A Bill to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 so as to abolish the system of by-elections for hereditary peers
House of Lords
5 May 2021
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This Bill would amend the House of Lords Act 1999 to remove the system that fills vacancies of hereditary peers by by-elections. Once law, vacancies would not be filled by elections among hereditary peers, so the number of hereditary peers in the Lords would decline over time.
The Bill was introduced in the Lords with readings in January and March 2020 and is currently in Committee stage.
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13 Mar 2020
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 13 March.
Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2019-2021 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
