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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Bishop of Chichester maySitIn House of Lords
whip (parliamentary role) isRoleIn House of Lords
this entity surface form: House of Lords of the United Kingdom
Mary Churchill memberOf House of Lords
Frederick Erroll memberOf House of Lords
William Beveridge memberOf House of Lords
Baron Attenborough memberOf House of Lords
subject surface form: Richard Attenborough
Family Allowances Act 1945 debatedIn House of Lords
this entity surface form: House of Lords of the United Kingdom
Benjamin Britten memberOf House of Lords
this entity surface form: House of Lords of the United Kingdom
David Puttnam memberOf House of Lords
Richard Beeching memberOf House of Lords
William Wyndham Grenville memberOf House of Lords
this entity surface form: House of Lords of the United Kingdom
Stamp Act Congress petitioned House of Lords
William Gage memberOf House of Lords
subject surface form: William Gage, 7th Baron Gage
Lionel Robbins memberOf House of Lords
George Brydges Rodney memberOf House of Lords
Julian Fellowes memberOf House of Lords
Earl of Sussex associatedWith House of Lords
Convention Parliament of 1660 hasPart House of Lords
William Whitelaw parliamentaryGroup House of Lords
this entity surface form: House of Lords of the United Kingdom
Cavalier Parliament chamberIncludes House of Lords
this entity surface form: House of Lords of England
Reg Empey memberOf House of Lords
Baron Lamont of Lerwick chamber House of Lords
Robert Baden-Powell memberOf House of Lords
Stephen Cottrell memberOf House of Lords
Lord Reading memberOf House of Lords
Viscount Waverley memberOf House of Lords
subject surface form: John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley
Christopher Soames memberOf House of Lords
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise memberOf House of Lords
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise chamber House of Lords
The Earl of Derby (as Prime Minister, first term) upperHouse House of Lords
subject surface form: The Earl of Derby (first term as Prime Minister)
Bishop of Truro maySitIn House of Lords
this entity surface form: House of Lords (as a Lord Spiritual, when summoned)
Baron McFall of Alcluith chamber House of Lords
Baron McFall of Alcluith legislativeBody House of Lords
subject surface form: Lord Speaker of the House of Lords
Onora O’Neill memberOf House of Lords
Luke Hansard and Sons associatedWith House of Lords
British earldoms associatedWith House of Lords
Lord Denning memberOf House of Lords
John French memberOf House of Lords