Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill 2016-17


prohibit the wearing of medals or insignia awarded for valour, with the intent to deceive.

Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)

What is this Bill?

The Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill was a Ballot Bill tabled by Gareth Johnson.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2016-17 Session.

Whose idea is this Bill?

As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Gareth Johnson), not the Government.

What type of Bill is this?

20 Ballot Bills places are awarded by lottery to backbench MP's at the start of each Session. These Bills receive precedence for debate in the Commons and a handful will succeed in becoming enacted into law.

The higher chance of success means MPs who win a ballot slot are frequently lobbied by groups wishing to have legislation tabled on their behalf, but the choice of bill ultimately remains with the MP.

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.

How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?

The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.

Would you like to know more?

See these Glossary articles for more information: Ballot Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill

Sponsor: Gareth Johnson

Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers Ministerial Extracts from Debates All Bill Debates

Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill

Last Event: Friday 24th February 2017 - Report stage: House of Commons

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons - 80%

Latest Key documents

Bill Debate
24/02/2017
Briefing paper
21/02/2017
Explanatory Note
23/11/2016

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

24th March 2017
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 24 March 2017
23rd March 2017
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (PDF, 257KB)
23rd March 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 22 March 2017
24th February 2017
Report stage: House of Commons
24th February 2017
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 24 February 2017
23rd February 2017
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (PDF, 257KB)
23rd February 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 22 February 2017
22nd February 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 21 February 2017
21st February 2017
Briefing papers
Committee Stage Report
3rd February 2017
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Version of the bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 88KB)
2nd February 2017
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 1 February 2017
1st February 2017
Committee Debate: House of Commons
1st February 2017
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 1 February 2017
1st February 2017
Bills
Bill 134 2016-17 (as amended in Committee)
31st January 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 30 January 2017
31st January 2017
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in committee: selection1 (PDF, 254KB)
30th January 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 27 January 2017
25th November 2016
2nd reading: House of Commons
23rd November 2016
Explanatory Notes
Bill 10-EN 2016-17
17th November 2016
Bills
Bill 10 2016-17 (as introduced)
29th June 2016
1st reading: House of Commons