Parental Bereavement Leave (Statutory Entitlement) Bill 2013-14
make provision for statutory entitlement to leave of absence from employment for bereaved parents; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
The Parental Bereavement Leave (Statutory Entitlement) Bill was a Ten Minute Rule Bill tabled by Tom Harris.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2013-14 Session.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Tom Harris), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Ten Minute Rule Bill is a process of tabling a bill, where an MP has 10 minutes to advocate for their legislation to the Commons and the Minister responsible.
So is this going to become a law?No. This Bill did not complete it's passage before the Session completed and is no longer before Parliament. However, it may have been re-introduced under a similar name in a subsequent Session.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Ten Minute Rule Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
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Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill
Last Event: Wednesday 4th September 2013 - 1st reading: House of Commons
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