House Of Lords Reform Draft Bill

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780108475818
Total Pages : 234 pages
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Download or read book Draft House of Lords Reform Bill written by Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of reform of the House of Lords has a long history since the Parliament Act 1911, and since the House of Lords Act 1999 removed the right of all but 92 hereditary peers to sit in the Lords, there has been a number of initiatives to further the debate on reform. The latest proposals are contained in the draft Bill (Cm. 8077, ISBN 9780101807722) published in May 2011, which was referred to the Joint Committee. In this report the Joint Committee acknowledges the controversial aspects of certain of the proposals and the members of the Committee reflect wider differences of opinion, many of the report's recommendations being decided by a majority. The majority supports the need for an electoral mandate, provided the House has commensurate powers. The current functions and role would continue, but the House would probably seek to be more assertive, to an extent that cannot be predicted. The Committee recommends a House of 450 members, 80% elected on a system of Single Transferable Voting (preferably that used in New South Wales, not the one proposed in the Bill) for a 15 year term.The main sections of the report cover: functions, role, primacy of the Commons and conventions; electoral system, size, voting system and constituencies; appointments, bishops and ministers; transition, salaries, IPSA, disqualification. The Committee recommends that, in view of the significance of the constitutional change, the Government should submit the decision to a referendum.

Author : Great Britain: Deputy Prime Minister's Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780101807722
Total Pages : 180 pages
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Download or read book House of Lords reform draft bill written by Great Britain: Deputy Prime Minister's Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-05-17 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a draft Bill and white paper on proposals to change the House of Lords into a more democratically elected second chamber. A cross-party Committee met seven times from June to December 2010 and considered all reform issues related to the House of Lords. Agreement was reached on a large number of issues but differences in opinion remain on the size of the elected element and the type of electoral system. The Government now wants to take the discussion forward to a debate on the detail. Proposals include an 80 percent elected House of Lords but a wholly elected House of Lords has not been ruled out. The Draft Bill sets out elections using the Single Transferable Vote system but it is recognised that a case can be made for other proportional systems too. Other proposals, name, size, functions, powers and term length are some of several issues discussed.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780108475801
Total Pages : 462 pages
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Download or read book Draft House of Lords Reform Bill written by Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of reform of the House of Lords has a long history since the Parliament Act 1911, and since the House of Lords Act 1999 removed the right of all but 92 hereditary peers to sit in the Lords, there has been a number of initiatives to further the debate on reform. The latest proposals are contained in the draft Bill (Cm. 8077, ISBN 9780101807722) published in May 2011, which was referred to the Joint Committee. In this report the Joint Committee acknowledges the controversial aspects of certain of the proposals and the members of the Committee reflect wider differences of opinion, many of the report's recommendations being decided by a majority. The majority supports the need for an electoral mandate, provided the House has commensurate powers. The current functions and role would continue, but the House would probably seek to be more assertive, to an extent that cannot be predicted. The Committee recommends a House of 450 members, 80% elected on a system of Single Transferable Voting (preferably that used in New South Wales, not the one proposed in the Bill) for a 15 year term.The main sections of the report cover: functions, role, primacy of the Commons and conventions; electoral system, size, voting system and constituencies; appointments, bishops and ministers; transition, salaries, IPSA, disqualification. The Committee recommends that, in view of the significance of the constitutional change, the Government should submit the decision to a referendum.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780108475795
Total Pages : 172 pages
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Download or read book Draft House of Lords Reform Bill written by Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of reform of the House of Lords has a long history since the Parliament Act 1911, and since the House of Lords Act 1999 removed the right of all but 92 hereditary peers to sit in the Lords, there has been a number of initiatives to further the debate on reform. The latest proposals are contained in the draft Bill (Cm. 8077, ISBN 9780101807722) published in May 2011, which was referred to the Joint Committee. In this report the Joint Committee acknowledges the controversial aspects of certain of the proposals and the members of the Committee reflect wider differences of opinion, many of the report's recommendations being decided by a majority. The majority supports the need for an electoral mandate, provided the House has commensurate powers. The current functions and role would continue, but the House would probably seek to be more assertive, to an extent that cannot be predicted. The Committee recommends a House of 450 members, 80% elected on a system of Single Transferable Voting (preferably that used in New South Wales, not the one proposed in the Bill) for a 15 year term. The main sections of the report cover: functions, role, primacy of the Commons and conventions; electoral system, size, voting system and constituencies; appointments, bishops and ministers; transition, salaries, IPSA, disqualification. The Committee recommends that, in view of the significance of the constitutional change, the Government should submit the decision to a referendum.

Author : Great Britain: Cabinet Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780101839129
Total Pages : 36 pages
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Download or read book Government Response to the Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill written by Great Britain: Cabinet Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-06-27 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Government response to HL 284-I/HC 1313-I session 2010-12 (ISBN 9780108475795)

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill
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Download or read book Draft House of Lords Reform Bill written by Great Britain. Parliament. Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780104007082
Total Pages : 56 pages
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Download or read book The Standing Orders of the House of Lords Relating to Public Business [2005] written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-05-23 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contains the Standing Orders of the House of Lords which set out information on the procedure and working of the House, under a range of headings including: Lords and the manner of their introduction; excepted hereditary peers; the Speaker; general observances; debates; arrangement of business; bills; divisions; committees; parliamentary papers; public petitions; privilege; making or suspending of Standing Orders.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
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ISBN 13 : 9780108485664
Total Pages : 4 pages
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Download or read book House of Lords Reform Bill (HL) written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: House of Lords Reform Bill (HL) : Amendments to be moved in Committee

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
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ISBN 13 : 9780108400513
Total Pages : 12 pages
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Download or read book House of Lords Reform Bill (HL) written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: House of Lords Reform Bill (HL) : (as amended in Committee)

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
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ISBN 13 : 9780108485893
Total Pages : 4 pages
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Download or read book House of Lords Reform Bill (HL) written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: House of Lords Reform Bill (HL) : Amendments to be moved in Committee