A Bill to introduce a national day to learn about and remember the Armenian genocide
This Bill would require the Secretary of State to specify a date which would be observed annually as 'Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day'.
House of Commons
9 November 2009
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This Bill would require the government to set an annual date for Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. It would designate this date as a national day to learn about and remember the Armenian genocide. The Secretary of State would decide the exact date each year.
The bill is in the House of Commons at the 2nd Reading stage. It originated in the Commons and was first introduced in 2009; no further stages are recorded in the provided data.
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26 Jan 2009
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 26 January. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading on several Fridays before being dropped by its sponsor, Mr Andrew Dismore.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
