A Bill to provide for a maximum limit on the number of Peers entitled to vote in the House of Lords; and to provide for a moratorium on new appointments.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
15 May 2014
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The House of Lords (Maximum Membership) Bill would set a cap on the number of peers who can vote in the House of Lords and pause new appointments to the Lords. In effect, it aims to limit the size of the Lords and stop creating new peerages while the cap is in place. It is a Private Member's Bill introduced by Sir Christopher Chope in 2013 and is currently at the second reading in the Commons.
Currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. Originated in the Commons in 2013 and has not progressed to further stages in recent years.
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24 Jun 2013
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