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Registration of Births and Deaths (Welsh Language) Bill 2008-09

Type of Bill:
Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule, SO No 23)
Sponsor:
Hywel Williams

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, 86KB 09.10.2009

Latest news on the Bill

This Bill was presented to Parliament on 1 April. 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, Hywel Williams.

Summary of the Bill

The Bill would amend the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953. It would allow registration in English and Welsh when a birth or death has occurred in England, and would provide for certificates to be issued in either language as well as bilingually. It would also provide for the issuing of short death certificates.

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