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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Statements (51)

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 Temporal
linked to: Lord

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
linked to: London, England
lostFunction final court of appeal in the UK
lostFunctionDate 2009
meetsIn Palace of Westminster
partOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
relationshipToHouseOfCommons cannot ultimately block most legislation
complements elected House of Commons
successorInJudicialRole Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

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Kingdom of Great Britain upperHouse House of Lords
Parliament of Great Britain hasPart House of Lords
Parliament of Great Britain composedOf House of Lords
United Kingdom upperHouse House of Lords
Conservative Party (UK) representedIn House of Lords
Clementine Churchill memberOf House of Lords
UK government legislativeChamber House of Lords
Earl of Northesk linkedToInstitution House of Lords
Peerage of Scotland postUnionPeersSatIn House of Lords of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: House of Lords
Bernard Montgomery memberOf House of Lords
Margaret Thatcher memberOf House of Lords
Commons relatedChamber House of Lords
Acts of Parliament enactedBy House of Lords
Hansard scope House of Lords
Portcullis with chains usedBy House of Lords
Clementine Ogilvy Hozier memberOf House of Lords
Lord Byron memberOf House of Lords
37th United Kingdom Parliament house House of Lords
Petition of Right 1628 approvedBy House of Lords of England
linked to: House of Lords
Harold Alexander memberOf House of Lords
State Opening of Parliament mainVenue House of Lords chamber
linked to: House of Lords
British Parliament hasComponent House of Lords
British Parliament upperHouse House of Lords
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne parliamentaryHouse House of Lords
subject linked to: Lord Selborne
William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne parliamentaryHouse House of Lords
subject linked to: Lord Selborne
James Callaghan memberOf House of Lords
Attorney General for England and Wales canBeMemberOf House of Lords of the United Kingdom
linked to: House of Lords
Lord Roberts memberOf House of Lords
Usher of the Black Rod partOf House of Lords
Usher of the Black Rod usedBy House of Lords
Usher of the Black Rod employer House of Lords
Long Parliament chamber House of Lords of England
subject linked to: Long Parliament 1640
linked to: House of Lords
Edward I of England memberOf House of Lords (as monarch)
linked to: House of Lords
William Sancroft memberOf House of Lords
subject linked to: Archbishop William Sancroft
Short Parliament house House of Lords
subject linked to: Short Parliament 1640
Crown dependencies notRepresentedIn House of Lords of the United Kingdom
linked to: House of Lords
David Steel memberOf House of Lords
Charles Cornwallis memberOf House of Lords
Lord associatedWith House of Lords
Baroness maySitByRight House of Lords (subject to law and writ of summons)
linked to: House of Lords