Succession to Peerages Bill (2015–16) explained

Short Title:Succession to Peerages Bill
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:A bill to amend the law regarding succession to peerages; and for connected purposes.
Year:2015
Introduced By:David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne
Status:Not_passed

The Succession to Peerages Bill was a bill intended to allow daughters of peers to inherit a peerage if the peerage would otherwise become extinct due to the absence of a male heir.[1] It would have applied retrospectively to peerages that had become extinct since the start of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.

The bill failed to reach the committee stage in the House of Lords and therefore died at the end of the parliamentary session.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hansard report of second reading.
  2. Web site: Succession to Peerages Bill.