Armed Forces Representative Body Bill 2017-19
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. a Bill to create a staff association to represent the interests of members of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces as employees; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
The Armed Forces Representative Body was a Ten Minute Rule Bill tabled by Martin Docherty-Hughes.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2017-19 Session.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Martin Docherty-Hughes), 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
Supporters: Ian Blackford (SNP), Liz Saville Roberts (PC), Carol Monaghan (SNP), Stewart Malcolm McDonald (SNP), Douglas Chapman (SNP), Angela Crawley (SNP), Stephen Gethins (SNP), Stewart Hosie (SNP), Chris Law (SNP), Angus Brendan MacNeil (Ind), Pete Wishart (SNP)
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Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill
Last Event: Wednesday 20th June 2018 - 1st reading: House of Commons
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