<Li> There will no longer be a link between the peerage system and membership of the upper house . </Li> <Li> The current powers of the House of Lords would not change and the House of Commons shall retain its status as the primary House of Parliament . </Li> <P> The proposals were considered by a Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform made up of both MPs and Peers, which issued its final report on 23 April 2012, making the following suggestions: </P> <Ul> <Li> The reformed House of Lords should have 450 members . </Li> <Li> Party groupings, including the Crossbenchers, should choose which of their members are retained in the transition period, with the percentage of members allotted to each group based on their share of the peers with high attendance during a given period . </Li> <Li> Up to 12 Lords Spiritual should be retained in a reformed House of Lords . </Li> </Ul>

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