Apologies Bill 2019-21
make provision for the effect of an apology in certain legal proceedings.
Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
The Apologies was a Ten Minute Rule Bill tabled by John Howell.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2019-21 Session.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (John Howell), 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: Lord Spellar (Lab), Greg Clark (Con), Lord Grayling (Con), Chris Bryant (Lab), Kenny MacAskill (Alba), Paul Beresford (Con), Roger Gale (Con), Robert Neill (Con), Heather Wheeler (Con), Jeffrey M Donaldson (Ind), Rob Butler (Con)
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Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill
Last Event: Tuesday 1st December 2020 - 1st reading (Commons)
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