tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Basildon 2024-10-15T11:10:53+01:00 HM Government 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 皇冠体育app 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 皇冠体育app Government will extend measures to speed up increasing the representation of women bishops within the Lords Spiritual for a further five years.