Proposed legislation to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords: 1999–2024
When the House of Lords Act 1999 was passed, it removed automatic seats for hereditary peers in the House of Lords. However, 92 places for hereditary peers were kept as part of a compromise agreement. Numerous pieces of legislation have since been introduced with the intent of removing or reducing the numbers of hereditary peers in the House, although none became law. This briefing highlights the government and private members' bills that were debated in Parliament.
