Cut the number of peers in the House of Lords

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

ERS research has shown that £1,262,670 was claimed last year by peers who did not speak.

This comes at a time when David Cameron says 45 new peers will be added to the house.

The number of peers in the Upper House must be dramatically cut or abolished altogether.

The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) also found research that 30 silent peers had claimed more than £750,000 between them from 2010 to 2015 without ever speaking once over that five-year period.

Furthermore, many more peers have claimed £10,000s of tax payers but have only voted fewer than 5 times on crucial legislation.

The Upper house is a failed system where over 800 peers can claim £300 per day simply for sitting in the chamber.

In conclusion, a huge waste of tax-payers money!

Why it was rejected

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HM Government to undertake a radical reform & downsizing of the House of Lords

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Timeline

8 Sep 2015	Petition opened for signatures
11 Sep 2015	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Sep 2015

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