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Honours (Equality Of Titles For Partners) Bill 2012-13
The Honours (Equality of Titles for Partners) Bill 2012-13 was a private member's bill which would allow men who are married or civilly-partnered to peers, baronets, baronetesses, knights or dames of either sex to receive honours and the title "The Honourable" by way of their relationship statuses. The bill failed to pass beyond first reading. UK Parliament See also * * |
Oliver Colvile
Oliver Newton Colvile (born 26 August 1959) is a British politician. He is a former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Plymouth Sutton & Devonport. Background Colvile's father served as an officer in the Royal Navy for over thirty years, his grandfather was the First Lieutenant of Plymouth's Naval barracks, whilst his uncle was a Royal Marines officer who served at Stonehouse. Colvile says his interest in politics took hold whilst at Stowe School when he became fascinated by how an idea could become law or a policy to protect civil liberties, to enhance people's freedom and for the enjoyment of life. He joined the Conservative Party's staff at the age of 21, working for Ministers and backbench MPs. He later devised community campaigns which saw the Conservatives return to Parliament a number of its candidates in marginal seats. Colvile has lived for the past 10 years at ''The Millfields'' (formerly the Royal Naval Hospital), Plymouth. Political career Colvile uns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Member's Bill
A private member's bill is a bill (proposed law) introduced into a legislature by a legislator who is not acting on behalf of the executive branch. The designation "private member's bill" is used in most Westminster system jurisdictions, in which a "private member" is any member of parliament (MP) who is not a member of the cabinet (executive). Other labels may be used for the concept in other parliamentary systems; for example, the label member's bill is used in the Scottish Parliament and the New Zealand Parliament, the term private senator's bill is used in the Australian Senate, and the term public bill is used in the Senate of Canada. In legislatures where the executive does not have the right of initiative, such as the United States Congress, the concept does not arise since bills are always introduced by legislators (or sometimes by popular initiative). In the Westminster system, most bills are " government bills" introduced by the executive, with private members' bills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equality (Titles) Bill
The Equality (Titles) Bill, known colloquially as the "Downton Law" and "Downton Abbey Law", was a Bill of the Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced in 2013 that would have ended a measure of gender discrimination and allowed for equal succession of female heirs to hereditary titles and peerages. The primogeniture legislation, in conjunction with the Succession to the Crown Act 2013, would align hereditary titles in accordance with the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act. Overview The bill was dubbed the "Downton law" in reference to the British television drama ''Downton Abbey'' where the Earl's eldest daughter is unable to inherit the family seat because it can only be passed to a male heir. The Equality (Titles) Bill was precipitated by the passage of the 2013 Succession to the Crown Act, which altered the laws of succession to the British throne so that male heirs no longer precede their elder sisters. The bill was sponsored by the Lord Lucas and Dingwall in the House of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Succession To Peerages Bill (2015–16)
The Succession to Peerages Bill was a bill intended to allow daughters of peers to inherit a peerage if the peerage would otherwise become extinct due to the absence of a male heir. It would have applied retrospectively to peerages that had become extinct since the start of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952. The bill failed to reach the committee stage in the House of Lords and therefore died at the end of the parliamentary session. See also * Equality (Titles) Bill * Succession to Peerages Bill (2016–17) * Honours (Equality of Titles for Partners) Bill 2012-13 The Honours (Equality of Titles for Partners) Bill 2012-13 was a private member's bill which would allow men who are married or civilly-partnered to peers, baronets, baronetesses, knights or dames of either sex to receive honours and the title "The ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Succession to Peerages Bill (2015-2016) 2015 in British politics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Succession To Peerages Bill (2016–17)
The Succession to Peerages Bill was a bill that planned to amend the law regarding succession to peerages and for connected purposes. The 2016-2017 session of Parliament was prorogued and this bill will make no further progress. Purpose The Bill, the second attempt to introduce such a bill by Lord Trefgarne, was to apply the principle of absolute primogeniture to any and all hereditary peerages in Britain, and retroactively apply said absolute primogeniture to any peerages that went extinct on or after 6 February 1952 due to the absence of a male heir. The Bill did not apply to any peerages or honors held by the Queen or to succession of anything beyond the peerage, including associated land or other properties. See also * Equality (Titles) Bill * Succession to Peerages Bill (2015–16) * Honours (Equality of Titles for Partners) Bill 2012-13 The Honours (Equality of Titles for Partners) Bill 2012-13 was a private member's bill which would allow men who are married or civilly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
