Creates an independent Commission to vet all life peerage nominations and sets rules ensuring at least 20% of Lords are party-independent and no single party has a majority.
A Bill to make provision for the appointment of a Commission to advise the Prime Minister on recommendations to the Crown for the creation of life peerages; to establish principles to be followed in making recommendations; and for connected purposes
Status: In Progress
Current House: Lords
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Lord Norton of Louth
Introduced: 2021-07-14