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Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day Bill

A Bill to introduce a national day to learn about and remember the Armenian genocide.

Originating House

House of Commons

Parliament last updated

12 April 2010

In Plain English

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This bill would create a new national day in the UK to learn about and remember the Armenian genocide. It would designate a day for education and commemoration across the country, encouraging schools and public bodies to mark the occasion and help people understand the events.

Key Points

  • Establishes a designated national day of remembrance and education about the Armenian genocide in the UK.
  • Encourages participation and observance by schools, public bodies, communities and educational institutions.
  • Has a long parliamentary history, with the originating Commons and first reading in 2010; it is currently at the second reading in the Commons.

Who is affected?

Armenian community in the UKstudents and teachers in schools and universitiespublic bodies, schools and local authorities in the UKeducational charities, museums and heritage organisationsthe general public in the UK

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Bill Stages

1st readingCommons

6 Jan 2010

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Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

1 Jan 1970

This Bill was presented to Parliament on 6 January 2010. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.

The Bill is a Private Member's Bill which are often not printed until close to a Second Reading debate. If the text of the Bill is not available on these pages and you want information about the text, then you would need to speak to the Member sponsoring the Bill.

The 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.