Groceries Labelling (Size Reduction) Bill 2024-26
make provision about labelling requirements for certain groceries products where the manufacturer has reduced the size of the product; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Groceries Labelling (Size Reduction) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Blair McDougall.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 02 April 2025 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Blair McDougall), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 11th July 2025 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 39
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Last Event: Wednesday 2nd April 2025 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament