A Bill To Make provision for information to be available in various public places relating to the activities and organisation of the European Union; to make provision for the flying of the flag of the European Union on various government and public buildings; to provide information to further the establishment of twinning arrangements between towns in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the European Union in accordance with the European Union’s town twinning support scheme; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
25 June 2014
This Lords bill would require information about the European Union to be available in public places; it would allow the EU flag to be flown on government and public buildings; and it would support town twinning links between UK towns and EU towns under the EU’s twinning scheme, along with related provisions.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the Lords. If it progresses, it will move to committee stage, then report stage and third reading before moving to the Commons.
Generated 21 February 2026
First reading took place on 24 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
