The appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords. House of Lords Library Note 2007/008.
The appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords (updated November 2007). LLN 2007/008 (153 KB , PDF)
The appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords (updated November 2007). LLN 2007/008 (153 KB , PDF)
The Women, Peace and Security Bill [HL] is a private member’s bill introduced by Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative). The bill is due to have its second reading in the House of Lords on 9 September 2022.
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The House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL] is a private member’s bill sponsored by Lord Norton of Louth (Conservative). The bill seeks to strengthen the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC). The House of Lords is due to debate the bill at second reading on 9 September 2022.
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Voting practices in the House of Lords remained largely unchanged for over 150 years, until the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a dramatic switch to remote voting. The House has now returned to seeing members vote in division lobbies located either side of the chamber, but now pass readers rather than officials record voting members’ names and some members may continue to vote remotely. What is the background to these changes?
