A Bill to amend certain provisions of the Royal Albert Hall Act 1966 relating to the annual contribution payable by the Members of the Corporation towards the general purposes of the Royal Albert Hall; to make further provision regarding the exclusion of the Members from the hall.
House of Lords
16 February 2026
This bill changes the amount Members of the Corporation must contribute to the Royal Albert Hall’s general costs and adds rules about when Members can be excluded from using the hall. It amends the Royal Albert Hall Act 1966 to update these provisions. In short, it tweaks funding for the Hall’s governance and access rules for its Members.
The bill is at the Report Stage in the House of Commons. It originated in the Lords and is progressing through Parliament for consideration by MPs.
Generated 21 February 2026
The Bill was deposited on 27 November 2022. It was examined on 19 December and found to be compliant with the applicable Private Business Standing Orders.
The authorities from both Houses decided that the Bill should originate in the House of Lords.
Proceedings in the House of Lords
The Bill's First Reading took place on 23 January 2023.
One petition was submitted against the Bill before the deadline of 6 February.
The Bill received its Second Reading on 19 October 2023. The Bill was debated and the motion for Second Reading was agreed.
A carry-over motion for the Bill (to enable it to be continued with in the next session) was agreed in the House of Lords on 23 October and in the House of Commons on 24 October.
The Bill was reintroduced for the 2023-24 Parliamentary session on 9 November and was deemed to have formally passed its First and Second Readings.
The Bill was subject to a "Wharncliffe" examination to ensure that it complied with certain standing orders concerning the consents of owners, members and directors of companies. This examination took place on 21 November 2023 and the Bill was found to be compliant with the further Standing Orders which were applicable.
The right to be heard (locus standi) of the petitioners Hon. Richard Lyttelton, the Court of the Worshipful Company of Musicians and the FanFair Alliance was challenged by the promoter of the Bill; the Hon. Richard Lyttelton subsequently withdrew his name from that petition. The right to be heard of the remaining petitioners was disallowed by an opposed bill committee on 22 April 2024. The Committee ordered that a Special Report be written and published.
The Bill was re-committed to an unopposed bill committee, which took place on 22 May 2024. The Committee reported the Bill with amendments.
The Bill fell at the end of the 2023-24 session while awaiting its Third Reading. However, the promoter of the Bill wrote to the Senior Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords and the Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons to request the revival of the Bill in the next session of Parliament. The Bill was revived on 10 September 2024 in the new Parliament.
Third Reading of the Bill took place on 29 January 2025. The Bill was passed, with an amendment, and was sent to the Commons on 30 January.
Proceedings in the House of Commons
The Bill received its First Reading on 30 January 2025, and was further examined on 8 April.
The Bill's Second Reading was repeatedly objected to. As a result, the Chairman of Ways and Means has set the Bill down to be debated. This debate will take place on 14 July.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.