When Rishi Sunak called the General Election, all bills promptly failed in their progress through parliament. This included Harriet Baldwin’s excellent Private Members’ Bill –

Harriet Baldwin’s PMB was scheduled to receive its second reading on 23 February; it was timed out and is rescheduled for 21 June. Here is

Hereditary Titles (Female Succession) Bill – is scheduled to receive its second reading in the Commons on Friday 23 February. Contact: Charlotte Carew Pole  T:07977

In December 2018, Penny Mordaunt, then Minister for Women & Equalities, was quoted in The Telegraph as writing to Theresa May requesting that the system