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Citizens' Convention (Accountability and Ethics) Bill 2008-09

Type of Bill:
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor:
Mr Marton Caton

Progress of the Bill

Bill started in the House of Commons

  1. House of Commons
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  2. House of Lords
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  3. Consideration of Amendments
  4. Royal Assent

Last event

Latest Bill

House Bill Date
Commons Bill as Presented | PDF version, 82KB 22.07.2009

Latest news on the Bill

This Bill was presented to Parliament on 8 June. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.

This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading on several Fridays before being dropped by its sponsor, Mr Martin Caton.

Summary of the Bill

The Bill would require the Electoral Commission to establish a Citizens' Convention of no fewer than 100 randomly selected people, subject to a requirement that the membership of the Convention should reflect the composition of the electorate in the United Kingdom. The Convention would make recommendations on:

  • the system of allowances and expenses payable to Members of Parliament
  • the system or systems of election to each House of Parliament
  • the means by which electors may hold to account Members, including any mechanism for the recall or disqualification of Members
  • the way business is conducted in both Houses of Parliament
  • the funding of political parties.

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