The Succession to Peerages new private members Bill was introduced by Lord Trefgarne on June 11. It aims to clear up the issues around female inheritance of peerages but seems to still favour boys over girls within a family, and suggests bringing back peerages which are extinct or in abeyance. You can follow the progress of
Equality Bill will rise again thanks to Lord Trefgarne. More detail here: Any thoughts as to how we can make this workable for all?
NB – This is text from the Clan Chiefs website taken as a cached as link seems to be down. The Equality (Titles) Bill Late last year, Lord Lucas of Crudwell (England) and of Dingwall (Scotland) introduced his Equality (Titles) Bill in the House of Lords. The provisions of the bill would allow for the
