House of Commons Amendments

Session 2012 - 13
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Notices of Amendments

given on

Wednesday 11 July 2012

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House of Lords Reform Bill Committee 1-7

Committee

House of Lords Reform Bill

Vacancies created by Peers who die or resign during a Parliament

Mr Andrew Turner

nc3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The vacancies created by Peers who die or resign during a Parliament will be

filled according to the following criteria—

(a)
until the number of Peers in the House of Lords is reduced to 500, one

new Peer will be appointed in the place of every four Peers who have died

or resigned during a Parliament;

(b)
once the number of Peers in the House of Lords reaches 500 one new Peer

will be appointed in the place of each Peer who has died or resigned

during a Parliament;

(c)
the seats will be distributed in order of the percentage of votes cast in the

most recent General Election with the party or group which received the

most votes filling the first vacancy, the party which received the second

highest number of votes filling the second vacancy and so on until a

member has been chosen from each party or body;

(d)
the electorate who did not vote will be treated as a body for the purposes

of this section and will be entitled to fill a seat when their place in the list

is reached;

(e)
each party shall decide the basis on which it fills a seat to which it is

entitled; and

(f)
a Peer who fills a vacancy on behalf of the electorate who did not vote

will be chosen by the House of Lords Appointments Commission.’.

Mr Roger Godsiff

58

Title, leave out ‘Make provision about the membership of’ and insert ‘Abolish’.

Notices of Amendments: 11 July 2012
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Committee, continued

Abolition of the House of Lords

Mr Roger Godsiff

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The House of Lords is abolished.

(2)
Any requirement to consult or to obtain the agreement of the House of Lords is

rescinded.

(3)
The Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 are repealed.’.



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