A Bill to make provision about controls on the transportation of nuclear weapons.
House of Commons
13 May 2016
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This bill would create a legal framework setting out the rules for transporting nuclear weapons. It aims to tighten controls to improve safety and security during movement of these weapons and to set out how such transport should be carried out under UK law.
The Bill is at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons, having had its first reading in January 2016, and is at an early stage of passage.
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20 Jan 2016
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on Wednesday 20 January 2016 under the Ten Minute Rule. This allows an MP to make his or her case for a new bill in a speech lasting up to ten minutes. An opposing speech may also be made before the House decides whether or not the bill should be introduced. If the MP is successful the bill is taken to have had its first reading.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
