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This Library Note summarises a selection of the literature published on the subject of Lords reform. It begins with broader material covering the subject as a whole, before focusing on more specific themes, including powers, composition, remuneration, and the relationship between the two Houses.
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This Library Note provides information on the powers, conventions and practice of the House of Lords in dealing with delegated legislation.
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This House of Lords Library Note presents statistics from a variety of sources on the work of the House. Included are figures on membership, attendance, sitting days, length of sittings, non-legislative business, Bills and divisions.
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This Library Note provides statistics about the connections members of the House of Lords have with the regions and nations of the United Kingdom.
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This House of Lords Library Note looks at the expense allowances that Peers have been able to claim since 1946. In particular, a chronology of key debates and motions is provided, as is a summary table of expense allowances. The second part of this Note provides a series of figures on the cost of the House of Lords since the Life Peerages Act 1958.
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This Library Note outlines the development of expense allowances payable to members of the House of Lords, and provides statistics on their rates and overall cost.
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This Library Note considers the current role of the Bishops in the House of Lords, and religious representation in the House generally in the context of the Government’s proposals for reform.
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This Library Note provides information on public attitudes towards the House of Lords, and reform of the House, using the findings of various opinion polls.
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This Library Note provides information on the powers, conventions and practice of the House of Lords in dealing with delegated legislation.
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This Library Note provides a chronology of key developments in the reform of the House of Lords since 1900.
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This Library Note considers the Government’s white paper and draft Bill on House of Lords Reform and subsequent reaction.
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This Library Note considers the Government’s white paper and draft Bill on House of Lords Reform.
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This House of Lords Library Note provides the text of selected recent maiden speeches to illustrate the range of styles and subjects covered by new Members in their first contribution in the Chamber. It also includes an index of Members’ maiden speeches in the Lords since 2006.
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House of Lords reform 1997–2010: a chronology This House of Lords Library Note sets out in summary form the principal developments in House of Lords reform under the Labour Government of 1997–2010
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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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