Petition · past parliament
Dismiss calls to abolish the House of Lords
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
The House of Lords is made up of people from all walks of life whose varied experience provides a practical level of scrutiny to Commons proposals.
As such this petition calls for the House of Lords in its existing role to be maintained and that recent calls to abolish the chamber be dismissed
As such this petition calls for the House of Lords in its existing role to be maintained and that recent calls to abolish the chamber be dismissed
The House of Lords has the important duty of making and shaping laws and acts as an independent challenge to the House of Commons.
Following the House of Lords vote to amend the Article 50 bill a petition has launched calling for this Parliamentary chamber to be abolished.
Following the House of Lords vote to amend the Article 50 bill a petition has launched calling for this Parliamentary chamber to be abolished.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 3 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.