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	registered interest
	date	29/04/2020
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
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	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what assessment she has made of whether there has been any reduction in the capacity of the House to scrutinise the policies of Her Majesty’s Government caused by the suspension of by-elections for hereditary peers until 8 September; and what consideration she has given to extending that suspension to limit the size of the House and reduce costs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL3709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The House has agreed to a number of temporary changes to its usual working practices and procedures in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. One of these changes was to delay any by-elections under Standing Order 10 until at least Tuesday 8 September. Without this delay a by-election would have had to be held before 26 June owing to a retirement.</p><p>In practical terms it is possible to put the arrangements in place for by-elections to be held in a way that reflects our current circumstances and ways of working. So a further extension is not necessary.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 12/05/2020 14:11:11 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

1195856

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether, and if so how, she is assessing the arrangements for conducting ballots to fill vacancies for hereditary peers after their suspension until 8 September; and how such arrangements will be put before the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL4432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>The House resolved on 23 March that Standing Order 10(6) be suspended until 8 September. No further decisions of the House are required before the provisions of Standing Order 10(6) resume.</p><p> </p><p>The Clerk of the Parliaments is responsible for making the arrangements for individual by-elections. In all recent by-elections those eligible to vote have been able to do so by post.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park grouped question UIN HL4433 question first answered 27/05/2020 13:17:31 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

1195857

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether any process for resuming the conduct of by-elections for hereditary peers will be put to a vote of the whole House of Lords before any more such by-elections take place.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL4433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>The House resolved on 23 March that Standing Order 10(6) be suspended until 8 September. No further decisions of the House are required before the provisions of Standing Order 10(6) resume.</p><p> </p><p>The Clerk of the Parliaments is responsible for making the arrangements for individual by-elections. In all recent by-elections those eligible to vote have been able to do so by post.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park grouped question UIN HL4432 question first answered 27/05/2020 13:17:32 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

937016

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of hereditary peer by-elections on the reputation of democratic principles in the UK; and whether they intend to support legislation to enable Parliament to end such elections.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL9353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The system of by-elections for the excepted hereditary peers is an internal matter for the House of Lords. The Government has made clear through its manifesto that comprehensive reform of the House of Lords is not a legislative priority for this Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/07/2018 11:00:14 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard