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House of Lords Reform

The Government believes a credible and effective second chamber of Parliament is vital to the health of our democracy.

On 18 September 2003, the Government published the consultation paper Constitutional Reform: next steps for the House of Lords (CP 14/03). On 22 April 2004 a summary of the responses to consultation was published. The Government announced on 18 March that it would not proceed with legislation to enact the proposals in the consultation paper.

• The House of Lords reform White Paper: February 2007
• Next Steps for the House of Lords: Analysis of Responses to the Consultation Paper [April 2004]  Cymraeg [PDF 245Kb, 38 pages]
• Frequently Asked Questions - (FAQ) [April 2004]
• Statement by the Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor, and debate in the House of Lords [September 2003]
• Statement repeated, and debate in the House of Commons [September 2003]
• Oral Statement by the Lord Chancellor: Next Steps [13 May 2002]
  • Lord Chancellor's statement & subsequent debate (Hansard)
  • Leader of the House of Commons' statement & subsequent debate (Hansard)
• UK Parliament - Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform [appointed July 2002]
  • Special report  [16 July 2002]
  • First report  [11 December 2002]
  • Second report  [May 2003]
  • Government reply to the Committee's Second Report [July 2003]
  • Debates on the first report of the Joint Committee:
    21 January 2003: House of Commons IHouse of Lords
    22 January 2003: House of Lords
    4 February 2003: House of Commons IHouse of Lords
    
    
• White Paper - The House of Lords: Completing the Reform [7 November 2001]
  • Consultation responses [13 May 2002]
    
    

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