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The House of Lords Reform Bill 2011 was a proposed Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced to the House of Commons in June 2011 by Nick Clegg. Among other reforms, the bill would have made the United Kingdom's upper chamber mostly elected.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bill documents – House of Lords Reform Bill 2012–13 )〕 It was abandoned by the British Government in August 2012 and formally withdrawn on 3 September 2012〔(Hansard – House of Commons 3 September 2012 ) Parliament.uk〕 following opposition from within the Conservative Party. ==Background== In the 2010 general election, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats mentioned an elected upper chamber in their manifestos. The Conservative Party manifesto stated: The Liberal Democrat manifesto said the party would: When the two parties formed the Coalition Government, their Agreement stated: The Government published a draft bill for House of Lords reform on 17 May 2011. A Joint Committee was established on 23 June 2011 to examine the draft bill. It consisted of twenty-six members: thirteen peers and thirteen MPs. It reported on 23 April 2012. Twelve members of the Committee, however, also signed an Alternative Report. The final bill was published on 27 June 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=House of Lords Reform Bill 2012–13 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「House of Lords Reform Bill 2012」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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