A Bill to make provision for the succession of female heirs to hereditary titles; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Dame Harriett BaldwinConservative
3 May 2022
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This bill would change the rules for who can inherit hereditary titles (such as dukedoms, earldoms and baronies) so that female heirs could inherit on an equal footing with male heirs. In effect, daughters could inherit titles where the current rules favour sons, with related changes needed to put the new rules into practice. It also covers other related changes required to implement the reform.
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6 May 2022
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
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