MPs debate Coinage Measurement Bill
7 February 2011 (updated on 7 February 2011)
Mark Lancaster, Conservative MP for Milton Keynes North introduced the second reading of the Coinage (Measurement) Private Members’ Bill in the House of Commons on Friday 4 February.
The Bill passed without a vote and will now be considered by a Public Bill Committee.
The Bill seeks to make provision about the arrangements for measuring the standard weight of coins.
- Watch the debate: Coinage (Measurement) Bill
- Commons Hansard: Coinage (Measurement) Bill
- Bills before Parliament: Coinage (Measurement) Bill
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