tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Basildon 2026-03-10T21:12:00+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hereditary-peers-bill-passes-in-house-of-lords-paving-the-way-for-further-reform 2026-03-10T21:12:00+00:00 Hereditary Peers Bill passes in House of Lords, paving the way for further reform The Hereditary Peers Bill has passed in the House of Lords in one of the biggest reforms to Parliament and UK democracy in a generation. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/removal-of-hereditary-peers-from-parliament-moves-a-step-closer-with-second-reading-in-the-house-of-commons 2024-10-15T11:10:53+01:00 Removal of hereditary peers from Parliament moves a step closer with Second Reading in the House of Commons The landmark legislation will remove the right of the remaining 92 hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords and is the largest constitutional reform to the UK Parliament in a quarter of a century tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-legislation-will-increase-representation-of-female-bishops-in-the-house-of-lords 2024-07-30T00:00:00+01:00 New legislation will increase representation of female bishops in the House of Lords The Government will extend measures to speed up increasing the representation of women bishops within the Lords Spiritual for a further five years.