A Bill to make provision to establish elections for Members to the House of Lords; to restrict the number of voting Members in the House of Lords to 292; to exclude all remaining hereditary Peers; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
10 September 2019
This Bill aims to reform the House of Lords by introducing elections for its Members, placing a cap on the total number of voting Lords at 292, and removing all hereditary peers from the Lords. It also includes related provisions to support these changes. In short, it moves the Lords from an appointment-based system to an elected one, with a defined size for the chamber of voting members.
The Bill is currently at its 2nd Reading in the Lords, where its general principles are debated. If approved, it would proceed to the Committee stage for detailed examination and amendment.
Generated 21 February 2026
First reading took place on 5 March. 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.
