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Westminster - Reform of Parliament

We need an accessible parliament and MPs with the power to scrutinise legislation and to hold ministers responsible. We need a democratic second chamber as a check on potential abuses of power in the Commons.

Policy Issues

Unlocking the Sound Bites

Information on Both Houses

House of Commons

House of Lords

Information on Both Houses

Europe: MPs debate the European Parliament Elections
Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.4 no.4 Spring Issue 2002
Posted 2nd August 2002

Regeneration of Parliament
Hansard Society Speech, by Robin Cook Wednesday 22 May 2002
Posted 29th May 2002

Unlocking the Policies
Posted 23 March 2001

The Norton Report: The report of the commission to strengthen Parliament
Posted 14 July 2000.

Submission to the Commision to strengthen Parliament
Posted 25th February 2000

'Reinforcing Standards': The Sixth Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (The Neill Committee). A summary of the Report's key recommendations.
Posted 28th January 2000

Modernising Government White Paper
Central Lobby, Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 3 April/May 1999.

Reinventing Westminster
By Greg Power, first published in 1996.

The stages of a Parliamentary Bill
General information from the Reinventing Westminster series.

House of Commons

House of Commons Reform
Bulletin vol.4 no.4 Spring Issue 2002
Posted 2nd August 2002

House of Commons: Vote on Modernisation Committee Report
Bulletin vol.4 no.5 Summer Issue 2002
Posted 31st july 2002

House of Commons Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.4 No.3 Winter 2002
Posted 27 February 2002

House of Commons Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.4 No.2 Autumn 2001
Posted 16 November 2001

House of Commons Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.4 No.1 Summer 2001
Posted 25 July 2001

Unlocking the Policies - House of Commons Posted 23 March 2001

House of Commons Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.3 No.5 December 2000
Posted 3rd January 2001

Election for Speaker of the House of Commons Charter88 Parliamentary Briefing
Posted 18th October 2000

Elitism mars selection of speaker for Commons Pam Giddy writing in the Financial Times
Posted 18th October 2000

House of Commons Reform Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.3 No.4 September/October 2000
Posted 15th September 2000

Summary Independence or Control: Second Report of the Select Committee on Liaison (HC 748)
Posted 16th August 2000

Summary 'Programming of Legislation and Timing of Votes': Second Report of the Select Committee of the Modernisation of the House of Commons (HC 589)
Posted 16th August 2000

Summary Systematic Scrutiny - Reforming the Select Committees
Posted 16th August 2000

The Norton Report: The report of the commission to strengthen Parliament - full transcript of the debate in the House of Commons
Posted 14 July 2000.

Reform of the House of Commons Liaison Committee Report on Select Committee Reform published 3 March 2000, Central Lobby
Posted 17 May 2000.

House of Commons reform Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol 2 No.6 December 1999
Posted 10 December 1999.

House of Commons Reform Charter88's response too Queen's Speech.
Posted 19 November 1999

House of Commons Reform Central Lobby, Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 5 September/October 1999.

House of Commons reform
Central Lobby, Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 4 June/July 1999.

House of Commons reform
Central Lobby, Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 3 April/May 1999.

House of Commons Reform
Parliamentary Bulletin, Central Lobby, February/March 1999.

Modernisation of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Briefing, Debate on 4 June 1998.

Modernisation Committee First Report
Parliamentary Briefing on the legislative process, Debate on 13 November 1997.

Modernisation of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Briefing, Debate on 4 June 1997.

House of Lords

House of Lords Reform
Bulletin vol.4 no.4 Spring Issue 2002
Posted 2nd August 2002

House of Lords: Joint Committee
Bulletin vol.4 no.5 Summer Issue 2002
Posted 31st july 2002

* Lords reform campaign success
Posted 22nd May 2002

Religious Representation in the House of Lords
Posted 24 April 2002

Denial therapy for democrats Central Lobby Vol. 4 Issue 3 - Winter 2002 - refrom of the House of Lords
Posted 27 February 2002

House of Lords Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.4 No.3 Winter 2002
Posted 27 February 2002

House of Lords The Government White Paper on House of Lords reform - Completing the Reform - Westminster Briefing
Posted 30 November 2001

House of Lords Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.4 No.2 Autumn 2001
Posted 16 November 2001

Reform of Lords - White Paper Westminster Briefing
Posted 8th November 2001

House of Lords support for an Early Day Motion
Posted 24 October 2001

House of Lords Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.4 No.1 Summer 2001
Posted 25 July 2001

Unlocking the Policies - House of Lords Posted 23 March 2001

House of Lords Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.3 No.5 December 2000
Posted 3rd January 2001

House of Lords Reform Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol.3 No.4 September/October 2000
Posted 15th September 2000

Reform of the House of Lords Debate on the Report of the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords 7 March 2000, Central Lobby
Posted 17 May 2000.

Reform of the House of Lords Debate on the Report of the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords 7 March 2000, House of Lords
Posted 3 March 2000.

Reform of the House of Lords Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol 3 No.1 February 2000
Posted 25 February 2000.

Reform of the House of Lords Central Lobby Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin Vol 2 No.6 December 1999
Posted 10 December 1999.

Solving the upper house blues - The Labour Party promised a system for the House of Lords that is 'modern, representative and independent'. Billy Bragg thinks he's found the answer. Citizen Magazine Posted 24 November 1999

House of Lords Reform - Charter88's response to Queen's Speech.
Posted 19 November 1999.

Reform of the House of Lords Central Lobby, Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 5 September/October 1999.

Charter88's Submission to the Royal Commission on Reform of the House of Lords

Reform of the House of Lords Central Lobby, Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 4 June/July 1999.

A second chamber governed by apathy
Tyneside Co-ordinator Richard Simpson has his say on Lords Reform Posted 14th June 1999.

Change is in our hands but no one told us
House of Lords reform a well kept secret. Posted 7th June 1999.

Giant Quango Rejected by ICM poll
House of Lords poll reveals rejection of Labour policy. Posted 12th May 1999.

Reform of the House of Lords
Central Lobby, Charter88 Parliamentary Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 3 April/May 1999.

* Reform of the House of Lords (Bill 34)
Committee stage, House of Lords 20 April 1999. Posted 19th April 1999.

Lords and leaders
Citizen article on legitimising the House of Lords. Posted 31st march 1999.

End of the Peer Show
Parliamentary Bulletin, Central Lobby, February/March 1999.

Reform of the House of Lords
Parliamentary Bulletin, Central Lobby, February/March 1999.

Reform of the House of Lords
House of Commons, 2nd Reading Debate, 1 February 1999.