Bills Presented
Monday, 21 October 2024
Contributions
Company Directors (Duties) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Martin Wrigley presented a Bill to amend section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 to require company directors to balance their duty to promote the success of the company with duties in respect of the environment and the company’s employees.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 4 July 2025, and to be printed (Bill 32 ).
Military Action Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Richard Foord presented a Bill to require parliamentary approval for the deployment of UK armed forces for armed conflict; to provide for exemptions from that requirement in cases of emergency or in respect of compliance with treaty obligations; to make provision for retrospective parliamentary approval in certain circumstances; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 7 March 2025 , and to be printed (Bill 33 ).
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) (No. 2) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Shockat Adam, supported by Jeremy Corbyn, Kim Johnson, Ayoub Khan, Iqbal Mohamed, Mr Adnan Hussain, Brendan O’Hara, Siân Berry, Liz Saville Roberts, Ian Byrne and Stephen Gethins, presented a Bill to make provision in connection with the recognition of the State of Palestine.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 29 November, and to be printed (Bil l 34 ).
Hospices and Health Care (Report on Funding) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Luke Taylor presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for the funding of hospice clinical services by NHS England; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the potential merits of including pharmacy, pathology, patient community equipment, palliative consultant costs, clinical nurse specialist services, and advance care planning costs within the NHS funding framework; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 11 July 2025 , and to be printed (Bill 35 ).
Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog on Dog Attacks) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Dr Luke Evans presented a Bill to require a person in charge of a dog to take all reasonable steps to ensure that that dog does not fatally injure another dog; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 16 May 2025, and to be printed (Bill 36).
Devolution (Immigration) (Scotland) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Stephen Gethins presented a Bill to amend the Scotland Act 1998 to grant legislative competence to the Scottish Parliament in respect of immigration.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 25 April 2025, and to be printed (Bill 37 ).
Access to Telecommunications Networks Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Helen Morgan presented a Bill to require providers of electronic communications networks to grant other such providers access to their apparatus where that is necessary to ensure consistent network coverage; to prevent those providers from charging more than the standard market rate for such access; to require the regulator to impose penalties on providers who unreasonably fail to grant such access; to make provision for the purpose of incentivising providers to allow customers of other providers to use their networks where access cannot be granted to their apparatus; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 13 June 2025, and to be printed (Bill 38).
Homelessness Prevention Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Bob Blackman, supported by Paula Barker, presented a Bill to make provision about the duties of public bodies to prevent homelessness.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 28 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 39 ).
Pension (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Greg Smith presented a Bill to change the period of life expectancy relevant to certain pension rules.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 January 2025 , and to be printed (Bill 40 ).
Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Jim Shannon presented a Bill to require the continued appointment of a special envoy for freedom of religion or belief and make provision about the special envoy’s functions.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 29 November, and to be printed (Bill 41 ).
National Cancer Strategy Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Clive Jones presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish a ten-year cancer strategy for England; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 4 July 2025, and to be printed (Bill 42 ).
Bereavement Support (Children and Young People) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Christine Jardine presented a Bill to require specified organisations and public bodies to inform children and young people of local, national and online support services available to them following a bereavement; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 4 July 2025, and to be printed (Bill 43 ).
Battery Energy Storage Systems (Fire Safety) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Anna Sabine presented a Bill to make fire and rescue authorities statutory consultees for planning applications relating to Battery Energy Storage Systems; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 25 April 2025 , and to be printed (Bill 44 ).
Bullying and Respect at Work Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Rachael Maskell presented a Bill to provide for a statutory definition of bullying at work; to make provision relating to bullying at work, including to enable claims relating to workplace bullying to be considered by an employment tribunal; to provide for a Respect at Work Code to set minimum standards for positive and respectful work environments; to give powers to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission to investigate workplaces and organisations where there is evidence of a culture of, or multiple incidents of, bullying and to take enforcement action; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 20 June 2025 , and to be printed (Bill 45 ).
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mark Garnier presented a Bill to make provision about consumer protection in relation to domestic building works; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 28 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 46 ).
Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
David Reed presented a Bill to make provision prohibiting the import of hunting trophies into Great Britain.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 47 ).
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Emma Foody presented a Bill to make provision about the notice period for termination of funding agreements for secure 16 to 19 Academies; to make provision about the Secretary of State’s duty to consider the impact on existing educational institutions when it is proposed to establish or expand a secure 16 to 19 Academy; and to alter the consultation question required when it is proposed to establish or expand a secure 16 to 19 Academy.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 16 May 2025, and to be printed (Bill 49 ).
Animals in Medical Research (Prohibition) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Steve Race presented a Bill to prohibit the use of animals in medical research; to require the use of non-animal methods for conducting medical research; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 29 November, and to be printed (Bill 50 ).
Children Not in School (Registers, Support and Orders) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Paul Holmes presented a Bill to make provision about the maintenance of registers by local authorities of children in their area who are not full-time pupils at any school; to make provision about support by local authorities to promote the education of such children; to make provision about school attendance orders; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 7 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 51 ).
Employment Rights (Special Constables) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Ashley Fox presented a Bill to amend Section 50 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 to add Special Constables to the list of those granted the right to take time off work to perform their duties.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 29 November, and to be printed (Bill 53 ).
Agricultural Land (Planning) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Helen Whately presented a Bill to prohibit the granting of planning permission in respect of Grade 1 agricultural land; to provide for exemptions from that prohibition in specified circumstances; to place duties on local planning authorities in respect of such land; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 16 May 2025, and to be printed (Bill 54 ).
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Gregory Stafford presented a Bill to make provision about the misuse of litigation to suppress freedom of speech.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 55 ).
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Amendment) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Liz Saville Roberts presented a Bill to amend the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to place a requirement on employers to take proactive measures to prevent violence and harassment in the workplace; to make provision for protections for women and girls in the workplace; and to require the Health and Safety Executive to publish a Health and Safety Framework on violence and harassment in the workplace, including violence against women and girls in the workplace.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 29 November, and to be printed (Bill 56 ).
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope, supported by Sir Jeremy Wright, presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to establish an independent review of disablement caused by Covid-19 vaccinations and the adequacy of the compensation offered to persons so disabled; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 29 November, and to be printed (Bill 58 ).
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Oliver Ryan presented a Bill to allow for certain civil and family court hearings to be conducted remotely.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Frida y 16 May 2025 , and to be printed (Bill 59 ).
Green Spaces Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Caroline Voaden presented a Bill to define the term “green spaces” to include urban parks, neighbourhood areas, and significant natural landscapes; to establish a Government Office for Green Spaces and to make provision about the powers and duties of that Office in relation to local authorities and public bodies; to require that Office to advise the Government on the preservation, enhancement, and accessibility of green spaces; to make provision about the promotion of community involvement in protection of green spaces; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 7 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 60 ).
Educational Institutions (Mental Health Policy) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Helen Maguire presented a Bill to require specified educational institutions to develop and maintain a mental health policy; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 6 December, and to be printed (Bill 61 ).
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Aphra Brandreth presented a Bill to make provision changing the law about the offence of livestock worrying, including changes to what constitutes an offence and increased powers for investigation of suspected offences; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 29 November, and to be printed (Bill 62 ).
Plant Protection Products (Prohibition on Public Sector Use) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Siân Berry presented a Bill to provide for the prohibition of the use of professional plant protection products by local authorities and other public authorities for amenity purposes; to require the Secretary of State to publish guidance in connection with that prohibition; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 25 April 2025, and to be printed (Bill 63 ).
Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sarah Green presented a Bill to provide for a category of protection for chalk streams for the purpose of providing additional protections from pollution, abstraction and other forms of environmental damage; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 65 ).
Pets (Microchips) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Rebecca Harris presented a Bill to make provision regarding pets with microchips; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 24 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 66 ).
Football (Gender Inequality) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
James MacCleary presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for measures to address gender inequality in football.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 29 November, and to be printed (Bill 67 ).
Heritage Public Houses Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mike Wood, supported by Bob Blackman, Mr Richard Holden, Ben Lake, Mr Toby Perkins and Greg Smith, presented a Bill to require local authorities to maintain a register of heritage public houses in their area and to make provision in connection with the compilation and maintenance of such registers; to make provision relating to planning applications in respect of public houses on such a register; to place restrictions on the sale of heritage public houses; to make provision relating to the nomination of heritage public houses as assets of community value; to make provision about the listing of heritage public houses; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 7 March 2025, and to be printed ( B ill 68 ).
Building Regulations (Minimum Standards) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57 )
Manuela Perteghella presented a Bill to set minimum standards for the building of new homes in relation to quality and energy efficiency; to place requirements on developers of new homes; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 24 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 69 ).
Public Services (Targets) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Olly Glover presented a Bill to require the Government to set targets for the provision of public services and amenities, having regard to targets for the building of new homes; to require the Government to publish a report of progress against such targets every three years; to require the Government to consult local authorities to assess requirements for public services; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 13 June 2025, and to be printed (Bill 70 ).
State-related Deaths (National Oversight Mechanism) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Carla Denyer presented a Bill to establish an independent body to operate a national oversight mechanism to monitor recommendations arising from investigations into state-related deaths, including inquests, public inquiries and official reviews; to make provision about the powers of that body to require action in relation to such recommendations; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 71 ).
Nature-Based Solutions (Water and Flooding) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Adrian Ramsay presented a Bill to require water companies and relevant public bodies to use nature-based solutions as a means to improve water and flood risk management services; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 7 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 72 ).
Social Media (Access to Accounts) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Max Wilkinson presented a Bill to require providers of social media accounts to grant parents access to the social media accounts of their child in cases where the child has died; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 73 ).
Climate Finance Fund (Fossil Fuels and Pollution) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Richard Burgon presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for a Climate Finance Fund, to be funded via a levy on fossil fuel companies and other organisations that contribute to pollution; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 25 April 2025, and to be printed (Bill 74 ).
Carers and Care Workers Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Helen Morgan presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish and implement a Care Workers Employment Strategy, with the aim of improving the recruitment and retention of care workers; to establish an independent National Care Workers Council with responsibility for setting professional standards for care workers, for establishing a system of professional qualifications and accreditation for care workers, and for advising the Government on those matters; to require the Secretary of State to commission an independent assessment of the support available to unpaid carers, including financial support and employment rights; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 29 November, and to be printed (Bill 76 ).
Bus Services Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Helen Morgan presented a Bill to place a duty on the Government to ensure that every town with a population of more than 10,000 people has a regular bus service operating seven days a week, and that local health services, including hospitals and GP surgeries, are served by those buses; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 29 November, and to be printed (Bill 77 ).
Meat (Information About Method of Killing) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to require producers, suppliers and retailers of meat to indicate clearly whether the animal has been killed in accordance with religious rites without prior stunning; to require the Secretary of State to collect and publish specified information relating to meat slaughtered in accordance with such practice; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 25 April 2025, and to be printed (Bill 78 ).
Bank of England (Inflation Targets) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision for penalties against the Court of Directors of the Bank of England for failure to meet inflation targets.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 11 July 2025, and to be printed (Bill 79 ).
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to create an offence of child criminal exploitation; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 4 July 2025, and to be printed (Bill 80 ).
Health Insurance (Exemption from Insurance Premium Tax) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to provide for exemptions from insurance premium tax in respect of health insurance; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 20 June 2025, and to be printed (Bill 81 ).
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Listed Places of Worship) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to exempt from Value Added Tax repairs to listed places of worship; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 28 March, and to be printed (Bill 82 ).
Bailiffs (Warrants of Possession) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to set maximum time limits within which a bailiff’s warrant of possession appointment date must be granted; to make provision for alternative methods of executing warrants of possession; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 16 May 2025, and to be printed (Bill 83 ).
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Public Electric Vehicle Charging Points) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to exempt from Value Added Tax the supply of electricity at public electric vehicle charging points; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 13 June 2025, and to be printed (Bill 84 ).
Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope, supported by Sir Jeremy Wright, presented a Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to review, and publish a report on, the merits of increasing the relevant statutory sum under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 for all claims since 1 January 2020 by an amount representing the amount of inflation since 2007.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 6 December, and to be printed (Bill 85 ).
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to amend section 58 of the Highways Act 1980 to restrict the defences available to highway authorities; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 86 ).
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope, supported by Sir Jeremy Wright, presented a Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to make provision about financial assistance to persons who have suffered disablement following vaccination against Covid-19 and to the next of kin of persons who have died shortly after vaccination against Covid-19; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the merits of a no-fault compensation scheme to provide such financial assistance, on whether there should be any upper limit on the financial assistance available, on the criteria for eligibility and on whether payment should be made in all cases where there is no other reasonable cause for the death or disablement suffered; to provide for a special time limit under the Limitation Act 1980 for actions in respect of personal injury or death following a Covid-19 vaccination; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 24 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 87 ).
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to provide that a draft statutory instrument which is subject to the affirmative resolution procedure may be amended by either House of Parliament before it is approved; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 7 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 88 ).
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to provide that, before making any order to designate a type of dog for the purposes of section 1 or 2 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, the Secretary of State must carry out a public consultation and publish a comparative review of data showing the incidences of fatalities resulting from bites of dogs of that type in the last three years.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 7 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 89 ).
Arm’s-Length Bodies (Review) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to require the Government to conduct a review of every Arm’s-Length Body in existence on 4 July 2024 and to publish the results of those reviews within four years; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 14 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 90 ).
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to exempt from Value Added Tax goods or services which are beneficial to the environment, to health and safety, to education or for charitable purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 28 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 91 ).
Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to amend the Mobile Homes Act 1983; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 92 ).
Anonymity of Suspects Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to create an offence of disclosing the identity of a person who is the subject of an investigation in respect of the alleged commission of an offence; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 24 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 93 ).
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to exempt from VAT supplies of electricity, oil and gas for domestic purposes; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 7 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 94 ).
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to amend the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to make provision about Parliamentary scrutiny of regulations made under that Act; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 14 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 95 ).
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemptions of Motor Homes) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to exempt motor homes from caravan site licensing requirements; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 28 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 96 ).
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision about arranging alternative non-NHS England treatment for patients who have waited for more than one year for hospital treatment; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 6 December, and to be printed (Bill 97 ).
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision for the privatisation of the British Broadcasting Corporation; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 98 ).
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to extend the definition of children’s clothing for the purposes of exemption from VAT; to extend the VAT exemption to further categories of school uniform; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 24 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 99 ).
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to de-criminalise the non-payment of the BBC licence fee by persons aged over seventy-five; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 7 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 100 ).
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to require a Regulatory Impact Assessment to be published for all primary and secondary legislation introduced by the Government; to make provision for associated sanctions; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 4 July 2025, and to be printed (Bill 101 ).
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to require public authorities to exercise their statutory powers to investigate and take enforcement action for breaches of the law; to make provision for sanctions for failing to take such action; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 11 July 2025, and to be printed (Bill 102 ).
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to create offences in respect of persons who have entered the UK illegally or who have remained in the UK without legal authority; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 January 2025, and to be printed (Bill 103 ).
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision for co-funding and for the extension of co-payment for NHS services in England; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 16 May 2025, and to be printed (Bill 104 ).
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to limit exit payments made by some public sector organisations to employees; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 13 June 2025, and to be printed (Bill 105 ).
Green Belt (Protection) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to establish a national register of Green Belt land in England; to restrict the ability of local authorities to de-designate Green Belt land; to make provision about future development of de-designated Green Belt land; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 20 June 2025, and to be printed (Bill 106 ).
Water (Agricultural Pollution) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Ellie Chowns presented a Bill to make provision to prevent, reduce and regulate agricultural pollution of water.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 14 March 2025, and to be printed (Bill 108 ).
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