Bills Presented

Company Directors (Duties) Bill

Martin Wrigley presented a Bill to amend section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 to require company directors to balance their duty to promote the success of the company with duties in respect of the environment and the company’s employees.

Military Action Bill

Richard Foord presented a Bill to require parliamentary approval for the deployment of UK armed forces for armed conflict; to provide for exemptions from that requirement in cases of emergency or in respect of compliance with treaty obligations; to make provision for retrospective parliamentary approval in certain circumstances; and for connected purposes.

Palestine Statehood (Recognition) (No. 2) Bill

Shockat Adam, supported by Jeremy Corbyn, Kim Johnson, Ayoub Khan, Iqbal Mohamed, Mr Adnan Hussain, Brendan O’Hara, Siân Berry, Liz Saville Roberts, Ian Byrne and Stephen Gethins, presented a Bill to make provision in connection with the recognition of the State of Palestine.

Hospices and Health Care (Report on Funding) Bill

Luke Taylor presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for the funding of hospice clinical services by NHS England; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the potential merits of including pharmacy, pathology, patient community equipment, palliative consultant costs, clinical nurse specialist services, and advance care planning costs within the NHS funding framework; and for connected purposes.

Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog on Dog Attacks) Bill

Dr Luke Evans presented a Bill to require a person in charge of a dog to take all reasonable steps to ensure that that dog does not fatally injure another dog; and for connected purposes.

Devolution (Immigration) (Scotland) Bill

Stephen Gethins presented a Bill to amend the Scotland Act 1998 to grant legislative competence to the Scottish Parliament in respect of immigration.

Access to Telecommunications Networks Bill

Helen Morgan presented a Bill to require providers of electronic communications networks to grant other such providers access to their apparatus where that is necessary to ensure consistent network coverage; to prevent those providers from charging more than the standard market rate for such access; to require the regulator to impose penalties on providers who unreasonably fail to grant such access; to make provision for the purpose of incentivising providers to allow customers of other providers to use their networks where access cannot be granted to their apparatus; and for connected purposes.

Homelessness Prevention Bill

Bob Blackman, supported by Paula Barker, presented a Bill to make provision about the duties of public bodies to prevent homelessness.

Pension (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill

Greg Smith presented a Bill to change the period of life expectancy relevant to certain pension rules.

Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill

Jim Shannon presented a Bill to require the continued appointment of a special envoy for freedom of religion or belief and make provision about the special envoy’s functions.

National Cancer Strategy Bill

Clive Jones presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish a ten-year cancer strategy for England; and for connected purposes.

Bereavement Support (Children and Young People) Bill

Christine Jardine presented a Bill to require specified organisations and public bodies to inform children and young people of local, national and online support services available to them following a bereavement; and for connected purposes.

Battery Energy Storage Systems (Fire Safety) Bill

Anna Sabine presented a Bill to make fire and rescue authorities statutory consultees for planning applications relating to Battery Energy Storage Systems; and for connected purposes.

Bullying and Respect at Work Bill

Rachael Maskell presented a Bill to provide for a statutory definition of bullying at work; to make provision relating to bullying at work, including to enable claims relating to workplace bullying to be considered by an employment tribunal; to provide for a Respect at Work Code to set minimum standards for positive and respectful work environments; to give powers to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission to investigate workplaces and organisations where there is evidence of a culture of, or multiple incidents of, bullying and to take enforcement action; and for connected purposes.

Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill

Mark Garnier presented a Bill to make provision about consumer protection in relation to domestic building works; and for connected purposes.

Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill

David Reed presented a Bill to make provision prohibiting the import of hunting trophies into Great Britain.

Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill

Emma Foody presented a Bill to make provision about the notice period for termination of funding agreements for secure 16 to 19 Academies; to make provision about the Secretary of State’s duty to consider the impact on existing educational institutions when it is proposed to establish or expand a secure 16 to 19 Academy; and to alter the consultation question required when it is proposed to establish or expand a secure 16 to 19 Academy.

Animals in Medical Research (Prohibition) Bill

Steve Race presented a Bill to prohibit the use of animals in medical research; to require the use of non-animal methods for conducting medical research; and for connected purposes.

Children Not in School (Registers, Support and Orders) Bill

Paul Holmes presented a Bill to make provision about the maintenance of registers by local authorities of children in their area who are not full-time pupils at any school; to make provision about support by local authorities to promote the education of such children; to make provision about school attendance orders; and for connected purposes.

Employment Rights (Special Constables) Bill

Sir Ashley Fox presented a Bill to amend Section 50 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 to add Special Constables to the list of those granted the right to take time off work to perform their duties.

Agricultural Land (Planning) Bill

Helen Whately presented a Bill to prohibit the granting of planning permission in respect of Grade 1 agricultural land; to provide for exemptions from that prohibition in specified circumstances; to place duties on local planning authorities in respect of such land; and for connected purposes.

Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill

Gregory Stafford presented a Bill to make provision about the misuse of litigation to suppress freedom of speech.

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Amendment) Bill

Liz Saville Roberts presented a Bill to amend the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to place a requirement on employers to take proactive measures to prevent violence and harassment in the workplace; to make provision for protections for women and girls in the workplace; and to require the Health and Safety Executive to publish a Health and Safety Framework on violence and harassment in the workplace, including violence against women and girls in the workplace.

Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill

Sir Christopher Chope, supported by Sir Jeremy Wright, presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to establish an independent review of disablement caused by Covid-19 vaccinations and the adequacy of the compensation offered to persons so disabled; and for connected purposes.

Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill

Oliver Ryan presented a Bill to allow for certain civil and family court hearings to be conducted remotely.

Green Spaces Bill

Caroline Voaden presented a Bill to define the term “green spaces” to include urban parks, neighbourhood areas, and significant natural landscapes; to establish a Government Office for Green Spaces and to make provision about the powers and duties of that Office in relation to local authorities and public bodies; to require that Office to advise the Government on the preservation, enhancement, and accessibility of green spaces; to make provision about the promotion of community involvement in protection of green spaces; and for connected purposes.

Educational Institutions (Mental Health Policy) Bill

Helen Maguire presented a Bill to require specified educational institutions to develop and maintain a mental health policy; and for connected purposes.

Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill

Aphra Brandreth presented a Bill to make provision changing the law about the offence of livestock worrying, including changes to what constitutes an offence and increased powers for investigation of suspected offences; and for connected purposes.

Plant Protection Products (Prohibition on Public Sector Use) Bill

Siân Berry presented a Bill to provide for the prohibition of the use of professional plant protection products by local authorities and other public authorities for amenity purposes; to require the Secretary of State to publish guidance in connection with that prohibition; and for connected purposes.

Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill

Sarah Green presented a Bill to provide for a category of protection for chalk streams for the purpose of providing additional protections from pollution, abstraction and other forms of environmental damage; and for connected purposes.

Pets (Microchips) Bill

Rebecca Harris presented a Bill to make provision regarding pets with microchips; and for connected purposes.

Football (Gender Inequality) Bill

James MacCleary presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for measures to address gender inequality in football.

Heritage Public Houses Bill

Mike Wood, supported by Bob Blackman, Mr Richard Holden, Ben Lake, Mr Toby Perkins and Greg Smith, presented a Bill to require local authorities to maintain a register of heritage public houses in their area and to make provision in connection with the compilation and maintenance of such registers; to make provision relating to planning applications in respect of public houses on such a register; to place restrictions on the sale of heritage public houses; to make provision relating to the nomination of heritage public houses as assets of community value; to make provision about the listing of heritage public houses; and for connected purposes.

Building Regulations (Minimum Standards) Bill

Manuela Perteghella presented a Bill to set minimum standards for the building of new homes in relation to quality and energy efficiency; to place requirements on developers of new homes; and for connected purposes.

Public Services (Targets) Bill

Olly Glover presented a Bill to require the Government to set targets for the provision of public services and amenities, having regard to targets for the building of new homes; to require the Government to publish a report of progress against such targets every three years; to require the Government to consult local authorities to assess requirements for public services; and for connected purposes.

State-related Deaths (National Oversight Mechanism) Bill

Carla Denyer presented a Bill to establish an independent body to operate a national oversight mechanism to monitor recommendations arising from investigations into state-related deaths, including inquests, public inquiries and official reviews; to make provision about the powers of that body to require action in relation to such recommendations; and for connected purposes.

Nature-Based Solutions (Water and Flooding) Bill

Adrian Ramsay presented a Bill to require water companies and relevant public bodies to use nature-based solutions as a means to improve water and flood risk management services; and for connected purposes.

Social Media (Access to Accounts) Bill

Max Wilkinson presented a Bill to require providers of social media accounts to grant parents access to the social media accounts of their child in cases where the child has died; and for connected purposes.

Climate Finance Fund (Fossil Fuels and Pollution) Bill

Richard Burgon presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for a Climate Finance Fund, to be funded via a levy on fossil fuel companies and other organisations that contribute to pollution; and for connected purposes.

Carers and Care Workers Bill

Helen Morgan presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish and implement a Care Workers Employment Strategy, with the aim of improving the recruitment and retention of care workers; to establish an independent National Care Workers Council with responsibility for setting professional standards for care workers, for establishing a system of professional qualifications and accreditation for care workers, and for advising the Government on those matters; to require the Secretary of State to commission an independent assessment of the support available to unpaid carers, including financial support and employment rights; and for connected purposes.

Bus Services Bill

Helen Morgan presented a Bill to place a duty on the Government to ensure that every town with a population of more than 10,000 people has a regular bus service operating seven days a week, and that local health services, including hospitals and GP surgeries, are served by those buses; and for connected purposes.

Meat (Information About Method of Killing) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to require producers, suppliers and retailers of meat to indicate clearly whether the animal has been killed in accordance with religious rites without prior stunning; to require the Secretary of State to collect and publish specified information relating to meat slaughtered in accordance with such practice; and for connected purposes.

Bank of England (Inflation Targets) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision for penalties against the Court of Directors of the Bank of England for failure to meet inflation targets.

Child Criminal Exploitation Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to create an offence of child criminal exploitation; and for connected purposes.

Health Insurance (Exemption from Insurance Premium Tax) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to provide for exemptions from insurance premium tax in respect of health insurance; and for connected purposes.

Exemption from Value Added Tax (Listed Places of Worship) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to exempt from Value Added Tax repairs to listed places of worship; and for connected purposes.

Bailiffs (Warrants of Possession) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to set maximum time limits within which a bailiff’s warrant of possession appointment date must be granted; to make provision for alternative methods of executing warrants of possession; and for connected purposes.

Exemption from Value Added Tax (Public Electric Vehicle Charging Points) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to exempt from Value Added Tax the supply of electricity at public electric vehicle charging points; and for connected purposes.

Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope, supported by Sir Jeremy Wright, presented a Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to review, and publish a report on, the merits of increasing the relevant statutory sum under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 for all claims since 1 January 2020 by an amount representing the amount of inflation since 2007.

Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to amend section 58 of the Highways Act 1980 to restrict the defences available to highway authorities; and for connected purposes.

Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill

Sir Christopher Chope, supported by Sir Jeremy Wright, presented a Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to make provision about financial assistance to persons who have suffered disablement following vaccination against Covid-19 and to the next of kin of persons who have died shortly after vaccination against Covid-19; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the merits of a no-fault compensation scheme to provide such financial assistance, on whether there should be any upper limit on the financial assistance available, on the criteria for eligibility and on whether payment should be made in all cases where there is no other reasonable cause for the death or disablement suffered; to provide for a special time limit under the Limitation Act 1980 for actions in respect of personal injury or death following a Covid-19 vaccination; and for connected purposes.

Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to provide that a draft statutory instrument which is subject to the affirmative resolution procedure may be amended by either House of Parliament before it is approved; and for connected purposes.

Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to provide that, before making any order to designate a type of dog for the purposes of section 1 or 2 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, the Secretary of State must carry out a public consultation and publish a comparative review of data showing the incidences of fatalities resulting from bites of dogs of that type in the last three years.

Arm’s-Length Bodies (Review) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to require the Government to conduct a review of every Arm’s-Length Body in existence on 4 July 2024 and to publish the results of those reviews within four years; and for connected purposes.

Exemption from Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to exempt from Value Added Tax goods or services which are beneficial to the environment, to health and safety, to education or for charitable purposes.

Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to amend the Mobile Homes Act 1983; and for connected purposes.

Anonymity of Suspects Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to create an offence of disclosing the identity of a person who is the subject of an investigation in respect of the alleged commission of an offence; and for connected purposes.

Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to exempt from VAT supplies of electricity, oil and gas for domestic purposes; and for connected purposes.

Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to amend the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to make provision about Parliamentary scrutiny of regulations made under that Act; and for connected purposes.

Caravan Site Licensing (Exemptions of Motor Homes) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to exempt motor homes from caravan site licensing requirements; and for connected purposes.

NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision about arranging alternative non-NHS England treatment for patients who have waited for more than one year for hospital treatment; and for connected purposes.

British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision for the privatisation of the British Broadcasting Corporation; and for connected purposes.

Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to extend the definition of children’s clothing for the purposes of exemption from VAT; to extend the VAT exemption to further categories of school uniform; and for connected purposes.

BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to de-criminalise the non-payment of the BBC licence fee by persons aged over seventy-five; and for connected purposes.

Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to require a Regulatory Impact Assessment to be published for all primary and secondary legislation introduced by the Government; to make provision for associated sanctions; and for connected purposes.

Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to require public authorities to exercise their statutory powers to investigate and take enforcement action for breaches of the law; to make provision for sanctions for failing to take such action; and for connected purposes.

Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to create offences in respect of persons who have entered the UK illegally or who have remained in the UK without legal authority; and for connected purposes.

National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision for co-funding and for the extension of co-payment for NHS services in England; and for connected purposes.

Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to limit exit payments made by some public sector organisations to employees; and for connected purposes.

Green Belt (Protection) Bill

Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to establish a national register of Green Belt land in England; to restrict the ability of local authorities to de-designate Green Belt land; to make provision about future development of de-designated Green Belt land; and for connected purposes.

Water (Agricultural Pollution) Bill

Ellie Chowns presented a Bill to make provision to prevent, reduce and regulate agricultural pollution of water.