The House of Lords is a historically powerful body whose members traditionally consisted of hundreds of hereditary peers, whose titles passed from generation to generation. In 2014 Parliament passed the House of Lords Reform Act which allowed members to resign, be disqualified for non-attendance or be removed for receiving prison sentences of one year or more. Recent proposals to reform the house include making 240 of the 300 members elected by the public.
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@9Z9KQ6KLiberal Democrat 4mos4MO
Yes, the house of lords should be a body based on academic knowledge to act as a balance to the house of commons
@9Z9KQ6KLiberal Democrat 4mos4MO
Yes, the house of lords should be a body based academic knowledge to act as a balance to the house of commons
@9PBQ8YGLiberal Democrat10mos10MO
At least 40% should be elected with proportional representation and hereditary peers and bishops should be removed.
@9P42C73Liberal Democrat 10mos10MO
It should be an elected, rotating group of specialists and advisors representing a broad spectrum of study, industry and topics.
@9LP4RJ2Liberal Democrat 12mos12MO
No, but have a House of Nations & Regions with a fixed amount of members appointed by the FM of each nation/region.
@9BWSNN7Liberal Democrat2yrs2Y
Yes, with proportional representation and keep hereditary peers.
@8S7JY6KLiberal Democrat4yrs4Y
yes, but based on knowledge and experience in the issues concerning the country (law, health, security, etc.)
@8RSY97MLiberal Democrat4yrs4Y
No reform the House of Lords into a senate. 1 seat per current constituency area. Elected via FPTP. Addition members elected from several specialties / industry groups to allow for informed debates. Reform House of Commons to multi-seat constituency elected via PR-STV
@8PYJ65WLiberal Democrat4yrs4Y
No, however there should be less lords than the number of MPs and the Prime Minister should not get to appoint life peers, it should be voted on by a committee of MPs
@97C3JK6Liberal Democrat2yrs2Y
No but it should be a partially elected body
@979T28FLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
Idea 1) A house of experts: The chamber still operates in the same way scrutinizing legislation that's passed the commons but all members represent different fields e.g. tech, maths, health, science, art, construction etc and are chosen based on their expertise in these fields (no hereditary peers).
Idea 2) 'The people's house': Following the release of the results from the 2022 census, a new house is created using up to date demographic info. I.e if 2.1% of the UK are Asian women then 2.1% of the lord's will be Asian women and it'll go much more in depth, it'll consider ages, disability income, occupations etc. So that the house becomes a microcosm visually and literally representative of people in the UK.
These people will be chosen at random like jury service and will have set terms.
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