House of Lords

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The House of Lords is the unelected upper chamber of the UK Parliament, responsible for revising legislation, scrutinizing government, and providing expert, non-constituency-based oversight.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislative body
upper house of parliament
canDelayMoneyBillsFor about one month
canDelayMostPublicBillsFor about one year
country United Kingdom
currentPresidingOfficer Lord McFall of Alcluith
establishedInCurrentForm 20th century
governingDocument Constitutional Reform Act 2005
House of Lords Act 1999
Life Peerages Act 1958
Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949
hasCharacteristic life tenure for most members
no fixed size
non-constituency-based
unelected
hasCommitteeType delegated legislation committee
joint committee
select committee
special inquiry committee
hasFunction detailed committee work
examination of secondary legislation
judicial role historically
scrutiny of public policy
hasMemberTitle Baroness
Lord
hasMemberType Lord Spiritual
Lord
surface form: Lord Temporal

crossbench peer
hereditary peer
life peer
party-affiliated peer
hasPresidingOfficerTitle Lord Speaker
hasRole delaying legislation
providing expert oversight
revising legislation
scrutinizing government
secondary legislative chamber
historicalOrigin medieval English royal council
jurisdiction United Kingdom
languageUsed English
legislativeType upper house
locatedIn England
London, England
surface form: London
lostFunction final court of appeal in the UK
lostFunctionDate 2009
meetsIn Palace of Westminster
partOf British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
relationshipToHouseOfCommons cannot ultimately block most legislation
complements elected House of Commons
successorInJudicialRole Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

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Robin Cooke memberOf House of Lords
New Police Act legislativeBody House of Lords
this entity surface form: House of Lords of the United Kingdom
Lord Lake memberOf House of Lords
Bigham memberOf House of Lords
subject surface form: John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey
Earl of Liverpool memberOf House of Lords
subject surface form: Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
John memberOf House of Lords
subject surface form: John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
Baroness Chalker of Wallasey memberOf House of Lords
this entity surface form: House of Lords of the United Kingdom
Archbishop John Sentamu memberOf House of Lords
subject surface form: John Sentamu
Edward Pellew memberOf House of Lords
Lord Lee of Fareham memberOf House of Lords
UK Parliament publications producedBy House of Lords
Lord Hastings memberOf House of Lords
Thomas memberOf House of Lords
subject surface form: Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
Patricia Scotland memberOf House of Lords
Antigua and Barbuda Independence Act 1981 chamberInvolved House of Lords
this entity surface form: House of Lords of the United Kingdom
Lord Kakkar memberOf House of Lords
HOLAC relatedTo House of Lords
subject surface form: House of Lords Appointments Commission
Appellate Committee room governingBody House of Lords
Senior Law Lord apexCourtRoleIn House of Lords
Senior Law Lord memberOf House of Lords
Lambeth Bridge colorSymbolism House of Lords
House of Lords of the Imperial Council inspiredBy House of Lords
this entity surface form: British House of Lords
14th Earl of Derby parliamentaryHouse House of Lords
subject surface form: Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
3rd Duke of Lennox memberOf House of Lords
subject surface form: Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond