House of Lords Reform Bill (HC Bill 52)

Contents

1. Part 1

   Composition of the House of Lords

   1. 1. Composition of the House of Lords

   2. 2. Continued application of the Parliament Acts

2. Part 2

   Elected members

   1. House of Lords elections

      1. 3. House of Lords elections

      2. 4. Ordinary elected members and the electoral districts

      3. 5. Voting system

      4. 6. Entitlement to vote

      5. 7. Power to make provision about elections

   2. Filling vacancies

      1. 8. Interim replacement elected members and replacement elected members

      2. 9. The “expected day” of the next House of Lords election

      3. 10. Vacancies certified in dissolution periods

3. Part 3

   Appointed members

   1. House of Lords Appointments Commission etc

      1. 11. The House of Lords Appointments Commission

      2. 12. The Speakers’ Committee on the House of Lords Appointments Commission

   2. Ordinary appointed members

      1. 13. Ordinary appointed members

   3. Filling vacancies

      1. 14. Replacement appointed members

      2. 15. Replacement appointed member’s term of office

      3. 16. Reduction in number of ordinary appointed members to be appointed

   4. Supplementary provision

      1. 17. Criteria and procedure for selection

      2. 18. Withdrawal of recommendations

4. Part 4

   Lords Spiritual

   1. Named Lords Spiritual

      1. 19. Named Lords Spiritual

   2. Ordinary Lords Spiritual

      1. 20. Ordinary Lords Spiritual

      2. 21. Ordinary Lords Spiritual for the first and second electoral periods

      3. 22. Ordinary Lords Spiritual: vacancies

      4. 23. Certain cases in which a person ceases to be an ordinary Lord Spiritual

5. Part 5

   Ministerial members

   1. 24. Ministerial members

6. Part 6

   Transitional members

   1. 25. Transitional members

7. Part 7

   Disqualification

   1. Disqualification from membership of House of Lords

      1. 26. Disqualification from membership of House of Lords

      2. 27. Effect of being disqualified on return day, day of appointment etc

      3. 28. Effect of becoming disqualified while a member

      4. 29. Nationality of members

      5. 30. Meaning of “insolvency order or undertaking”

      6. 31. Notification of making of insolvency order etc

      7. 32. Serious offence condition

      8. 33. Exception to disqualification under section 26(1)(e)

   2. Relief from disqualification etc

      1. 34. Relief from disqualification: age, disqualifying office or nationality

      2. 35. Relief from disqualification: serious offence condition

   3. Disputes

      1. 36. Jurisdiction of Privy Council as to disqualification

      2. 37. Power to direct an appropriate court to try issues of fact

   4. Disqualification from sitting or voting

      1. 38. Holders of certain judicial offices disqualified from sitting or voting

   5. Restrictions on membership of the House of Commons

      1. 39. Members of the House of Lords disqualified from being MPs

      2. 40. Bar on standing for election to both Houses at the same time

      3. 41. Restriction on former members being elected as MPs

8. Part 8

   General provision about membership

   1. Writs of summons

      1. 42. Writs of summons

   2. Certification of vacancies etc

      1. 43. Certification of vacancies etc

   3. Expulsion, suspension and resignation

      1. 44. Expulsion and suspension

      2. 45. Resignation

   4. Pay, allowances etc

      1. 46. Pay and allowances

      2. 47. Power to require IPSA to consider pension scheme

      3. 48. Tax status of members

9. Part 9

   Miscellaneous and General

   1. Parliamentary privilege

      1. 49. Parliamentary privilege

   2. Peerages

      1. 50. Peers not disqualified from voting or from membership

      2. 51. Power to disclaim life peerage

      3. 52. Peerage claims

   3. General

      1. 53. Consequential, transitory and transitional provision and savings

      2. 54. Orders and directions

      3. 55. Meaning of the “expected term” of a member

      4. 56. Interpretation

      5. 57. Financial provisions

      6. 58. Extent

      7. 59. Commencement

      8. 60. Short title

10. 1. Schedule 1

       Electoral districts

    2. Schedule 2

       Allocation of ordinary elected members

    3. Schedule 3

       Voting system in Great Britain

    4. Schedule 4

       Interim replacement elected members

       1. Part 1

          Introduction

       2. Part 2

          Electoral districts in Great Britain

       3. Part 3

          Electoral district of Northern Ireland

       4. Part 4

          Supplementary

    5. Schedule 5

       The House of Lords Appointments Commission

    6. Schedule 6

       The Speakers’ Committee on the House of Lords
       Appointments Commission

    7. Schedule 7

       Transitional members

    8. Schedule 8

       Persons disqualified from membership of the House of Lords

       1. Part 1

          Disqualifying offices

       2. Part 2

          Offices disqualifying for particular electoral districts

       3. Part 3

          Power to amend Schedule

    9. Schedule 9

       Pay and allowances

       1. Part 1

          Amendments to the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

       2. Part 2

          Transfer schemes

    10. Schedule 10

        Minor and consequential amendments

        1. Part 1

           Change to the definition of “parliamentary election”

        2. Part 2

           Other minor and consequential amendments

    11. Schedule 11

        Transitional and transitory provision and savings