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Latest news on the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL] 2017-19

Line by line examination of the Bill took place during the first day of report stage on 15 March. Amendments discussed covered clauses 1 and 2 of the Bill.

The 2017-2019 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Summary of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL] 2017-19

A Bill to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 so as to abolish the system of by-elections for hereditary Peers.