House of Lords reform: correspondence, 1951-12 - 1955-06
Scope and Contents
Correspondents on legislation to reform the House of Lords include: 5th Lord Salisbury [Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council, earlier Lord Cranborne], particularly on life peerages (8); Lord Balfour of Burleigh (4); 1st Lord Simon, on his Life Peers Bill (2); [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [later 1st Lord Stockton]; Julian Amery; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, on LSA's decision not to accept a peerage.
Also includes: memorandum by LSA on suggested reforms; volumes of Hansard covering debates on Lord Simon's Life Peers Bill in the House of Lords.
Dates
- 1951-12 - 1955-06
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
1 file(s)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
Box 224
Finding aid date
2004-03-19 16:16:11.717000+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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