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Government of Cornwall Bill 2008-09

Type of Bill:
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor:
Dan Rogerson

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 introduced | PDF version, 170KB 15.07.2009

Latest news on the Bill

This Bill was presented to Parliament on 14 July. 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 debate on 11 November but here was not enough time for debate on that day. 

N.B. This Bill will make no further progress.

 

Summary of the Bill

This Bill would establish an Assembly for Cornwall, with 123 Members elected by single transferable vote, and an Executive, headed by a First Minister. Some provisions of the Bill are modelled on the Assembly and Executive which operates under the Government of Wales Acts 1998 and 2006. The Assembly would have power to promote the wellbeing of Cornwall and pass legislation.

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