Council of the Lords

GPTKB entity

Statements (70)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf noble council
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Lords_Temporal
Lords Spiritual
gptkbp:establishedIn gptkb:House_of_Lords_Act_1999
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver certain types of legislation
gptkbp:hasFunction check government power
review legislation
debate issues
provide expertise
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance gptkb:James_Callaghan
gptkb:Tony_Blair
gptkb:John_Major
gptkb:Harold_Wilson
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Edward_Heath
gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:Clement_Attlee
gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
advising monarchs
British_constitutional_history
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn government policy
gptkbp:hasMember bishops
life peers
hereditary peers
gptkbp:hasOccupation public policy
gptkbp:hasProductLine elitist
gptkbp:hasRole advisory body
constitutional conventions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Council of the Lords
gptkbp:influences legislation
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor lack of democratic legitimacy
slow legislative process
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy political parties
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn environmental issues
social issues
international treaties
security issues
economic issues
human rights issues
ethical issues
community issues
legal issues
foreign affairs
civil rights issues
judicial matters
education issues
integration issues
gender issues
budgetary matters
immigration issues
youth issues
cultural issues
disability issues
transport issues
race issues
domestic issues
technological issues
elderly issues
healthcare_issues
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:isPartOf bicameral legislature
UK_governance_system
gptkbp:isSubjectTo gptkb:House_of_Lords_Reform_Act_2014
Parliament Acts
gptkbp:isSupportedBy traditionalists
advocates of reform
gptkbp:isUsedFor House of Commons
gptkbp:meets gptkb:House_of_Lords_Chamber
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkbp:provides checks and balances