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Lord Northbrook’s Private Members’ Bill

24th February 2024 — Succession to Peerages and Baronetcies Bill – received its second reading in the House of Lords on Friday 9 February. It now proceeds to the Committee Stage, where it will be scrutinised line by line. The Hansard transcript from 9 February is Succession to Peerages and Baronetcies Bill [HL] – Hansard –

Bill to allow first-born daughters to inherit titles passes first stage

8 March 2019 — The Daughters’ Rights campaign to allow first-born daughters the same rights to inherit titles as sons took an important step towards becoming law this week when the Hereditary Titles (Female Succession) Bill passed its first reading with cross-party support in the House of Commons. The passing of the first stage of