Abolish the House of Lords

Closed 11,547 signatures

What the petition asks

They are unelected and cost too much money.

I refer to the information provided by the media.

Government response · 16 March 2017

The House of Lords plays an important role in scrutinising and checking legislation and holding the Government to account. Comprehensive reform of the Lords is not a priority in this Parliament.

The House of Lords plays an important role in scrutinising and checking legislation and holding the Government to account.

While comprehensive reform is not a priority in this Parliament, the Government recognised the importance of addressing the size of the House of Lords in its manifesto. In the last Parliament, the House showed it could take forward incremental measures - such as allowing peers to retire and enabling peers to be expelled for non-attendance or serious misconduct. More than 50 peers have retired since the facility was introduced and since 2010, the cost of the House has fallen in real terms.

Where there are measures that can command consensus from across the House, the Government would welcome working with peers to look at how to take them forward.

Cabinet Office

Timeline

14 Feb 2017	Petition opened for signatures
9 Mar 2017	Passed 10,000 signatures, requiring a government response
16 Mar 2017	Government responded
2 May 2017	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 11,547

Status Closed

Opened 14 Feb 2017

Closed 2 May 2017

Response 16 Mar 2017

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