 March 2015 – 2 March 2015

15. Consideration of Lords amendments· Commons

    24 March 2015 – 24 March 2015

16. Royal Assent· Unassigned

    26 March 2015 – 26 March 2015