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Lord Speaker's committee on the size of the House

Lords Other Committee

The Lord Speaker's committee was established to explore methods by which the size of the House can be reduced, commensurate with its current role and functions.

The committee has not published a report since July 2019. Please follow the links on committees.parliament.uk for committees before 2020 to see more information.

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Latest news

Progress made in reducing size of House of Lords reviewed

The Lord Speaker's committee on the size of the House has published its latest report

Reduction in the size of the Lords is on track

The committee reports that the first-year departure targets were exceeded

24 October 2018

Reduce House of Lords to 600 Members, says committee

Lord Speaker's committee on the size of the House of Lords calls for cap on membership

31 October 2017