The Parliament Act of 1911 was introduced to reform Parliament and the House of Lords in particular. It deprived the House of Lords of any power over Money Bills and gave the Speaker the power to decide what was a Money Bill. It allowed Bills that had been passed by the Commons in three successive sessions, but rejected by the Lords in all three, to become Law.
The Parliament Act 1949 reduced the powers that the House of Lords had to delay a Bill from becoming law if the House of Commons approved it. Since the Parliament Act 1911 the House of Lords had been able to delay legislation for two years. The 1949 Act reduced this to one year.
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The Parliament Acts
Related glossary term: Money Bills