- PARLIAMENT ACTS (1911+49)
- 1911: After Lords rejected Liberal’s ‘People’s Budget’ in 1909. Could only delay for 2 years and couldn’t delay money bills.
- 1949: could delay for one year – the Commons can use the 1949 PA to force the bill through – allows the Lords to delay a bill by 1 year – used rarely: a recent example was the Hunting Act (2004).
- SALISBURY CONVENTION
- The Salisbury Convention states that the HofL should not reject bills that are in the manifesto of the governing party.
- This came under strain when LD and Conservative peers voted against an identity cards bill, even though it featured on the Labour’s 2005 manifesto.
- HOUSE OF LORDS ACTS (1999+2014)
- HofL Act (1999) removed all but 92 hereditary peers. Before the Act came into force, the HofL contained more than 750 hereditary peers who had inherited their title.
- 2014: allowed Peers to resign/retire. Can also be removed for committing criminal offence or for lack of attendance.
- As of Feb 2020, 105 resigned and 6 removed for non-attendance.