Petition · past parliament

Dissolve the house of lords

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

More than £1 million was claimed by 110 peers in the House of Lords who failed to make a single spoken or written contribution in the upper chamber of parliament, Take the monies back. sack them!
The are a leech on the public taxes whilst sleeping in the- chambers

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

11 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
17 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Mar 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.