A Bill to restrict membership of the House of Lords by virtue of a peerage; to make related provision about disqualifications for voting at elections to, and for membership of, the House of Commons; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
10 September 2019
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The bill would restrict membership of the House of Lords to people who hold a peerage, and it includes related changes to who can vote in elections and who can be a Member of the House of Commons, with other connected provisions. In short, it aims to change who can sit in the Lords and who may stand for or vote in Parliament.
The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Lords. The most recent listed stage is the 1st reading in 2017; no further stages are detailed here.
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28 Jun 2017
First reading took place on 28 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
The 2017-2019 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
