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
13 May 2016
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This bill would set a legal cap on the number of Peers who can vote in the House of Lords and would pause new appointments while the cap is in place. If enacted, the Lords would be limited in size and appointments would be temporarily halted to allow the cap to be put in place.
The bill is in the Commons at the second reading stage. It has begun its passage in Parliament but has not yet completed the process.
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6 Jul 2015
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.
