Lordlar palatasini isloh qilish - Reform of the House of Lords

Lordlar palatasi tomonidan chizilgan Augustus Pugin va Tomas Roullandson uchun Akkermann "s London Mikrokosmi (1808–1811)

Buyuk Britaniyadagi ba'zi hukumatlar bir asrdan ko'proq vaqt davomida yo'l topishga harakat qilishdi islohot Lordlar palatasi, yuqori uy ning Buyuk Britaniya parlamenti. Ushbu jarayon Parlament to'g'risidagi qonun 1911 o'sha paytdagi Liberal hukumat tomonidan kiritilgan:

... Lordlar palatasi o'rnini bosishni nazarda tutganligi sababli, hozirgi paytda u meros asosida emas, balki ommabop asosda tashkil etilgan Ikkinchi palata mavjud, ammo bunday almashtirish darhol ishga tushirilishi mumkin emas.[1]

Qachon Mehnat partiyasi yilda hokimiyatga keldi 1997 yilgi umumiy saylov, unda bor edi manifest isloh qilish va'dasi Lordlar palatasi:

Lordlar palatasi isloh qilinishi kerak. Kelgusida amalga oshiriladigan islohotlarga bog'liq bo'lmagan dastlabki, mustaqil islohot sifatida, merosxo'r tengdoshlarning Lordlar palatasida o'tirish va ovoz berish huquqi qonun bilan tugaydi ...[2]

Keyinchalik Bler hukumati o'tgan Lordlar palatasi to'g'risidagi qonun 1999 y. 2001 yil 7-noyabrda hukumat jamoatchilik bilan maslahatlashuv o'tkazdi.[3] Bu lordlarni isloh qilish masalasida jamoat munozarasini yaratishga yordam berdi, 1101 maslahat javoblari bilan[4] parlament va ommaviy axborot vositalarida ko'plab munozaralar. Biroq, yuqori palataning kelajagi to'g'risida kelishuv yuzaga kelmadi.

Uchala asosiy partiyalar ham Lordlar islohoti bo'yicha chora ko'rishga va'da berishdi 2010 yilgi umumiy saylov va unga rioya qilish Koalitsiya shartnomasi "mutanosib vakillik asosida to'liq yoki asosan saylanadigan yuqori palata bo'yicha takliflarni ilgari surish uchun qo'mita tuzish" va'dasini o'z ichiga olgan.[5] Bosh vazir o'rinbosari Nik Klegg tanishtirdi Lordlar palatasi islohoti to'g'risidagi qonun-2012 2012 yil 27 iyunda[6] 2011 yil 17 mayda e'lon qilingan takliflar asosida ishlab chiqilgan.[7] Biroq, ushbu qonun loyihasi 2012 yil 6 avgustda hukumat tomonidan qarshilik ko'rsatgandan so'ng bekor qilindi Konservativ partiya. Uyning kichik islohotlarini amalga oshirish uchun muvaffaqiyatli urinish 2014 yil 14 mayda bo'lib o'tdi Lordlar palatasi islohotlari to'g'risidagi qonun 2014 yil qirollik roziligini oldi.

Islohotlar tarixi

Asosiy maqola: Lordlar palatasini isloh qilish tarixi

1997 yilgacha bo'lgan islohot va islohotlar

1910 yilgi umumiy saylov kampaniyasidan Leyboristlar partiyasining saylovoldi tashviqoti

The Parlament to'g'risidagi qonun 1911 Lordlar palatasining pulga veto qo'yish qobiliyatini olib tashladi; boshqa qonun loyihalari bilan, jamoat palatasiga uch parlament majlisidan so'ng Lordlarning vetosini bekor qilish vakolatlari berildi. 1917 yilda Bryce komissiyasi Lordlar palatasining islohot takliflarini ko'rib chiqish uchun tashkil etilgan. Lordlar palatasida ovoz berish orqali komissiyaning tavsiyalari rad etildi. The Parlament to'g'risidagi qonun 1949 yil Biroq, 1911 yilgi aktga Lordlar qonun loyihasini uch sessiyadan ikkitagacha qoldirishi mumkin bo'lgan vaqtni qisqartirgan o'zgartirish kiritildi.

The Solsberi konvensiyasi yozilmagan konstitutsiyaviy konventsiya jamoatlarning saylangan palata sifatida, manifestlarda har qanday narsani Lordlar vetosiz qabul qilish vakolatiga ega ekanligi. Bu konservativ partiyaning lordlar palatasida mutlaq ko'pchilikka ega bo'lganligi sababli zarur edi va 1945 yildagi g'alabadan so'ng leyboristlar hukumatining siyosatini to'sib qo'yish uchun ulardan foydalanish maqsadga muvofiq emas deb topildi. Hayotiy tengdoshlar to'g'risidagi qonun 1958 yil Lordlar palatasida o'tirib ovoz bera oladigan tengdoshlarning yangi sinfini tayinlashga imkon berdi, ammo sharaf va huquqlar irsiy bo'lmaydi. Ular turli xil tajriba va tajribalardan kelib chiqqan holda "buyuk va yaxshi" narsalarga yo'l qo'yib, faqat merosxo'rlik (va erkaklar ustunlik qiladigan) tarkibiga barham berishga loyiqdir. 1965 yildan buyon tayinlangan tengdoshlarning deyarli barchasi hayotdagi tengdoshlardir. Biroq, tizim siyosiy partiyalarga katta miqdordagi xayriya mablag'larini taqdim etganlar "mukofot uchun naqd pul" janjallari ostida tanqid ostiga olingan. Lordlar palatasi, uning qayta ko'rib chiqilayotgan palata sifatidagi ishonchiga putur etkazmoqda. The Peerage Act 1963 yil merosxo'r tengdoshlariga o'z tengdoshlaridan voz kechishga imkon berdi, ularga ovoz berish va jamoalar palatasiga saylovlarda qatnashish imkoniyatini berdi. Shuningdek, Shotlandiya tengdoshidagi merosxo'r tengdoshlariga va ayol merosxo'r tengdoshlariga Lordlar palatasida saylanmasdan o'tirishga ruxsat berildi. vakil tengdoshlar Qonundan oldin Shotlandiyadagi protsedura bo'yicha.

Parlament (№ 2) qonun loyihasi 1968–69

1968 yilda, Garold Uilson Leyboristlar hukumati Lordlar palatasini isloh qilish to'g'risida oq qog'oz nashr etdi.[8] Oq qog'ozda keltirilgan asosiy takliflar:

  • Hayotiy tengdoshlar, merosxo'r tengdoshlar va 16 yepiskoplar, agar ular majlislarning kamida uchdan birida qatnashgan va yangi parlament boshlanganda 72 yoshga to'lmagan bo'lsa, ovoz berish huquqiga ega bo'lgan a'zo bo'lishlari mumkin edi. Yepiskoplar soni nafaqaga chiqish orqali 26 tadan 16 tagacha kamaygan bo'lar edi.
  • O'sha paytda o'tirgan merosxo'r tengdoshlar, boshqa barcha huquqlarga ega bo'lgan ovoz berish huquqiga ega bo'lmagan a'zolar bo'lib qoladilar. Ularning merosxo'rlari kelajakdagi a'zolikdan chetlatilgan bo'lar edi.
  • O'tirgan hukumat Palata a'zolarining ko'pchiligiga ovoz berish huquqiga ega bo'lar edi.
  • Uyning qonun loyihasini kechiktirish huquqi bir yildan olti oygacha qisqartirilgan bo'lar edi.

Oq qog'ozning takliflarini o'zida mujassam etgan parlament (№ 2) qonun loyihasi 1968 yil dekabrda kiritilgan. Bosh vazir 1969 yil aprelda hukumat qonun loyihasini davom ettirmasligini e'lon qildi.

1997 yilgi saylovlar bo'yicha vakolatlar

Dastlab parlamentning ikki palatasi teng qonun chiqaruvchi vakolatlarga ega edi.[iqtibos kerak ] Monarxga qonun loyihasini taqdim etishdan oldin ikkalasining kelishuvi zarur edi qirollik roziligi, agar taqdim etilsa, bu qonun loyihasini amalga oshirdi Parlament akti. Keyin Ingliz tilini tiklash, a konstitutsiyaviy konventsiya Lordlar palatasi bu ishni kechiktirishi mumkin edi Jamiyat palatasi pulni jalb qilish va sarflash choralari to'g'risida Parlament to'g'risidagi qonun 1911 qonun loyihalarini uchta sinfga ajratdi.

  1. Lordlar tomonidan bir oy ichida rozilik berilmasa, ularsiz qirollik roziligini olishlari mumkin bo'lgan pul veksellari.
  2. Lordlar palatasi to'xtatib qo'yilgan vetoni qo'llashi mumkin bo'lgan boshqa qonun loyihalari.
  3. Hamjamiyatlar palatasining maksimal muddatini besh yildan ko'proq uzaytiradigan har qanday qonun loyihasida Lordlar palatasi teng qonunchilik vakolatlarini saqlab qoldi.

Bilan birga Parlament to'g'risidagi qonun 1949 yil, ushbu ikki xatti-harakatlar, jamoatlarga (alohida holatlarda) Lordlarning roziligisiz, lekin ma'lum bir muddat kechikish bilan qonunlarni qabul qilishlariga imkon beradi. Haqiqatan ham, ular Lordlar palatasiga qonunlarni kechiktirish vakolatini berishadi, ammo buning oldini olish uchun emas. Parlament to'g'risidagi qonun 1949 yil bu to'xtatib qo'yilgan vetoni ikki sessiya va bir yilgacha qisqartirdi. Vaqtiga kelib 1997 yilgi umumiy saylov parlamentlarning yuqori palatasini har tomonlama isloh qilish bo'yicha hali ham bir fikrga kelmagan.

Bler leyboristlar hukumati

1999 yilda hukumat Lordlarning ko'pini olib tashlash bo'yicha bitimni yakunladi irsiy Tengdoshlar va o'tib ketishdi Lordlar palatasi to'g'risidagi qonun 1999 y islohotlarning ikkinchi bosqichi tugaguniga qadar tayinlangan tengdoshlarning ko'pchiligida 92 ta merosxo'r tengdoshni qoldirish. Ushbu 92 kishi irsiy maqomi tufayli Lordlar palatasi a'zosi bo'lish huquqiga ega bo'lganlar ichidan saylangan. Ushbu kelishuv islohotning ikkinchi bosqichi yakunlanguniga qadar faqat vaqtinchalik ekanligi aytilgan.[9] Bu ba'zi bir da'volarni keltirib chiqardi (ehtimol hammasi ham jiddiy emas), saylangan irsiy lordlar palataning yagona demokratik a'zolari edi.[10]

Qirollik komissiyasi

1999 yilda Qirollik komissiyasi tayinlandi Lord Vakem, Lordlar islohoti bo'yicha takliflarni ko'rib chiqish va tavsiyalar berish. U nashr etdi hisobot[11] 2000 yilda 132 ta tavsiyanomadan iborat bo'lgan asosiy tavsiyalar:

  • Uning 550, 65, 87 yoki 195 saylanishi kerak bo'lgan a'zolari bo'lishi kerak.
  • Bo'lishi kerak tayinlash bo'yicha mustaqil komissiya barcha uchrashuvlar uchun javobgardir.
  • Yangi ikkinchi palata bir qator manbalardan maslahat berishga qodir bo'lishi kerak. U XXI asr boshlarida Buyuk Britaniyada jamiyatning keng vakili bo'lishi kerak. Hukumatni samarali tekshirishni ta'minlash uchun u jamoatlar palatasi bilan hamkorlik qilishi kerak. Bu Birlashgan Qirollikning tashkil etuvchi davlatlari va mintaqalariga birinchi marta Vestminster parlamentida rasmiy ravishda tuzilgan ovozni berishi kerak.
  • Jamoatchilik asosiy siyosiy forum bo'lishi kerak, barcha asosiy davlat siyosati masalalari, shu jumladan taklif etilayotgan qonunchilik shaklida ifodalangan masalalar bo'yicha yakuniy so'zni aytishi kerak. Ikkinchi palata hukumatdan va jamoatlar palatasidan taklif qilingan qonunchilikni qayta ko'rib chiqishni va unga nisbatan har qanday qat'iy e'tirozlarni hisobga olishni talab qiladigan etarlicha kuchga va tegishli vakolatga ega bo'lishi kerak.
  • Lordlar palatasida professional siyosatchi bo'lmagan, hayotning turli jabhalarida doimiy tajribaga ega bo'lgan va jamoatchilikni qiziqtirgan masalalar bo'yicha keng ko'lamli tajribani to'play oladigan odamlarning katta qismi bo'lishi kerak. Islohot qilingan ikkinchi palataning vakolatxonasi mamlakatning ovozi bilan eng so'nggi umumiy saylovlarda berilgan ovozga mos kelishi kerak, ammo u biron bir siyosiy partiyaning hukmronligiga ega bo'lmasligi va unga falsafiy qarashga yordam beradigan odamlarni jalb qilishni davom ettirishi kerak. , davlat siyosati masalalari bo'yicha axloqiy yoki ma'naviy nuqtai nazar.
  • A egalik qilish tengdoshlik endi a'zo bo'lish uchun zarur bo'lgan malakaga ega bo'lmasligi kerak
  • Vazirlarning yuqori palatadan jalb qilinishiga ruxsat berish uchun qoidalar mavjud bo'lishi kerak
  • Yuqori palata konstitutsiyaga o'zgartirishlar kiritilishini to'liq va ochiq munozaralarsiz amalga oshirilishini va ikkinchi darajali qonunchilik nazorati kuchayishini ta'minlashi kerak.
  • Komissiya tavsiya qila olmadito'liq yoki to'g'ridan-to'g'ri saylangan ikkinchi palata; vakolatxonalardan (yoki mahalliy hukumat saylov kollejlaridan) yoki Britaniyalik MEPlar orasidan bilvosita saylovlar; tasodifiy tanlov yoki qo'shma tanlov.

2000 yil 7 martda Lordlar palatasidagi bahsda, Baronessa Jey Komissiya hisobotini hukumat keng qabul qilganligini bildirdi:

Hukumat Qirollik Komissiyasining ushbu palataning kelajakdagi roli va tuzilishi to'g'risidagi takliflarining asosiy elementlari asosida yotgan printsiplarni qabul qiladi va ularga amal qiladi. Ya'ni, biz Ikkinchi palata aniq bo'ysunishi, asosan nomzod bo'lishi kerak, ammo ozchilik tomonidan saylanadigan element bilan va mintaqalarni himoya qilish uchun alohida mas'uliyat bilan kelishishi kerak. Biz qonuniy tayinlash komissiyasi bo'lishi kerakligiga qo'shilamiz ...[12]

2000 yil 4 mayda Bosh vazir qonuniy bo'lmagan a'zolik haqida e'lon qildi Uchrashuv komissiyasi.[13] 2000 yil 19 iyundagi jamoatdagi munozaralarda Hukumat qirollik komissiyasining ishini ko'rib chiqish uchun ikkala palataning Qo'shma qo'mitasini tashkil etish to'g'risida e'lon qildi.[14] Ammo 2001 yil 6 martda yozma ravishda yozilgan javobda hukumat partiyalararo muhokamalar muvaffaqiyatsizlikka uchraganligi sababli hozirgi parlamentda Qo'shma qo'mita tuzish ehtimoli kamligini aytdi.[15] 2001 yil 26 aprelda qirolicha lordlar palatasining 15 ta yangi partiyasiz siyosiy a'zolarini tuzish niyatini tasdiqladi "Xalq tengdoshlari ". May oyida 2001 yilgi umumiy saylov, Uchala asosiy partiyalar ham Lordlar Palatasini isloh qilish to'g'risidagi bayonotlarni o'zlarining tarkibiga kiritdilar manifestlar.

Oq qog'oz va birinchi maslahat

2001 yil 7-noyabrda hukumat oq qog'oz va maslahatlashuvni boshladi:

Ishonchli va samarali ikkinchi palata Angliya demokratiyasining sog'lig'i uchun juda muhimdir ... Hukumat Lordlar palatasini yanada kengroq isloh qilishga qaror qildi. Qirollik komissiyasi oldinga intilishning ajoyib yo'lini taklif qildi va hukumat buni amalga oshirish uchun aniq saylov vakolatiga ega. Bizning vazifamiz Britaniya xalqini XXI asrga mos keladigan parlament va konstitutsiya bilan jihozlashdir. Isloh qilingan ikkinchi palata ajralmas rol o'ynashi kerak va ushbu Oq Qog'oz uni kiritishga yo'l tayyorlaydi.[3]

Oq qog'ozda, hukumat Qirollik Komissiyasining fikrlarini "qat'iy ma'qullashini" aytgan bo'lsa-da, o'z takliflarini sanab o'tdi:[3]

  • Qolgan 92 merosxo'r tengdoshni olib tashlash kerak edi, tengdoshlar soni 10 yildan keyin 600 ga tenglashdi va 120 a'zosi millatlar va mintaqalar vakili sifatida saylanishi kerak edi.
  • Bu tarkibga mustaqil a'zolarning ozchilik qismi kirishi kerak edi. Uning siyosiy a'zoligi asosiy partiyalarning oldingi umumiy saylovlarda aks etgan nisbiy ovoz berish kuchlarini keng vakili bo'lishi kerak. A'zolik sharaf sifatida davom etadigan tengdoshlardan ajralib turishi kerak edi. Ayollar va oz sonli millat vakillarining vakillari ko'payishi kerak. Jamiyatning biron bir guruhi kelajakda ushbu uyga merosxo'rlik bilan kirish huquqiga ega bo'lmasligi kerak.
  • Lordlar palatasi o'z vazifalarini bajarishda jamoatlar palatasining ustunligiga bo'ysunadi; uning asosiy vazifasi qonunchilikni ko'rib chiqish va qayta ko'rib chiqish, ijro etuvchi hokimiyatni sinchkovlik bilan tekshirish va jamoat masalalari bo'yicha munozara va hisobot berishdan iborat bo'lishi kerak.
  • Qonuniy tayinlash bo'yicha komissiya palataning balansi va hajmini boshqaradi, mustaqil a'zolarni tayinlaydi va siyosiy partiyalar tomonidan ko'rsatilganlarning yaxlitligini ta'minlaydi.
Birinchi ommaviy maslahat

Oq qog'ozda manfaatdor tomonlardan hukumat "maslahatlashuvda ko'tarilgan masalalar bo'yicha qarorlarni o'z ichiga olgan" qonunchilikni joriy etish niyatida ekanligi haqida sharhlar taklif qilingan.[3] va maslahatlashuvning asosiy nuqtalari sifatida quyidagilarni sanab o'tdi:

  • Saylangan, nomzod qilingan va nomzodlar o'rtasidagi umumiy muvozanat ex officio a'zolar va siyosiy va mustaqil a'zolar o'rtasidagi muvozanat;
  • Lordlarga saylovlar umumiy saylovlar bilan bog'liq bo'ladimi, Evropa Parlamenti uchun bo'ladimi yoki vaqt o'tishi bilan Buyuk Britaniyaning tarkibidagi va mintaqaviy organlari saylovlari bilan bog'liqmi;
  • Saylangan a'zolar uchun muddat;
  • Uchrashuv muddati;
  • Qanday asoslar palatadan qonuniy chiqarilishga olib kelishi kerak;
  • Ish haqi xarajatlariga asoslangan tizimdan o'zgartirish kerakmi yoki yo'qmi.

Natijada, misli ko'rilmagan narsa bo'ldi[iqtibos kerak ] Maslahatlashuvga 1101 ta taklif kiritildi va Konservativ va Liberal-Demokratik partiyalar 2002 yil yanvar oyida bo'lib o'tgan maslahatlashuv davomida o'z takliflarini e'lon qilishdi. 2002 yil may oyida Hukumat statistik tahlilni e'lon qildi. Hukumat Lordlar palatasini isloh qilish bo'yicha qo'shma qo'mitani tashkil etishni taklif qildi.[16][17]

2003 yil fevral oyidagi ovozlar

2002 yil 11 dekabrda Qo'shma Qo'mita "isloh qilingan Lordlar palatasi tarkibining ettita variantini qamrab olgan" birinchi hisobotini e'lon qildi.[18] 2003 yil yanvar oyida Lordlar va jamoalar palatasi hisobotni muhokama qildi. Lordlardagi bahs-munozaralarda to'liq tayinlangan uy uchun bahslashayotgan ishtirokchilar ustunlik qildilar, shu sababli Lord Irvine shunday dedi:

So'nggi ikki kun ichida ushbu uyning ustun fikri aniq tayinlangan Uy foydasiga[19]

2003 yil 29 yanvarda Bosh vazir Toni Bler gibrid uyni yaratishga qarshi bahslashib, to'liq tayinlangan uyga o'zining yordamini qo'shdi.[20] 2003 yil 4 fevralda jamoalar va lordlar palatasi qo'shma qo'mita tomonidan taklif qilingan ettita variantga ovoz berishdi va jamoatlar yuqori palatani butunlay bekor qilish to'g'risidagi tuzatishlarga ham ovoz berishdi:

2003 yil 4 fevraldagi parlament ovozlari natijalari
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Ushbu umumiy ovozlardan so'ng, jamoalar bitta variantni qo'llab-quvvatlamadilar va Lordlar faqat to'liq tayinlangan palatani, Robin Kuk jamoalar rahbari:

Uyga borib, ushbu qiziqarli pozitsiyada uxlashimiz kerak. Bu vaziyatda har kim aytishi mumkin bo'lgan eng oqilona narsa. To'g'ri hurmatli janob bilganidek, jarayonning keyingi bosqichi Qo'shma Qo'mita ikkala palatadagi ovozlarni ko'rib chiqishi kerak. Osmon Qo'mita a'zolariga yordam beradi, chunki ular bunga muhtoj bo'ladi.[21]

Qo'shma qo'mitada har xil fikrlarga ega bo'lgan 2003 yil 9 maydagi hisoboti ushbu tashabbusni Hukumatga qaytarib berdi. Ammo Qo'shma Qo'mitaning to'qqiz a'zosi nashrga to'g'ri keladigan bayonot berishdi:

Jamiyatlar palatasi 4 fevralda ko'pchilik ovoz bilan to'liq tayinlangan Ikkinchi palataning variantini rad etganligi sababli, shu kabi ta'sir ko'rsatadigan qonunchilikni kiritish mantiqsiz va nomaqbul bo'ladi. Oddiy qilib aytganda, merosxo'r tengdoshlarini chiqarib yuborish va tayinlash jarayonini qonuniy asosda joylashtirish, bu qat'iy rad etilgan variantga olib keladi. Umumiy hokimiyat ustun bo'lib qolishi kerak, deb ta'kidlaydiganlar, shu jumladan vazirlar - deputatlarning ushbu ovoz berish natijalarini albatta hurmat qilishlari kerak.[22]

Yaratish Konstitutsiyaviy ishlar bo'yicha bo'lim 2003 yil iyun oyida Toni Bler konstitutsiyaviy o'zgarishlarni nazorat qilish uchun yangi bo'lim yaratilishini e'lon qildi Lord Falconer uning birinchi davlat kotibi sifatida. Kafedraga quyidagilar topshirildi:

  • Sudyalarni tayinlash bo'yicha mustaqil komissiyani tashkil etish.
  • Yangisini yaratish Oliy sud Lordlar palatasining qo'mitasi sifatida faoliyat yuritadigan mavjud Lord Lordlar tizimini almashtirish.
  • Lordlar palatasi spikerligini isloh qilish.
  • Shotlandiya va Uels biznesini olib borish bo'yicha yangi kelishuvlar.

2003 yilda Lord Falconer hukumatlariga Lordlar palatasi tomonidan tayinlangan uch a'zosi uchun imtiyoz berish to'g'risida signal berganida Liberal-demokratlar bayonot berdi:

Biz, qo'mitaning boshqa a'zolari bilan bir vaqtda, bayonot chiqarib, hukumatning ko'proq vakillik va demokratiya tarafdorligini namoyon etish majburiyatiga erishish uchun hukumat tanlagan marshrut ko'rsatilmagan taqdirda, qo'mita ish yuritishda davom eta olmasligiga ishonamiz. Lordlar palatasi.

Vazirlar shunday javob berishdi:

Qolgan merosxo'r tengdoshlarni o'z-o'zidan olib tashlashni qabul qila olmaymiz, faqat demokratik va hisobot beradigan ikkinchi palatani yaratish uchun amalga oshirilgan islohotlarning ancha keng doirasi sifatida. ... Shuning uchun biz izlayotgan Lordlar palatasining isloh qilinishiga erishishda qo'shma qo'mita foydali rol o'ynashi mumkin emas.[23]

Ikkinchi jamoatchilik maslahatlashuvi

2003 yil sentyabr oyida Konstitutsiyaviy ishlar bo'yicha bo'lim berilgan sana Konstitutsiyaviy islohot: Lordlar palatasining navbatdagi qadamlariuning asosiy takliflari sifatida berilgan:

  • To'liq tayinlangan Lordlar palatasi
  • Qolgan 92 irsiy tengdoshni olib tashlash
  • Parlament oldida hisobot beradigan, tayinlash soni va muddatini belgilaydigan, partiyalar nomzodlarini nazorat qilish uchun palataning mustaqil a'zolarini tanlaydigan qonun bilan belgilangan tayinlash komissiyasini tashkil etish.

Shuningdek, gazeta Lordlar palatasiga tayinlash komissiyasi tomonidan tayinlangan komissiyaga boshqa alternativalar ko'rib chiqilmagan bo'lsa-da, tayinlash komissiyasining o'zi qanday tayinlanishi to'g'risida ariza topshirishni so'rab ikkinchi maslahatni boshladi. Qog'ozga munosabat dushman edi: masalan, Lord Gudxart Liberal-demokratlarning Konstitutsiyaviy masalalar bo'yicha vakili, "mening katta reaktsiyam bu nafrat va xiyonat tuyg'usi" dedi.[24]2004 yil 18 martda (statistik tahlil nashr etilgunga qadar) Bi-bi-si xabar berdi[25] hukumat maslahatdagi takliflarni qabul qilish uchun qonunchilikka amal qilmasligi. Garchi bu ularning maslahatlashuvdagi takliflarini qo'llab-quvvatlamaslikni taklif qilsa-da, 2004 yil 22 aprelda statistik tahlil e'lon qilinganida, hisobotda asosiy masala bo'yicha quyidagilar ko'rsatilgan (2a):

2 (a) masala bilan shug'ullangan respondentlarning 87 foizi uchta asosiy siyosiy partiyalar vakillari va o'zaro bog'lovchilar va mustaqil ravishda tayinlangan bir qator a'zolardan iborat Komissiyani qo'llab-quvvatladilar.[26]

Ko'rinib turibdiki, bunday yuqori darajadagi qo'llab-quvvatlash bilan hukumat nima uchun ishni davom ettirmaslikni tanlagani noma'lum. Mavjud yagona tushuncha - bu rasmiy qo'llab-quvvatlash darajasini uchinchi darajaga yaqinlashtiradigan norasmiy hisobotlar.

Bundan tashqari, hukumat har ikkala maslahatlashuvga javoblarning aksariyatini e'lon qilganligi sababli, ushbu javoblarning aksariyati ham hukumat taklifi, ham maslahat jarayoni uchun juda tanqidiy munosabatda bo'lganligini ko'rish mumkin; ba'zilari hattoki Buyuk Britaniya hukumati har ikkala maslahatlashuvdan kelib chiqadigan ko'plab yangi g'oyalarni eslatib o'tolmay, o'z maslahatlarini olib borish qoidalarini buzganidan shikoyat qilishdi.

In 2005 yilgi umumiy saylov Uchala partiya ham Lordlar palatasini isloh qilish to'g'risidagi bayonotlarini o'zlarining manifestlarida konservatorlar va liberal-demokratlar bilan "asosan" saylangan palatalarni va'da qilgan. 2005 yil dekabr oyida London universiteti kollejining davlat siyosati maktabiga kiruvchi Konstitutsiya bo'limi tadqiqot natijalarini e'lon qildi: "parlamentlar va jamoatchilik tomonidan Lordlarning hukumat takliflariga ovoz berishini hayratlanarli darajada qo'llab-quvvatlashi" ko'rsatildi:

Lordlarning tanlanmagan asoslariga qaramay, ushbu natijalar noaniq deb qabul qilingan siyosatni blokirovka qilish uchun deputatlar va keng jamoatchilik tomonidan qo'llab-quvvatlanishini aniq ko'rsatmoqda. Umumiy jamoalar bilan to'qnashuvdan yiroq, hatto hukumat mag'lubiyatlarini leyboristlar deputatlarining jimgina ma'qullashiga olib kelishi mumkin. Hukumat lordlarning vakolatlarini qo'ldan boy berishni xohlashi mumkin bo'lsa-da, bu natijalar saylovchilar haqiqatan ham o'z holatlaridan juda mamnun ekanliklarini ko'rsatmoqda.[27]

Oliy sud

2005 yil 24 martda Konstitutsiyaviy islohot to'g'risidagi qonun 2005 yil qirollik roziligini oldi. Buning o'rnini almashtirishni ta'minlaydi Lordlar palatasining apellyatsiya qo'mitasi bilan Oliy sud. U 2009 yil 1 oktyabrda, yangi sud ish boshlaganida kuchga kirdi. Qonun lordlarining aksariyati uning birinchi odil sudloviga aylanishdi, lekin o'z tengdoshlarini saqlab qolishdi. Endi Buyuk Britaniyaning so'nggi sud sudida o'tirish uchun tengdoshlik shart emas.

2006 yilgi muhokamalar

2006 yil mart oyida Lordlar palatasini isloh qilish yana muhokama qilindi. Ushbu yangi qiziqish Peerages uchun naqd pul Lordlar tomonidan so'nggi munozarali qonunchilikni (nuqtai nazari bo'yicha) blokirovka qilish, suvni to'kish yoki xavfsizlik choralarini qo'shish bo'yicha so'nggi urinishlar bilan birgalikda. Terrorizmga qarshi kurash, jinoyatchilik va xavfsizlik to'g'risidagi qonun 2001 yil, Ovchilik to'g'risidagi qonun 2004 yil, Terrorizm to'g'risidagi qonun 2006 yil, Shaxsiy guvohnomalar to'g'risidagi qonun 2006 yil, va Irqiy va diniy nafrat to'g'risidagi qonun 2006 yil.Avvalgi jamoatchilik maslahatlashuvlari muvaffaqiyatsizlikka uchraganidan so'ng, 2006 yil aprel oyida hukumatning islohotlar bo'yicha takliflarini qo'llab-quvvatlamagan, Baronessa Amos hukumat endi boshqa asosiy siyosiy partiyalar bilan Palata a'zoligi to'g'risida "xususiy ravishda maslahatlashishini" e'lon qildi.[28]

In 2006 yil 5 mayda kabinet almashtirildi, ushbu mavzu uchun davlat javobgarligi o'tkazildi Lord Falconer, ikkalasi ham Konstitutsiyaviy ishlar bo'yicha davlat kotibi va Lord Kantsler ), uchun Jamoalar palatasi rahbari, Jek Straw.

Endi Jek Strova juda katta qiyinchilikka duch keldi. Garchi juda mo''tadil islohotlar sifatida qaralsa-da, ko'pchilik irsiy tengdoshlarning olib tashlanishi va Palataning siyosiy tarkibini muvozanatlashtirishi (leyboristlar hozirda eng yirik siyosiy partiyani tashkil qilgan) palatani o'z qonuniyligiga tobora ko'proq ishonch hosil qilayotgan edi. Paradoksal ravishda, Lordlarni ko'proq itoatkor qilishdan yiroq, Lordlar palatasi o'z harakatlarida qat'iyatli bo'lishga va hukumatga qarshi turishga tayyor edi.[29]

Jamoatchilik fikri

2007 yil 22 yanvarda elektr energiyasi bo'yicha so'rov[30] fuqarolarning keng jalb etilishi uchun kampaniya boshladi va 68% aholining keng jamoatchilik hay'ati "Lordlar Palatasi kelajagi" ni hal qilishi kerakligini his qilganligini ko'rsatadigan statistik ma'lumotlarni taqdim etdi, 17% saylangan siyosatchilar qaror qabul qilishi kerak va 9% tayinlangan davlat xizmatchilari.

2007 yilgi oq qog'oz

2007 yil 8 fevralda hukumat yangi nashrni e'lon qildi oq qog'oz[31] tomonidan tashkil etilgan partiyalararo ishchi guruhining muhokamalaridan so'ng Jek Straw, Jamoalar palatasi rahbari. Gazeta tomonidan qabul qilingan konsensus pozitsiyasi saylangan a'zolar va yangi Nizomni tayinlash komissiyasi tomonidan tayinlangan a'zolardan tashkil topgan uyni chaqirdi. Yangi Komissiya partiyasiz siyosiy tayinlovchilarni tanlaydi; partiya-siyosiy tomonidan tayinlanganlar jamoat uyida partiya rahbarlari tomonidan nomzod qilib ko'rsatilib, Komissiya tomonidan tekshirilishi kerak edi.

Har qanday saylangan element mintaqaviy miqyosda saylanadi ro'yxat tizimi. Barcha saylovlar va tayinlovlar besh yillik tsiklda bo'lib o'tishi kerak edi, har uchastkada uyning uchdan bir qismi belgilangan o'n besh yillik muddatga qabul qilinadi; a'zolarning mustaqilligini ta'minlash uchun ushbu atama qayta tiklanmaydi. Boshqa chora, islohot qilingan palataning sobiq a'zolari, ularning islohot qilingan palatadagi muddati tugagandan so'ng, minimal vaqt o'tganidan oldin jamoalar palatasiga saylanishni taqiqlaydi - hukumat besh yilga taklif qildi. Ushbu tadbirning maqsadi ishtiyoqmand siyosatchilarning islohot qilingan uyni parlament karerasini boshlash uchun asos sifatida ishlatishiga yo'l qo'ymaslik edi. Hukumat saylovlar va tayinlovlar Buyuk Britaniyadagi saylovlar bilan bir kunda o'tkazilishini taklif qildi A'zolar ning Evropa parlamenti - bu ham belgilangan besh yillik tsiklda amalga oshiriladi.

Oq qog'oz yarim saylangan, yarim tayinlangan uy uchun tavsiyalar bergan bo'lsa-da, u taklif qildi bepul ovoz berish deputatlarning tarkibi bo'yicha ettita variant orasida (qarang) quyida ). Oq qog'oz shuningdek, a'zolarning kamida 20 foizini partiyasiz siyosiy tayinlovchilar bo'lishini tavsiya qildi: masalan, oq qog'ozning saylangan va tayinlangan a'zolar o'rtasida 50-50 bo'linish taklifiga binoan, qolgan 30 foiz tayinlangan a'zolar partiyaning siyosiy a'zolari bo'lishadi ; 80% -20% saylangan / tayinlangan variant bo'yicha, partiyalar-siyosiy tayinlovchilar bo'lmaydi. 20% partiyasiz siyosiy elementga qisqartirilgan son kiradi Angliya cherkovi yepiskoplari, uning tayinlanishi qonuniy tayinlash komissiyasidan o'tmaydi. Uyning umumiy hajmi 540 a'zodan iborat edi - har bir qabul qilishda 180 tadan.

Qog'oz asta-sekin o'tishni ta'minladi, yo'q hayot tengdoshlari o'limidan oldin nafaqaga chiqishga majbur bo'lishdi, ammo ishdan bo'shatish imkoniyati mavjud bo'lganda ular buni tanlashlari kerak. Qolganlari; qolgan irsiy tengdoshlar olib tashlangan bo'lar edi, lekin oq qog'oz ularni bir zarbada olib tashlanadimi yoki "tabiiy chiqindilar" yordamida bosqichma-bosqich olib tashlashga ruxsat beradimi, ochiq qoldirdi. Orasidagi bog'lanish tengdoshlik Uyning a'zolari buzilgan bo'lar edi: tengdoshlar hali ham potentsial sifatida taqdirlanishi mumkin edi sharaf, lekin na uyning bir joyidan o'z ichiga olmaydi va na avtomatik ravishda ergashadi. Islohot qilingan palataning yangi nomi haqida savol ochiq qoldirildi.

Oq qog'oz, shuningdek, 2003 yilgi munozarada bo'lgani kabi barcha variantlarni rad etish xavfidan qochishni taklif qildi muqobil ovoz berish tizim (bir zumda ovoz berish deb ham nomlanadi).[32] Qonunchilik takliflari uchun muqobil ovoz berishdan foydalanish Buyuk Britaniya parlamenti uchun yangi namuna bo'lar edi. Hamjamiyatlar palatasi a'zolarining qarshiliklari jamoatchilik palatasi etakchisi Jek Stro tomonidan 19 fevralda ushbu taklifdan voz kechishga sabab bo'ldi. Shuning uchun erkin ovoz berish an'anaviy parlament protseduralari ostida o'tkazildi.

2007 yil mart oyidagi ovozlar

2007 yil mart oyida uylar Umumiy va Lordlar 2007 yilgi oq qog'ozdagi takliflarni muhokama qildi va 2003 yilda ovoz berganlarga o'xshash bir qator takliflar bo'yicha ovoz berdi. Kutilmagan holda, jamoalar palatasi ko'pchilik ovoz bilan barcha saylangan yuqori palataga ovoz berdi.[33] Bir hafta o'tgach, Lordlar palatasi ko'pchilik ovoz bilan barcha tayinlangan uyga ovoz berish orqali javob qaytardi.[34]

Jamoatchilik ovoz berishidan so'ng, siyosiy sharhlovchilar tomonidan to'liq tayinlangan palatani qo'llab-quvvatlaydigan ba'zi deputatlar Lordlar palatasi uchun eng kam ma'qul bo'lgan variant sifatida taktik jihatdan to'liq saylangan palataga ovoz berganligi haqida taxmin qilingan.[35] Bu 100% saylanganlar uchun erishilgan katta miqdordagi ko'pchilikning 80% saylanganlarga nisbatan ahamiyati shubha ostiga qo'ydi. Biroq, har bir bo'limda ovoz beradigan deputatlarning nomlarini jamoatchilikda o'rganish shuni ko'rsatadiki, 80% saylangan variantga ovoz bergan 305 kishidan 211 nafari 100% saylangan variant uchun ovoz bergan. Ushbu ovoz berish 80% ovoz berganidan keyin sodir bo'lganligini hisobga olsak - uning natijasi 100% ovoz berilganda ma'lum bo'lgan - bu o'tgan yagona boshqa variantga nisbatan to'liq saylangan yuqori palataning umumiy ustunligini aniq ustunligini ko'rsatadi. 100% dan ortiq 80% ni qo'llab-quvvatlagan har qanday deputat o'zlarining afzal ko'rgan natijalarini ta'minlagan holda (76 deputatlar, shu jumladan Jek Stro, uning soyasi Tereza Mey va oppozitsiya lideri Devid Kemeron ham aynan shu narsani qilgan), oxirgi taklifga qarshi ovoz bergan bo'lar edi. Agar barcha ovozlar teskari tartibda o'tkazilgan bo'lsa, o'sha 211 kishi 80 foizli harakatga qarshi ovoz bergan bo'lar edi, natijada ular tushib ketgan bo'lar edi.[iqtibos kerak ]

Parlament tomonidan tayinlangan Lordlar palatasi uchun ovoz berish, 2007 yil 7/14-mart
VariantLordlarUmumiy
SaylanganTayinlandiUchunQarshiUchunQarshi
0%100%361121196375
20%80%––––
40%60%––––
50%50%46409155418
60%40%45392178392
80%20%114336305267
100%0%112326337224
Ikki palatali saqlang––416163
Merosxo'rlarni olib tashlang––391111

Ovozlar to'g'risida keskin fikrlar bildirildi. Lord McNally, Lordlarning Liberal Demokratlar partiyasi rahbari Lordlarning qarorini aytdi

jamoatchilik fikri va uchta asosiy partiyaning so'nggi umumiy saylovlarda olgan majburiyati oldida uchadi. ... Lordlar palatasi tomonidan konstitutsiyaviy islohotlarga qo'yilgan veto qabul qilinishi mumkin emas. Endi o'zining ustunligini tasdiqlash uchun jamoalar palatasi. Liberal-demokratlarning 100 yillik tanlangan Lordlar palatasiga bo'lgan sadoqati butunligicha qolmoqda.[36][37]

Bahslashdan oldin Sunday Times gazetasining sobiq iqtisod bo'yicha muharriri Lord Lipsi 15 yillik muddat davomida oq qog'ozdagi rejalar narxini 1,092 milliard funt sterlingga baholagan.[38] Hukumat buni "konvertni hisoblash" deb rad etdi[39] va Jek Stro bu haqda jamoatlar palatasiga aytdi

Lord Lipsining taxminlari mutlaqo balderdash va bema'nilik deb ayta olamanmi? Qisman tanlangan boshqa joy 1 milliard funt sterlingga tushishi mumkin emas, chunki bu joyning eng ekstravagant tahliliga ko'ra umumiy qiymati 300 million funtni tashkil qiladi.[40]

("Boshqa joy" - Lordlar palatasi uchun jamoaviy jargon.) Lord Lipsey bunga javoban Jek Stroni jamoalarni palatasini yo'ldan ozdirishda aybladi:

Uning so'zlariga ko'ra, bu raqam 300 million funtni tashkil qiladi; aslida, so'nggi yil uchun bu 468,8 million funtni tashkil etadi. Buning uchun olijanob Lord, Lutonlik lord MakKenzining yozma javobiga qarang ... bu shunchaki kichik xato. Asosiy xato shundaki, u mening to'liq 15 yillik xarajatlarimni Jamoalar palatasining yillik xarajatlari bilan taqqosladi.[41]

15 mart kuni Lord Steel a nashr etdi taklif qilingan qonun loyihasi bir muncha vaqt davomida ushbu takliflar ustida ishlagan barcha partiyalar tengdoshlari va deputatlarining keng yig'ilishi tomonidan to'rtta islohot bo'yicha takliflar bilan tasdiqlangan:[42]

  1. Irsiy tengdoshlar uchun qo'shimcha saylovlarni tugatib, qolganlarini amalda tengdoshlarga aylantiring va nihoyat bizning yuqori uyimizga merosxo'rlik bilan kirishni tugating.
  2. Yangi tengdoshlar uchun Bosh vazirning homiyligini almashtirish uchun qonuniy tayinlash komissiyasini yarating.
  3. Hukumatga o'rtacha yoshni qisqartiradigan va hozirgi 740 uyni 200 ga kamaytiradigan pensiya paketi bilan ishlashga ruxsat bering.
  4. Og'ir jinoyatlar uchun aybdorlardan tengdoshlarni jamoat bilan bir xil asosda olib tashlashga imkon bering.

Jigarrang Leyboristlar hukumati

2007 yil 19-iyulda Jek Straw palataning vakolatlari, saylov usuli, moliyaviy paketlar va a'zolarning soni yana partiyalararo ishchi guruh tomonidan muhokama qilinishini ta'kidladi. Oppozitsiyaning javobi: "Sizning bugungi bayonotingizdagi haqiqiy xabar - Lordlar islohoti keyingi saylovlargacha muz ustida davom etayotgani".[43]

2008 yil 14 mayda Gordon Braun hukumat yangi nashr qilishni niyat qilganligini e'lon qildi oq qog'oz lordlar islohoti to'g'risida.[44]

Konservativ-Liberal-Demokratik Koalitsiya hukumati

The Konservativ - Liberal Demokratlar koalitsiyasi shartnomasi 2010 yilgi umumiy saylovlardan so'ng kelishilgan holda mutanosib vakillik tizimi tomonidan saylanadigan to'liq yoki asosan saylanadigan ikkinchi palataning qoidalari aniq ko'rsatilgan. Ushbu takliflar 2010 yil 29 iyunda munozaralarga sabab bo'ldi.[45] Vaqtinchalik chora sifatida yangi tengdoshlarning tayinlanishi so'nggi umumiy saylovlarda siyosiy partiyalar tomonidan ta'minlangan ovoz ulushlarini aks ettirishga kelishib olindi.[46]

2011 yil may oyi takliflari va qonun loyihasi

Lordlar islohoti bo'yicha batafsil takliflar, shu jumladan Lordlar palatasini isloh qilish to'g'risidagi qonun loyihasi 2011 yil 17 mayda chop etilgan.[7] Bularga 300 kishilik gibrid uy kiradi, ularning 80% saylanadi. Yana 20% tayinlanadi va ba'zilar uchun zaxira maydoni kiritiladi Angliya cherkovi episkoplar. Takliflarga binoan, a'zolar 15 yillik qayta tiklanmaydigan yagona muddatga xizmat qilishadi. Avvalgi Deputatlar yuqori palataga saylanish uchun ruxsat berilishi mumkin edi, ammo yuqori palata a'zolariga zudlik bilan deputat bo'lishiga yo'l qo'yilmaydi.

Taklifning ko'plab tafsilotlari tarkibiga kiritilgan Lordlar palatasi islohoti to'g'risidagi qonun-2012 2012 yil iyun oyida jamoatlarga kiritilgan.

Ushbu takliflar parlament a'zolari va tengdoshlaridan tashkil topgan Lordlar palatasi islohoti bo'yicha qo'shma qo'mitada ko'rib chiqildi.

Lordlar palatasini isloh qilish bo'yicha qo'shma qo'mita yakuniy hisobotini 2012 yil 23 aprelda e'lon qildi[47] va quyidagi takliflarni kiritdi:

  • Isloh qilingan Lordlar palatasi 450 a'zodan iborat bo'lishi kerak.[48]
  • Asosan saylanadigan palatadan birinchi bo'lib eng kam tashrif buyurgan tengdoshlar chiqarilishi kerak.[49]
  • 12 lordgacha Lordlar yangilangan Lordlar palatasida saqlanishi kerak.[50]

Lordlar palatasi islohoti to'g'risidagi qonun-2012

Asosiy maqola: Lordlar palatasi islohoti to'g'risidagi qonun-2012

Nik Klegg tomonidan kiritilgan qonun loyihasi 2012 yil 27 iyunda birinchi o'qishda o'qilgan. 2012 yil 9 iyulda ushbu qonun muhokamasi boshlandi. Hukumat, shuningdek qonun loyihasini muhokama qilish uchun vaqtni cheklab qo'yadigan dastur taklifini kiritishga urindi. Leyboristlar qonun loyihasini ko'proq tekshirishga chaqirdi va bir nechta konservativ deputatlar qatori dastur taklifiga qarshi ovoz berishini aytdi.[51] 2012 yil 10 iyulda Hukumat dastur taklifi bo'yicha ovozni yo'qotishi aniq bo'ldi va u qaytarib olindi. O'sha kuni kechqurun qonun loyihasini ikkinchi o'qishda o'qish yoki bermaslik to'g'risidagi ovoz berishda 91 konservator deputatlar qarshi ovoz berishdi uch qatorli qamchi,[52] 19 kishi betaraf qoldi. 2012 yil 6 avgustda Bosh vazir o'rinbosari Nik Klegg konservatorlar "koalitsiya shartnomasini buzgan" deb da'vo qilib, konservatorlar orqa partiyasidagi deputatlarning qarama-qarshiligi tufayli hukumat qonun loyihasidan voz kechishini e'lon qildi.[53] However, David Cameron disputed this view, saying that the agreement contained no specific promise to enact reform of the House of Lords.[54]

Lordlar palatasi islohotlari to'g'risidagi qonun 2014 yil

Asosiy maqola: Lordlar palatasi islohotlari to'g'risidagi qonun 2014 yil

The House of Lords Reform Act 2014 allowed members to resign from the House; previously there was no mechanism for this. It also allowed for the (non-retrospective) exclusion of any peer convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of one year or more.

Lordlar ma'naviy (ayollar) qonuni 2015

Asosiy maqola: Lordlar ma'naviy (ayollar) qonuni 2015

The Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 regulates the procedure for women bishops to enter the House of Lords as Lords Spiritual. It stipulates that if a vacancy arises among the Lords Spiritual during the decade after the passing of the act, this vacancy is to be filled by a female bishop (if there are any eligible). This followed the Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure 2014, whereby the Angliya cherkovi first recognised female bishops.

Lordlar palatasi (haydash va to'xtatib turish) to'g'risidagi qonun 2015 yil

Asosiy maqola: Lordlar palatasi (haydash va to'xtatib turish) to'g'risidagi qonun 2015 yil

The House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 authorised the House to expel or suspend members.

Second May government

Burns report

2017 yil yanvar oyida, Lord Fowler (the Lord ma'ruzachi ), launched the inquiry of his new committee on the House's size.[55] The committee, chaired by Lord Berns, reported on 31 October 2017, chiefly recommending a reduction to 600 members. To that end, the report recommended: members be appointed to 15 year terms; at least 20% would be independents/crossbenchers and no party would have a majority; party appointments would be tied to General Election results; a "two-out, one-in" programme of departures to make reductions towards the target size.[56]

Reasons for reform

There have been varying reason for wanting to reform the House of Lords which has led to changes in legislation. One of the main focuses of reform is based around the appointment process of the Upper Chamber, which has often been described as undemocratic. The current process means the House of Lords remains fully unelected and all peers hold their seats until death.[57]

Another suggestion for reform to the House of Lords is the lack of representation that the House provides to the British public in the form of social make up. With the House of Lords being made up of nearly 800 members, there is a lack of ethnic minorities and a gender imbalance in the House, which is seen as more proportional in the House of Commons.[58]

A final factor for reform in the House of Lords is the question of whether the bicameral system in British politics is still useful. Due to the House of Lords not being able to create any policy and its unelected nature some argue that there is less need for the second chamber in parliament.[59]

The range of options

"Central to the future House of Lords is its composition. For the Lords to act with legitimacy as an effective and balanced second chamber, it must have the right form to deliver the range of roles and functions it needs".[60] With 1101 submissions to the first consultation, several hundred to the second and many articles in the newspapers and various discussions, there were many different views on reform of the House of Lords. It is only possible to give a broad outline of the many different proposals and even then only those where the proposals were mentioned by a number of respondents.

Proposals are listed alphabetically

Bekor qilish

Many legislatures, such as the parliaments of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Israel and New Zealand (and within the UK, the Shotlandiya parlamenti, Senedd va Shimoliy Irlandiya assambleyasi ) bor bir palatali and thus do not have an upper house. Instead, scrutiny is carried out by parliamentary committees. A minority of MPs voted for the outright abolition of the upper house in 2003, and it was Labour party policy until the late 1980s. One of the most well known MPs to advocate the abolition of the House of Lords was Toni Benn.[61] In January 2020, during the 2020 yil Leyboristlar partiyasiga rahbarlik saylovi, nomzod Rebekka Long-Beyli announced her support for abolishing the House of Lords.[62] The Shotlandiya milliy partiyasi (SNP) favours abolition.[63]

Allotment (sortition)

There was a considerable number of proposals in the consultation for an Upper House chosen by ajratish (random selection). Proposals varied from a House chosen completely at random from the whole electorate to those where allotment was applied to smaller groups such as those volunteering or those selected in another way. Most proposals referred to the allotment of the governing juries in the democracy of Ancient Greece, where selection by lot was considered to be more democratic than election:

I mean, for example, that it is thought to be democratic for the offices to be assigned by lot, for them to be elected is oligarchic.

— Aristotel, Siyosat

Research has suggested that parliaments including randomly selected members are likely to be more efficient and to result in greater benefits to society.[64][65]

However, at present within the UK this form of selection is mainly restricted to the allotment of sudyalar. Opposition is based either on the practical need for some expertise amongst members of the upper chamber or on a belief that "democracy means an elected second chamber".[66]

Uchrashuv

The reason that the UK almost uniquely (except for Kanada ) still retained an appointed second chamber in 1997 was that it was widely accepted that it worked effectively.[iqtibos kerak ][shubhali – muhokama qilish] In particular the large number of cross bench peers would be impossible to achieve in most electoral systems.

The great strength of the Lords is that it contains not just a bunch of experienced retired MPs but a whole raft of individuals with specialist knowledge and experience from the worlds of commerce, medicine, the services, the civil service, academia, the unions – the list is endless – none of whom would be likely to be available to stand for election. (Lord Steel, former Alliance leader, in 2007)[67]

Those supporting a fully appointed House reject the idea of a composite partly elected, party appointed House:

I can think of nothing more destructive of the present harmonious atmosphere in the Lords. Elected members would be justifiably incensed if the votes of appointed members happened to determine any issue before the house.[67]

The main issues are:[60]

  • achieving a range of representation, bringing in those with skills and experience, allowing ex officio members and ensuring a continuity of membership;
  • maintaining the status and independence of the Lords without endangering the supremacy of the Commons;
  • maintaining the low cost of the present House; va
  • preventing the possibility of a constitutional clash between appointed and elected members.

Kombinatsiya

By far the most commonly suggested proposal for reform amongst politicians is a combination of an elected and appointed House and this was the original proposal recommended by the Wakeham Report. Proponents suggest the combination would allow an appointed element to retain the skills and experience of the present House and elections would make it democratic without the problems of being fully elected which would allow the Upper House to challenge the primacy of the Commons. Opponents say that the two types of members will inevitably conflict, voting for part of the House will have little support amongst an already sceptical electorate, and the lack of synergy will make it worse than either a fully elected or fully appointed house. Various proposals on the exact percentage of those elected and appointed have been produced:

Appointment by jury

Under this proposal, a jury would appoint some or all members of the chamber so retaining the skills and experience of the present House and also making its selection more democratic;[69] the jury being considered to give democratic legitimacy to the appointments without the problems of mandating the House through elections which might lead to a potential conflict with the Commons. It was a minority "grass roots option"[69] not seen before the second consultation where it was supported by around 10% of submissions.

Saylov

Many countries have directly elected Upper Chambers but they try to make their electoral systems for the second chamber as distinct as possible from the first chamber by holding elections on a different cycle or electing only a proportion of members on each occasion.[60] Politicians such as Tony Benn maintained that elections are necessary to be democratic, stating, "Democracy means an elected second chamber", however Tony Benn later advocated for the abolition of the House of Lords.[66][61]

According to the Government report, the advantages of an elected Upper House are:[60]

  • Qonuniylik: There can be no doubt about the democratic mandate of a freely elected body.
  • Status of members: Membership of the second chamber would be seen as a job with specific and important duties attached.
  • Vakillik: All parts of the country and all shades of political opinion could be represented.
  • Yoshi: An elected House is likely to have more younger people in it than a nominated one and therefore be more reflective of society.
  • Entrenched bicameralism: It is an unequivocal sign the Government was committed to a bicameral legislature.

The main disadvantages are:

  • Conflict with the House of Commons: It may challenge the supremacy of the Commons on the strength of its own electoral mandate – a conflict that may be difficult to resolve given the largely unwritten constitution of the UK.
  • Loss of independents and ex officio membership: It would be virtually impossible to retain any independent, non-party element in the House.
  • Yoshi: An elected House would have more younger people than a nominated one which would have less experience.
  • Composed of simply politicians: Politicians who would be qamchilandi by the Government of the day, removing independence.
  • Transitional difficulties: The transition to a fully elected House would be most disruptive.
  • Higher costs: Elections, proper salaries and research facilities would considerably increase the costs.
  • Loss of diversity: the current membership of the House of Lords has a higher proportion of women, nogiron va qora va ozchilik etnik people when compared the House of Commons and other elected bodies in the UK. A move to an elected chamber would be likely to diminish this diversity.[70]

Many submissions from the public rejected the notion that an elected Upper House would be democratic, basing their assertion on the model of the Afina demokratiyasi which did not elect either the Upper House or assembly. (The Athenian Upper House was a court allotted from all citizens, any citizen was able to attend the assembly)

The main variation between proposals for an elected Upper House is the form of election:

Irsiy

It has been suggested by some [71] that the hereditary peerage ought to be restored to the House of Lords. The Parlament 1911 va 1949 yillarda harakat qiladi are particularly cited by proponents of this idea in that the House of Lords no longer has power of veto, merely a power of delay, making the assertion of democratic accountability being required for legislators redundant, in their eyes, as the Lords has no power to force its will upon the House of Commons.[72]

Many hereditary members of the Lords were suggested to have voted on legislation through matters of conviction as their chances of achieving high office was extremely unlikely therefore they were not compelled to vote on party lines under the threat of being deprived of ministerial promotion.[73] The high portion of hereditary peers that sat as crossbenchers relative to the amount of independents in the House of Commons is also cited as verification of this fact and that hereditary peers generally take a more long term perspective on legislative matters, unlike Members of Parliament who are statistically more likely to vote in favour of populist policies for electoral purposes.[74]

However, a hereditary right passing down the generations was argued as promoting a divided society between the yuqori sinflar and the lower classes. Moreover, in practice, the hereditary peers had a natural bias on certain issues, such as a socially conservative outlook and unwillingness to support liberal and socialist legislation.[iqtibos kerak ]

Indirect election/appointment

About 30% of overseas second chambers are elected by indirect methods, including the upper houses of France, the Irlandiya Respublikasi, Gollandiya, Janubiy Afrika va pre-1913 United States. The electoral college often consists of members of local authorities or regional assemblies, and may include members of the primary chamber. There are various proposals:

  • Elections by Regional Development Agencies and voluntary regional chambers, the London Assembly "would demonstrate a direct connection between these other bodies and the central institutions at Westminster" and because "many of these bodies had themselves been elected ... it could therefore reinforce the democratic nature of an otherwise nominated House".[60]

Lord Steel's reform proposals

Liberal-demokrat tengdosh Lord Steel has proposed a solution[75] to avoid four identified pitfalls of reform, namely:

  • Conflict between two elected houses
  • Territorial peers threatening the role of constituency MPs
  • The huge expense of (i) further national elections and of (ii) full-time salaried peers
  • The loss of experience and expertise among independent peers.

Lord Steel's proposal would have an upper house, "The Senate", comprising 450 members, to be known as "senators". Immediately after the 5-yearly general elections, 150 senators would be elected for 15 years. Voting would not be by universal suffrage: this electorate would be the newly elected MPs, MEPs, and Members of the three devolved legislatures: the Uels milliy assambleyasi, Shotlandiya parlamenti va Shimoliy Irlandiya parlamenti.

Lord Steel suggests this would be "simple, inexpensive and likely to produce a less London-centric chamber than at present", adding "such a fundamental, democratically reformed upper chamber would maintain the existing revising role, be part-time and unpaid, though needing tougher declaration of interest rules than at present". The Senate would retain existing powers and conventions. It follows that, after each General Election, the new cohort of 150 senators would have a similar party make-up to the Commons, whilst the other 300 senators would continue in post, unaffected by contemporary electoral swings.

Steel suggested the "Senate" nomenclature "so that so-called Lords are spared the embarrassment of the title". Whether his ideas might lead to changing the name of the House of Commons remains to be seen, as presumably any adoption of Steel's Senate proposals might consequently permit the aristocracy to stand for parliament. Also, transitional arrangements would have to be made to decide which existing members of the House of Lords would stay on, for five or ten years respectively, as the "sitting 300".

Steel's outline proposals do not specifically mention the Lordlar ma'naviy, but, just like hereditary peers, presumably bishops would no longer have any reserved seats in the Senate.

Ikkilamchi mandat

Asosiy maqola: Ikkilamchi mandat

A system proposed by musician and activist Billi Bragg (va. tomonidan tasdiqlangan Economist magazine ) whereby the share of each party's votes at each general election is aggregated and each party is allocated a number of places proportionately using a yopiq ro'yxat tizim.[76] Each elector would have one vote which would both determine their local MP and the composition of the Upper House.

The advantages of this system are claimed to be that: there would be only one election campaign to fund, it does not waste votes because votes for minority parties will count in the Upper House and so it should improve voter turnout, and as the upper house has no direct vote it has no separate mandate and so the Commons will remain supreme. Tanqidchilar[JSSV? ] however see a single vote as a choice between voting for an MP or voting for the upper house; if large numbers choose to vote for the upper house instead of their MP it would undermine the mandate of the Commons and create a confused election (for example MPs might be ousted by a poor performance of their party in the Upper House and vice versa).

Boshqa masalalar

  • Hozirda Shotlandiya parlamenti va Senedd have devolved powers over areas like Health and Education. The Scottish Parliament and Senedd do not have upper chambers but instead MSPs and MSs scrutinise legislation in committee systems. This means that, for example, legislation on English health and education is subject to the House of Lords, whilst Scottish and possibly Welsh legislation are not.
  • There are some concerns that a reformed upper house may be "a feeder body" into the lower house (Sharlotta Atkins MP) as has occurred in other countries with bicameral parliaments. Various proposals have been put forward to prevent this happening, including a five-year ban on former members of the Lords seeking election to the Commons. Others are concerned that the upper house may be filled by MPs who lose their seats. Proposals to deal with this problem include lifetime disqualification for membership of the House of Commons as a condition of a place in a reformed upper house.[77]
  • The future of peerages. One proposal is that peerages should remain, as part of the honours system, but that they should no longer be linked to membership of the upper house.
  • The name. Were the link between peerages and membership of the upper house to end, the name of the upper house might also change as a consequence. Liberal-demokratlar,[78] and more recently the Conservatives,[79] have proposed that the upper house converts to the senatorlik system, as is constituted in several other English-speaking countries. The Labour government has not put forward any proposed names, instead referring to the "reformed chamber"[80] although the Leader of the House of Commons committee has promised to consult on a final name.

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