House of Lords Reform Bill 2012
| House of Lords Reform Bill 2012-13 | |
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| A Bill To Make provision about the membership of the House of Lords; to make provision about the disclaimer of life peerages; to abolish the jurisdiction of the House of Lords in relation to peerage claims; to make other provision relating to peerage; and for connected purposes. | |
| Citation | Bill 52 2012-13 |
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| Introduced by | Nick Clegg |
| First reading | 27 June 2012 |
| Second reading | 9–10 July 2012 |
| Third reading | Not read a third time. |
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| Bill 52 of 2012/13. | |
| Status: Not passed | |
The House of Lords Reform Bill 2012 was a proposed Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced to the House of Commons in June 2012 by Nick Clegg. Among other reforms, the bill would have made the United Kingdom's upper chamber mostly elected. It was abandoned by the British Government in August 2012 and formally withdrawn on 3 September 2012 following opposition from within the Conservative Party.
In the 2010 general election, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats mentioned an elected upper chamber in their manifestos. The Conservative Party manifesto stated:
We will work to build a consensus for a mainly-elected second chamber to replace the current House of Lords, recognising that an efficient and effective second chamber should play an important role in our democracy and requires both legitimacy and public confidence.
The Liberal Democrat manifesto said the party would:
Replace the House of Lords with a fully-elected second chamber with considerably fewer members than the current House.
When the two parties formed the Coalition Government, their Agreement stated:
We will establish a committee to bring forward proposals for a wholly or mainly elected upper chamber on the basis of proportional representation. The committee will come forward with a draft motion by December 2010. It is likely that this will advocate single long terms of office. It is also likely that there will be a grandfathering system for current Peers.
The Government published a draft bill for House of Lords reform on 17 May 2011.
A Joint Committee was established on 23 June 2011 to examine the draft bill. It consisted of twenty-six members: thirteen peers and thirteen MPs. It reported on 23 April 2012. Twelve members of the Committee, however, also signed an Alternative Report.
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