House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill removes the right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords. The bill began committee stage in the House of Lords on 3 March 2025.
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Pre-legislative scrutiny (211 KB , PDF)
Note: Appendix 2 was last updated on 9 February 2011
This note provides a brief background to the introduction of pre-legislative scrutiny and the establishment of the Committee Office Scrutiny Unit. It then sets out the procedures followed in allocating draft bills to committees and by the committees in examining draft bills.
Details of draft bills announced since the 2010 general election can be found in the Library Standard Note SN/PC/5859, Pre-legislative scrutiny under the Coalition Government.
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Pre-legislative scrutiny (211 KB , PDF)
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