House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
Government Bill
Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2024-26
Last updated: 11 March 2026 at 11:15
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3755
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
COMMONS REASONS
[The page and line references are to HL Bill 49, the Bill as first printed for the Lords]
Clause 1
LORDS AMENDMENT 1
1_ Leave out Clause 1 and insert the following new Clause—
“Abolition of by-elections for hereditary peers
(1) Section 2 of the House of Lords Act 1999 (exception from section 1) is amended
as follows.
(2) For subsection (2) substitute—
“(2) No more than 87 people at any one time shall be excepted from section 1.”
(3) For subsection (4) substitute—
“(4) Any vacancy resulting from the death,retirement,resignation or expulsion
of an excepted person under subsection (2) after the day on which the
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2025 comes into force is not to be
filled by further exception.””
COMMONS REASON
The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment 1 for the following Reason—
1A Because the Commons consider that it is more appropriate for section 2 of the House of Lords Act
1999 to be repealed than amended in the manner proposed.
HL Bill 130 59/1
After Clause 1
LORDS AMENDMENT 2
2_ After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“Unsalaried Ministers
(1) No one who is a Minister of the Crown shall be eligible for membership of the
House of Lords unless they are in receipt of, or have been offered, a salary under
the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975.
(2) This section does not apply to Ministers of the Crown appointed before the day
on which this section comes into effect.”
COMMONS REASON
The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment 2 for the following Reason—
2A Because the Commons consider that the provision made by the Amendment is inappropriate.
LORDS AMENDMENT 3
3_ After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“Rights of life peers to sit in the House of Lords
(1) Section 1 of the Life Peerages Act 1958 (power to confer life peerages) is amended
as follows.
(2) At the end of subsection (1) insert “, and, as the case may be, the incidents specified
in subsection (2A) of this section”.
(3) Omit from “and” in subsection (2)(a) to the end of subsection (2)(b).
(4) After subsection (2), insert—
“(2A) A peerage conferred under this section may, if the letters patent so state,
during the life of the person on whom it is conferred, entitle him, subject
to subsection (4) of this section, to receive writs of summons to attend the
House of Lords and sit and vote therein accordingly, and shall expire on
his death.””
COMMONS REASON
The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment 3 for the following Reason—
3A Because the Commons consider that a person on whom a life peerage is conferred under the Life
Peerages Act 1958 should participate in the work of the House of Lords.
Clause 4
LORDS AMENDMENT 8
8_ Clause 4, page 2, line 18, leave out subsection (4)
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COMMONS REASON
The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment 8 for the following Reason—
8A Because it is consequential on Lords Amendment 1 to which the Commons disagrees.