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<p> </p><p>The Government's proposals introduced to the House of Commons on 10 July
2012 included plans to end hereditary peerages altogether.The Government has no further
specific plans to legislate in this area. Currently anyone in this position has every
right to disclaim the title should they so wish. </p><p> </p><p>Eighteen people have
disclaimed their titles since the passage of the 1963 Peerage Act, the first being
the late Tony Benn. Of those disclaimed peerages, seven have subsequently been claimed
by the entitled heir. </p><p> </p>
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