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
30 March 2015
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The bill would set a cap on how many peers are entitled to vote in the House of Lords and pause new peer appointments. It originated in the Commons, is sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope, and is currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons (the first reading was on 7 July 2014).
The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons. Further stages have not been detailed here for the current session.
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7 Jul 2014
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 7 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
