The bill contains measures which were passed by the House of Lords in the last session of Parliament (in Lord Steel of Aikwood’s House of Lords (Cessation of Membership) Bill [HL]; although the precise wording of the two bills differs in some particulars). The bill provides for three small-scale reforms of the House of Lords.5 6. First, in clause 1 the bill provides for the resignation or retirement of members of the House of Lords. Under clause 1 resignation may not be rescinded. Secondly, in clause 2 the bill provides that a member of the House of Lords who does not attend during a session ceases to be a member from the beginning of the following session. Exceptions are provided for, for example where the session is short, where the member has leave of absence or where the House resolves that there are special circumstances . Thirdly, clause 3 provides that a member of the House of Lords who is convicted of an offence and sentenced to be imprisoned for more than one year ceases to be a member of the House. This applies to a conviction outside the United Kingdom only if the House of Lords resolves as such. The bill is clearly a measure of constitutional reform but, in the Committee’s view, it raises no problems of constitutional concern