House of Lords: Reform
Commons · Question 5897 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to consult on proposals to reform the House of Lords; and whether those consultations will include the removal of the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords.
Answer
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 10 Oct 2024
The Government has set out an ambitious programme of House of Lords reform. As an immediate first step, 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 ...