BBC - Democracy Live - House of Commons MPs are debating the House of Lords Reform Bill at second reading. The House of Lords Reform Bill 2012 was presented to the Commons on 27 June 2012. It followed on from the draft bill of 2011, and the report of the joint committee on House of Lords Reform. The government wants to make the Lords a mostly elected chamber of Parliament, with the number of members likely to be halved to around 450 and the first elections taking place in 2015. The plan has been spearheaded by Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg and although it is backed by David Cameron, many Tory MPs are unhappy - thinking the proposals are flawed and will result in increased conflict between the new body and the Commons. Measures include: Cutting the number of members from 826 to 450 Peers serving non-renewable 15-year terms Elections to take place every five years, with one third of seats up for re-election Members to represent different regions First elections to take place in 2015, then 2020 and 2025, with existing members being "phased out" The remaining 90 members (20%) would be chosen by an Appointments Commission, on a non-party basis The number of Church of England bishops in the Lords to be cut from 26 to 12 It would still be called the House of Lords, but members would not have the title "Lord," with parliament to decide on a new name for them. There is anger at the government's programme motion, which would limit the amount of time MPs can spend discussing the issue to 10 days. Labour opposes this and at least 70 Tories are expected to rebel when voting on the timetable takes place on Tuesday.