A Bill to provide for bishops of the Church of England no longer to be entitled to membership of the House of Lords
House of Lords
5 May 2021
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This bill would remove bishops of the Church of England from membership of the House of Lords. In practice, bishops who currently sit as Lords Spiritual would no longer have seats in the Lords, changing the body's composition and how the Church is represented in Parliament.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Lords. It has had its first reading previously (28 January 2020), but no further stages are listed here.
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28 Jan 2020
First reading took place on 28 January. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects 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.
