Catalogue description Royal Commission on Reform of the House of Lords (Wakeham Commission): Records

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Reference: CAB 180
Title: Royal Commission on Reform of the House of Lords (Wakeham Commission): Records
Description:

This series contains records of the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords. It comprises: the minutes and papers of the commission's meetings; the secretary's set of the policy papers presented to the commission; a small number of policy registered files created by the secretariat to the commission; and those submissions which were made to the commission in confidence, which are mentioned, but not included, in the published report.

Date: 1999-2000
Separated material:

Digital records originally in this series were transferred to CAB 201 as part of the programme of migration of digital records at The National Archives in March 2008:

CAB 201

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords, 1999-2000

Physical description: 11 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

In 2004 Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords

Accumulation dates: File series ran from 1999 to 2000
Accruals: Series is not accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

The Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords was set up in February 1999 under the Chairmanship of Lord Wakeham, to make recommendations about the role, functions and composition of the House of Lords. Its work followed the government's action to end the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords. The commission invited submissions and arranged public hearings around the United Kingdom in order to gather local opinion. Its report was published in January 2000.

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