Reform Bill

noun

English History.

any of the bills passed by Parliament (1832, 1867, 1884) providing for an increase in the number of voters in elections for the House of Commons, especially the bill of 1832 by which many rotten boroughs were disfranchised.

Reform Bill

noun

history any of several bills or acts extending the franchise or redistributing parliamentary seats, esp the acts of 1832 and 1867

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Badenoch defended her record, telling MPs she had helped commission the Cass review into gender identity services for young people, and blocked the Gender Recognition Reform Bill in Scotland.

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He whipped his MSPs to vote for the Gender Recognition Reform Bill at Holyrood, leading to two Labour frontbenchers leaving their posts.

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Scottish Green equalities spokesperson Maggie Chapman urged the Scottish Parliament to resubmit the gender recognition reform bill for royal assent.

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As Sunak's women and equalities minister, Badenoch led the UK government's efforts to block Scotland's Gender Recognition Reform Bill.

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The sale comes as the Scottish Parliament is to debate the Land Reform Bill, which would regulate how large land estates in Scotland are sold.

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reformatory reformed

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