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
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This bill would reform the House of Lords by introducing elections for its Members, setting a cap of 292 voting Members, and removing all remaining hereditary peers from the voting membership. It also includes other related reform provisions described as the bill’s “connected purposes.”
The bill originated in the Lords, with its first reading on 5 March 2019, and is currently at the second reading in the Lords. No further progression is detailed in the provided information.
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5 Mar 2019
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.
