Bill · started in the Commons

Hereditary Titles (Female Succession) Bill

A Bill to make provision for the succession of female heirs to hereditary titles; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Hereditary Titles (Female Succession) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 20 April 2022 by Harriett Baldwin (Conservative). 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 20 Apr 2022
  2. 2nd reading Commons 6 May 2022

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 3 May 2022.