Comments on: House of Lords Reform Proposals http://catherinem.wordpress.com/2007/01/05/house-of-lords-reform-proposals/ My Public Law blog Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:06:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: catherinem http://catherinem.wordpress.com/2007/01/05/house-of-lords-reform-proposals/#comment-4 catherinem Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:34:42 +0000 http://catherinem.wordpress.com/2007/01/05/house-of-lords-reform-proposals/#comment-4 The Parliament Acts only curtailed the power of the Lords to reject legislation in the following ways: "Bills certified by the Speaker as Money Bills to receive Royal Assent without the consent of the Lords if not passed by the Lords without amendment within one month of being sent up from the Commons and at least one month before the end of the session. Any other Public Bills, except those extending the life of a Parliament, to become an Act of Parliament without the consent of the Lords if passed by the Commons in three successive sessions with two years between first Second Reading and final passing in the Commons, and if sent up to the Lords at least one month before the end of each of the three sessions." (This summary is taken from a House of Lords Annual Report Briefing Note at http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld199798/ldbrief/ldreform.htm) There are many examples of the Lords defeating the Commons on public bills - eg Terrorism Bill, Mental Health Bill etc. The Parliament Acts only curtailed the power of the Lords to reject legislation in the following ways:

“Bills certified by the Speaker as Money Bills to receive Royal Assent without the consent of the Lords if not passed by the Lords without amendment within one month of being sent up from the Commons and at least one month before the end of the session.

Any other Public Bills, except those extending the life of a Parliament, to become an Act of Parliament without the consent of the Lords if passed by the Commons in three successive sessions with two years between first Second Reading and final passing in the Commons, and if sent up to the Lords at least one month before the end of each of the three sessions.”

(This summary is taken from a House of Lords Annual Report Briefing Note at http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld199798/ldbrief/ldreform.htm)

There are many examples of the Lords defeating the Commons on public bills – eg Terrorism Bill, Mental Health Bill etc.

]]> By: liamryan http://catherinem.wordpress.com/2007/01/05/house-of-lords-reform-proposals/#comment-3 liamryan Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:26:40 +0000 http://catherinem.wordpress.com/2007/01/05/house-of-lords-reform-proposals/#comment-3 I Don't see what the fuss is all about myself. it is not like the House of Lords can do anything anyway. The Parliament Act 1911 effectively abolished the power of the House of Lords to reject legislation, or to amend in a way unacceptable to the House of Commons. They can only delay it. What's the point of being there! I Don’t see what the fuss is all about myself. it is not like the House of Lords can do anything anyway.
The Parliament Act 1911 effectively abolished the power of the House of Lords to reject legislation, or to amend in a way unacceptable to the House of Commons. They can only delay it. What’s the point of being there!

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