Commons Private Members' Bills: 23 February 2018
23 February 2018
MPs debated a number of Private Members’ Bills in the House of Commons on Friday 23 February 2018.
Private Members’ Bills
The following Bills were debated on Friday 23 February:
Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill: Second Reading
This Bill, sponsored by Geoffrey Robinson MP, seeks to change organ donation in England to an ‘opt-out’ system. Consent to donate organs in the event of death will be presumed unless the individual has opted out.
The Bill passed its Second Reading without a division.
- Find out more about the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill
- House of Commons Library briefing paper: Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill 2017-19
- Read Commons Hansard: Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill
Overseas Electors Bill: Second Reading
This Bill, sponsored by Glyn Davies MP, seeks to extend the basis on which British citizens outside the UK qualify to participate in parliamentary elections. It would remove the '15-year rule' which prevents British citizens living overseas from registering to vote if they have lived abroad for more than 15 years.
The Bill passed its Second Reading without a division.
- Find out more about the Overseas Electors Bill
- House of Commons Library briefing paper: Overseas Electors Bill 2017-19
- Read Commons Hansard: Overseas Electors Bill
Related Information
About Private Members’ Bills
Private Members' Bills are Public Bills introduced by MPs and Lords who are not government ministers.
As with other Public Bills, their purpose is to change the law as it applies to the general population.
A minority of Private Members' Bills become law but, by creating publicity around an issue, they may affect legislation indirectly.
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