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These initiatives were driven by Lord Trefgarne, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
A bill to amend the law regarding succession to peerages; and for connected purposes.
First reading took place on 7 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to amend the law regarding succession to peerages and for connected purposes.
A Bill to amend the law regarding succession to peerages; and for connected purposes.
Lord Trefgarne has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
The Government is clear - it is only the people of the Falkland Islands who can decide their own future. The UK is steadfast in its support for the Falkland Islanders' right of self-determination, a right which is enshrined in the UN Charter and in article one of the two UN Covenants on human rights. The Falkland Islanders made their wishes clear in the 2013 referendum when 99.8 percent of voters chose to maintain their status as a self-governing UK Overseas Territory.