House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

On 12 November 2024 the House voted at Committee Stage on several amendments to the bill, which would see the removal of all hereditary peers.

Amendment 25: Provides that the Bill would only come into effect after the report of a joint committee on wider reforms of the composition of the House of Lords has been approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.    Ayes: 98 Noes: 376

New clause 1: This new clause provides that bishops of the Church of England will no longer be entitled to membership of the House of Lords.  Ayes: 41 Noes: 378

New clause 7: Imposes a duty on Ministers to take forward proposals to secure a democratic mandate for the House of Lords through introduction of directly elected members. Ayes: 93 Noes: 355

New clause 20: This new clause describes the purpose of the Bill. Ayes: 98 Noes: 375

Finally, it was put to the House that the Bill be read a third time, and this motion passed with Ayes: 435 and Noes: 73. The Bill will now move to the report stage.