Bill · started in the Commons

Official Development Assistance Equalities Impact Assessment (Women and Girls) Bill

A Bill to require the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament an equalities impact assessment of the effects on women and girls of the decision not to spend 0.7% of UK gross national income on official development assistance in each financial year until that target is again reached.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Official Development Assistance Equalities Impact Assessment (Women and Girls) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 8 March 2022 by Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 8 Mar 2022
  2. 2nd reading Commons 6 May 2022

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 4 May 2022.