A Bill to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 to remove the by-election system for the election of hereditary peers; to provide for the exclusion of hereditary peers from the House of Lords over time; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
19 September 2019
This Bill would end the system that lets hereditary peers sit in the House of Lords by removing the by-election method used to appoint them. It proposes a phased process to exclude hereditary peers from the Lords over time, while keeping non-hereditary Lords such as life peers and bishops. In short, it aims to move the Lords away from hereditary seats over time.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it will be scrutinised in detail in committee and then proceed through the remaining Commons stages before moving to the House of Lords for consideration.
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