This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Equality for Women in the Peerage & Baronetcy
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We want to end the anachronistic sex discrimination in the peerage & baronetcy. In line with the Royal family, whatever the sex of the child, we want the eldest in the family to inherit the title.
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