Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
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| Long title | A Bill to make provision to prevent public bodies from being influenced by political or moral disapproval of foreign states when taking certain economic decisions, subject to certain exceptions; and for connected purposes. |
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| Introduced by | Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Commons) The Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lords) |
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The Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill is a proposed Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, on 19 June 2023 in the 2022-23 Session of Parliament and carried over to the 2023-24 Session.
It is part of a response to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement by the UK Government to promote community cohesion and to ban public bodies from boycotting foreign countries.[1] It was a manifesto commitment of the Conservative Party in their 2019 election manifesto.[2]
Parliamentary passage[edit]
It passed the House of Commons on 10 January 2024 and was introduced by the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, to the House of Lords on 11 January 2024.
Progress as of yet[edit]
The Bill passed its second reading in the Lords on 20 February 2024. It is due for its Committee Stage on 20 March 2024.
References[edit]
- ^ "UK public bodies banned from imposing their own boycotts against foreign countries". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "Conservative Party Manifesto 2019". www.conservatives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.