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.
The bill would set a maximum limit on the number of peers who can vote in the House of Lords and would impose a temporary moratorium on new peer appointments. It focuses on voting rights in the Lords rather than the total size of its membership.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons and would proceed to Committee Stage and then to the Lords if it progresses.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 6 July 2015. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
