Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 2754
Hereditary Peers: By-elections
Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 6 September 2024
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Government has a planned timetable for the removal of the right for hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords and (b) his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (i) endi
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsAs a first step in reform of the House of Lords, the Government has introduced the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, which will remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords. The Government is committed to other reforms ...
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