Low-level Letter Boxes (Prohibition) Bill 2017-19
amend building regulations to require letter boxes in new buildings to be positioned above a certain height; and for connected purposes.
The proposals laid down in this bill were subsequently incorporated into upcoming Building Regulations. See here for more information.
Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
The Low-level Letter Boxes (Prohibition) was a Ten Minute Rule Bill tabled by Vicky Ford.
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 (Vicky Ford), 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: Scott Mann (Con), Pauline Latham (Con), Victoria Prentis (Con), Bob Blackman (Con), Tom Tugendhat (Con), Craig Tracey (Con), Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Con), Tim Loughton (Con), Maria Caulfield (Con), Kelvin Hopkins (Ind)
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Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill
Last Event: Wednesday 16th January 2019 - 1st reading: House of Commons
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