On October 26th 2015 a majority of Peers within the House of Lords defeated the Conservative Government’s plans to reform child tax credit by supporting two motions put forward by Peers designed to delay the implementation of the new regulations pending further information. In the wake of the result, some accused the House of Lords of breaching a convention guaranteeing the primacy of the Commons on financial matters dating back, at the very latest, to 1911. In response, the Government announced that Lord Strathclyde would be leading a review into Parliament with a particular focus on securing the primacy of the House of Commons on financial matters, including on secondary legislation, which he hopes will be completed by Christmas. Various options for reform exist, including replacing current conventions with statute.
Two thought-provoking analyses of the situation have already been provided on this blog by Professor Meg Russell and
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