A Bill to require the Secretary of State to propose amendments to Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention for the purpose of extending carrier liability to cases of detriment to health or psychological well-being; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would require the Secretary of State to propose amendments to the Warsaw and Montreal Conventions. These amendments would extend air carrier liability to cases of detriment to health or psychological well-being.
House of Commons
13 April 2010
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This bill would require the Secretary of State to propose amendments to the Warsaw Convention (specifically Article 17) and to the related Montreal Convention so that air carriers could be held liable for detriment to a passenger’s health or psychological well‑being caused by air travel. It aims to extend liability beyond physical injury to include mental harm, aligning international aviation rules with concerns about health impacts of flying. The changes would come through proposals to the international conventions, not new domestic law on their own.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. Its earlier stage (1st reading) occurred in December 2009. No further parliamentary stages are listed in the provided information.
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16 Dec 2009
This Bill was presented, through the ballot procedure, to Parliament on 16 December 2009. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill has been withdrawn and will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
