A Bill to remove the remaining connection between hereditary peerage and membership of the House of Lords; to make provision about resignation from the House of Lords; to abolish the jurisdiction of the House of Lords in relation to claims to hereditary peerages; and for connected purposes.
This Bill removes the automatic link between hereditary peerages and membership of the House of Lords, meaning hereditary peers will no longer sit in the Lords. It also creates a way for peers to resign from the Lords and ends the Lords’ jurisdiction over disputes about hereditary peerages, with other connected provisions to implement these changes.
The Bill started in the Commons, was passed by the Lords at Third Reading in November 2024, and is currently in the Lords considering amendments proposed by the Commons.
In the Lords’ Third Reading the Bill passed by a large majority (435–73). In September 2025 the Commons voted to disagree with several Lords amendments, with large Aye majorities (around 336–338) and small Nos (around 73–77). Party lines showed mixed support across votes, with Liberal Democrats generally backing, Labour and Conservatives split, and smaller parties or groups also contributing to the divisions.
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The House of Commons considered the Lords amendments on Thursday 4 September and have returned the Bill to the Lords disagreeing with their amendments.