Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "House of Lords Act 1999" in English language version.
In the first year of Tony Blair's government there were 38 defeats.
This was the first constitutional measure to have been guillotined (broken down into pieces) and where a government needed to use the Parliament Act procedures.
Tory Lords are already in open revolt over his sacking of their leader Viscount Cranborne, with six of them resigning.
the [percentage] of Tory votes for all votes cast, was the lowest since 1832
Take action to abolish the undemocratic House of Lords as quickly as possible
Further constitutional reforms will include those leading to the replacement of the House of Lords with a new elected Second Chamber
The House of Lords must be reformed. As an initial, self-contained reform, not dependent on further reform in the future, the right of hereditary Peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords will be ended by statute...
He is the first and only hereditary peer to have been elected to the Commons having previously sat in the Lords.
the Bill received Royal Assent and came into force on 11 November (the last day of the 1998–99 session).
This major change had the effect of reducing the total membership of the House from 1,330 in October 1999 – the highest figure ever recorded – to 669 in March 2000
Yes, we are certainly prepared to agree to a proposal that would allow us to remove the hereditary peers altogether, in two stages. We are perfectly prepared to agree that in the first stage one in 10 hereditaries stays, and in the second stage they go altogether.
During the 15th century, King Henry V put the Commons on an equal footing with the Lords.
The Bill of Rights was agreed in 1689. This established Parliament's authority over the monarch
The Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 increased the authority of the Commons over the Lords when passing new laws. The Acts removed the powers of the Lords to amend any Bills concerning money and reduced the amount of time they could delay a Bill.
The primary issue that the question raises is whether the Bill (as so amended) would... breach Article XXII of the Acts of Union of 1706 and 1707.
it is the unanimous opinion of the Committee that the House of Lords Bill (as amended on Report) would not, if enacted, breach the provisions of the Treaty of Union between England and Scotland.
peers reluctantly endorsed the compromise 'Weatherill amendment' which will reprieve 92 of its 750 hereditary members
four "peers of the royal blood", whose titles were created in their lifetimes, would not take life peerages
During the 15th century, King Henry V put the Commons on an equal footing with the Lords.
The Bill of Rights was agreed in 1689. This established Parliament's authority over the monarch
The Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 increased the authority of the Commons over the Lords when passing new laws. The Acts removed the powers of the Lords to amend any Bills concerning money and reduced the amount of time they could delay a Bill.
the [percentage] of Tory votes for all votes cast, was the lowest since 1832
Take action to abolish the undemocratic House of Lords as quickly as possible
Further constitutional reforms will include those leading to the replacement of the House of Lords with a new elected Second Chamber
The House of Lords must be reformed. As an initial, self-contained reform, not dependent on further reform in the future, the right of hereditary Peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords will be ended by statute...
The primary issue that the question raises is whether the Bill (as so amended) would... breach Article XXII of the Acts of Union of 1706 and 1707.
it is the unanimous opinion of the Committee that the House of Lords Bill (as amended on Report) would not, if enacted, breach the provisions of the Treaty of Union between England and Scotland.
He is the first and only hereditary peer to have been elected to the Commons having previously sat in the Lords.
