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Possible implications of House of Lords reform LLN 2010/014

Friday, 25 June, 2010

Possible Implications of House of Lords Reform: The purpose of this House of Lords Library Note is to consider the possible consequences of House of Lords reform. An implicit assumption in the Note is that future proposals to reform the Lords will be based on a fully or mainly elected Second Chamber. The major focus of the Note concerns the impact of such reform upon the House itself, its relationship with the House of Commons and Government, but also with the electorate and society more generally.
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Wash-Up: Bills Receiving Royal Assent, 1987–2005. LLN 2010/011

Tuesday, 30 March, 2010

Wash-Up: Bills Receiving Royal Assent, 1987–2005 The purpose of this Note is to examine the passage of Bills that have received Royal Assent during the wash-up periods that preceded the last five general elections, by illustrating what stage each Bill had reached by the start of the wash-up and how it progressed through its remaining stages. It also contains a table showing Public Bills currently before parliament and the stage in the legislative process that each has reached. The inclusion of this information is not intended to imply any judgement about when the date of the 2010 general election will be announced, merely to summarise the situation at the time of writing.
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House of Lords Reform since 1997: a chronology (updated March 2010). LLN 2010/009

Friday, 19 March, 2010

House of Lords Reform Since 1997: a chronology (updated March 2010) This House of Lords Library Note sets out in summary form the principal developments in House of Lords reform since the 1997 General Election.
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Ceremonial in the House of Lords. LLN 2010/007

Friday, 05 March, 2010

Ceremonial in the House of Lords. This Library Note focuses on the principal ceremonies that take place in the House of Lords, including the State Opening, presenting the Speaker of the House of Commons, Royal Assent, prorogation and dissolution, and the Introduction of peers. It also describes the role of Royal Commissions, the roles of the Earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain, other notable ceremonies (the Lord Speaker’s Procession and presentation of an Address to the Sovereign) and finally looks at proposals for reform.
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The Weatherill Amendment: Elected Hereditary Peers (updated October 2009)

Friday, 23 October, 2009

The House of Lords Bill 1998–99 sought to abolish the right of all hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords, and represented the most significant attempt to reform the House for some years. During the Lords consideration of the Bill, Lord Weatherill moved an amendment to allow 92 hereditary peers to remain as Members of the House. Thus the amendment, which was accepted in both Houses and became part of the House of Lords Act 1999, has become known as the ‘Weatherill amendment’. This Library Note provides a history of the amendment and outlines developments since 1999.
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House of Lords Reform since 1997: a chronology (updated July 2009). LLN 2009/007

Friday, 31 July, 2009

House of Lords reform since 1997: a chronology (updated July 2009). House of Lords Library Note 2009/007.
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Peerage creations 1958-2008. LLN 2008/019

Thursday, 24 July, 2008

This Note presents detailed information on all peerage creations since the first list of life peers was published on 24th July 1958. It updates earlier Notes to the situation at 24th July 2008.
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House of Lords Reform since 1997: a chronology (updated July 2008). LLN 2008/018

Friday, 04 July, 2008

House of Lords reform since 1997: a chronology (updated July 2008). House of Lords Library Note 2008/018.
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The Life Peerages Act 1958. LLN 2008/011

Monday, 21 April, 2008

The Life Peerages Act 1958. House of Lords Library Note 2008/011
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The Weatherill amendment (updated November 2007). LLN 2007/009

Wednesday, 21 November, 2007

The Weatherill amendment. House of Lords Library Note 2007/009
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House of Lords Reform since 1997: a chronology (updated October 2007). LLN 2007/005

Monday, 08 October, 2007

House of Lords reform since 1997: a chronology (updated October 2007). House of Lords Library Note 2007/005.
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Peerage creations 1958-2007. LLN 2007/004

Friday, 05 October, 2007

Peerage creations 1958-2005. House of Lords Library Note 2007/004.
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Divisions on delegated legislation in the House of Lords 1950-1999 LLN 2000/001

Tuesday, 25 January, 2000

This Library Note charts developments in votes on delegated legislation in the House of Lords between 1950 and 1999.

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