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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Sir John Anderson memberOf House of Lords
Stamp Act 1765 legislativeBody House of Lords
Archbishop of York memberOf House of Lords
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst memberOf House of Lords
this entity surface form: House of Lords of Great Britain
Marquess of Abercorn hasJurisdiction House of Lords
this entity surface form: United Kingdom House of Lords (historically)
Baron Keynes of Tilton associatedWith House of Lords
Thomas Fairfax memberOf House of Lords
Bernard Freyberg memberOf House of Lords
Alan Brooke memberOf House of Lords
Cap of Maintenance usedBy House of Lords
Hastings Ismay memberOf House of Lords
Lord Cork and Orrery memberOf House of Lords
Richard Rogers memberOf House of Lords
Chris Patten memberOf House of Lords
Conrad Black memberOf House of Lords
His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition legislativeBody House of Lords
this entity surface form: House of Lords of the United Kingdom
Short Money notApplicableChamber House of Lords
Lord Curzon memberOf House of Lords
Life peerage (Baron Olivier) entailsMembershipIn House of Lords
subject surface form: Baron Olivier
Life peerage (Baron Olivier) legislativeBody House of Lords
subject surface form: Baron Olivier
Henry Maitland Wilson memberOf House of Lords
Baron Olivier associatedWith House of Lords
Jonathan Sacks memberOf House of Lords
Central Lobby connects House of Lords
Royal Gallery usedBy House of Lords
House of Lords chamber usedBy House of Lords
Admiral Samuel Hood memberOf House of Lords
subject surface form: Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
Earl of Godolphin governingBody House of Lords
Earl of Burlington associatedWith House of Lords
Rockingham Whig chamber House of Lords
this entity surface form: House of Lords of Great Britain
Rowan Williams memberOf House of Lords
Neil Kinnock memberOf House of Lords