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The House of Lords Chamber as drawn by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for Ackermann's Microcosm of London (1808–1812). The reform of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, has been a topic of discussion in UK politics for more than a century.
The House of Lords Reform Act 2014 allowed members to resign from the House; previously there had been no mechanism for this. It also provided for the exclusion of any peer sentenced to a term of imprisonment of one year or more for a criminal offence, as well as a mechanism for removal of peers for non-attendance.
The House of Lords Act 1999 (c. 34) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. The Act was given royal assent on 11 November 1999. [3] For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats (hereditary peers); the Act removed ...
Reform of the House of Lords has been a part of successive government policies since the early 19th century. [2] The last major change was made in the House of Lords Act 1999 under the first Blair ministry, which provided that: [2]
The Parliament Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6.c. 103) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It reduced the power of the House of Lords to delay certain types of legislation – specifically public bills other than money bills – by amending the Parliament Act 1911.
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The House of Lords Reform Act 2014 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. [1] The Act was a private member's bill.It received royal assent on 14 May 2014. The Act allows members of the House of Lords to retire or resign – actions previously constitutionally impossible for life peers.
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