A Bill to make provision for the succession of female heirs to hereditary titles; for husbands and civil partners of those receiving honours to be allowed to use equivalent honorary titles to those available to wives; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
9 December 2013
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This Bill would allow female heirs to inherit hereditary titles, changing the traditional male‑only succession for many titles. It would also let husbands and civil partners of people who receive honours use honorary titles that are equivalent to those available to wives. The aim is to promote equality in how titles and honours are passed on and used.
The Bill has completed its first and second readings in the Lords and is currently in Committee stage (as of 2013-12-06).
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6 Dec 2013
Line by line examination of the Bill took place during committee stage on 6 December.
Amendments discussed covered clauses 1 and 2 of the Bill.
The 2013-14 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
