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
The Bill would require the Secretary of State to propose amendments to Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention (and related changes to the Montreal Convention) to extend air carrier liability to cases of harm to a passenger's health or psychological well-being arising from air travel. In practice, this means airlines could be liable for health-related losses beyond current limits. The aim is to strengthen protections for passengers when journeys affect their health or mental well-being.
The bill is at the second reading in the House of Commons, meaning it is in the early stages of parliamentary consideration and has yet to advance to committee stage or receive Royal Assent.
Generated 21 February 2026
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This Bill has been withdrawn and will make no further progress.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.
