{"longTitle":"To make provision about the membership of the House of Lords; to make\r\nprovision about the disclaimer of life peerages; to abolish the jurisdiction of\r\nthe House of Lords in relation to peerage claims; to make other provision\r\nrelating to peerage; and for connected purposes.","summary":"<p>Reform of the House of Lords was a manifesto commitment for the three main parties at the 2010 election, and was included in the Coalition Agreement between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. A draft Bill was published in May 2011, on which a Joint Committee reported in April 2012. The Bill establishes a House of Lords which is mostly, though not wholly, elected, with a three-stage transition to reform.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>most members will serve non-renewable 15 year terms </li><li>semi-open list elections for large regional seats in mainland Great Britain</li><li>Single Transferable Vote system for Northern Ireland</li><li>Members will be able to resign, and may be expelled or suspended</li><li>pay and allowances will be set by IPSA, with pay being related to the participation of the Member in the work of the House</li><li>the Parliament Acts will still apply to the reformed House of Lords.</li></ul>","sponsors":[{"member":{"memberId":1563,"name":"Mr Nick Clegg","party":"Liberal Democrat","partyColour":"fc7d0b","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/1563/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/1563/contact","memberFrom":"Sheffield, Hallam"},"organisation":{"name":"Cabinet Office","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office"},"sortOrder":1}],"promoters":[],"petitioningPeriod":null,"petitionInformation":null,"agent":null,"billId":1067,"shortTitle":"House of Lords Reform Bill","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Commons","originatingHouse":"Commons","lastUpdate":"2021-05-21T13:11:19.7570253","billWithdrawn":"2012-09-03T00:00:00","isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":1,"introducedSessionId":25,"includedSessionIds":[25],"isAct":false,"currentStage":{"id":5176,"stageId":36,"sessionId":25,"description":"Ways and Means resolution","abbreviation":"WAMR","house":"Commons","stageSittings":[{"id":4945,"stageId":36,"billStageId":5176,"billId":1067,"date":"2012-07-10T00:00:00"}],"sortOrder":5}}