The House of Lords Reform (No. 2) Bill – the Byles Bill – is now one step closer to making it to the statute book. Introduced in the Commons by Dan Byles, it received its Second Reading in the Lords on 28 March. The Bill removes non-attending peers from membership of the House and brings…
I have earlier drawn attention to the various publications about the work of the House of Lords. The House has also produced a number of videos which can be found on YouTube. You can access them here. They cover a good range in terms of the activity of the House, how it works, interviews, events, and…
Last year, the House of Lords voted for the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill by an overwhelming majority, taking commentators – and many peers – by surprise. The scale of support was greater than in the House of Commons. Every grouping in the House (Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, and cross-benches) produced a majority in support…
The House of Lords has a strong commitment to outreach and engagement. This includes the ‘Peers in Schools’ programme as well as this blog, a unique collaboration of members drawn from different parts of the House. The House also publishes a range of literature to explain what it does and to provide data on its…
Yesterday (Friday), the House gave an unopposed Second Reading to the House of Lords Reform (No. 2) Bill. You can read the debate here. The Bill has already been taken through the House of Commons by Dan Byles and was introduced in the Lords by Lord Steel. The Bill is a shortened version of the…
