A Bill to make provision for the appointment of a Commission to advise the Prime Minister on recommendations to the Crown for the creation of life peerages; to establish principles to be followed in making recommendations; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
28 April 2022
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This bill would create a formal Commission to advise the Prime Minister on who should be created as life peers and set out clear principles for how those recommendations are made. It aims to make the process of appointing life peers more structured and transparent, along with related purposes. It concerns life peerages (not hereditary titles).
The bill is currently at its first reading in the House of Lords; no further stages have yet occurred (as of 14 July 2021).
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14 Jul 2021
First reading took place on 14 July. 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 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
