HL Deb 17 February 2000 vol 609 c166WA
Lord Jopling

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they intend to lay the orders to enable hereditary Peers who no longer sit in Parliament to vote in parliamentary by-elections or general elections. [HL957]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

The Holders of Hereditary Peerages (Extension of the Franchise) (Transitional Provisions) Order 1999 (1999/3322) was laid before Parliament on 21 December 1999 and came into force on 16 January 2000. Its effect is to enable hereditary Peers who are no longer members of the House of Lords to appear on the new register of parliamentary electors which comes into force on 16 February 2000.