Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Baroness Burt of Solihull (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 17 November 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 15 members in total.

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ROYAL SUCCESSION

That this House notes that under the current constitution any male child will supersede any female child in the royal succession regardless of which is the eldest; further notes the Act of Settlement 1701 under which someone in the line of succession is uniquely barred from marrying a Catholic; and considers that these two antiquated and discriminatory rules have no place in a modern monarchy; recalls the all-party agreement in the last Parliament to amend the law; and calls on the Government to legislate to end these out-dated, sexist and anti-Catholic aspects of the consitution.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1049 

Session

2010-12

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Keith Vaz

John Pugh

John Leech

Bob Russell

Subjects

Monarchy

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk