A Bill to require the continued appointment of a special envoy for freedom of religion or belief and make provision about the special envoy’s functions.
House of Commons
29 May 2024
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The bill keeps the post of Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief and sets out the envoy’s duties. In the Commons, MPs agreed to replace the original two clauses with a single, clearer new clause and to update the long and short titles to reflect the envoy’s role. The changes prioritise drafting clarity and precise naming, not major policy shifts.
The bill has passed through all Commons stages and is now at the 1st Reading in the Lords.
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The 2023-24 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.