Crossbench group in the House of Lords
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The Crossbench group in the House of Lords is a collection of independent, non-party-affiliated peers who scrutinize legislation and public policy without taking a collective political stance.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of independent members
ⓘ
parliamentary group ⓘ |
| aim |
bring non-partisan expertise to legislation
ⓘ
provide independent scrutiny ⓘ |
| chamber | upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| convenorRole |
organizes Crossbench business
ⓘ
represents Crossbenchers in House administration matters ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decisionMaking |
members vote individually
ⓘ
no party whip ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | party groups in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| doesNotHave |
collective policy platform
ⓘ
formal party manifesto ⓘ |
| governingBody | has a Convenor of the Crossbench Peers ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
does not take a collective political stance
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independent ⓘ non-party-affiliated ⓘ non-whipped ⓘ |
| hasNo | collective voting line on legislation ⓘ |
| hasRole |
contribute to debates
ⓘ
scrutinize legislation ⓘ scrutinize public policy ⓘ serve on committees ⓘ |
| influences | outcome of close votes in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| isNotAffiliatedWith |
Conservative Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberal Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ any political party ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction | revising chamber role ⓘ |
| locatedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipBasis | individual appointment rather than party nomination ⓘ |
| membershipType |
a small number of hereditary peers
ⓘ
bishops not included as Crossbenchers ⓘ life peers ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | holds government to account ⓘ |
| partOf | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | crossbench ⓘ |
| positionInChamber | members sit on the crossbenches ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | crossbenchers ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | members are appointed to the House of Lords, not elected as Crossbenchers ⓘ |
| typicalMemberBackground |
academics
ⓘ
experts from various professions ⓘ former civil servants ⓘ former senior judges ⓘ |
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