House of Lords (UK)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Parliamentary chamber
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:The_Monarch_(on_advice_of_Prime_Minister)
gptkbp:authority can delay legislation
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:Parliament_TV
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_Arms_of_the_House_of_Lords
gptkbp:compatibleWith initiate or amend money bills
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:legislation
gptkb:public_policy
government actions
gptkbp:established 14th century
gptkbp:function judicial functions (historically)
legislative review
scrutiny of government
law revision
gptkbp:historicalSignificance highest court of appeal (until 2009)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label House of Lords (UK)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Palace_of_Westminster
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:House_of_Commons_(UK)
gptkbp:mainLanguage English
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:House_of_Lords_Chamber
gptkbp:membership gptkb:Lords_Spiritual
hereditary peers
life peers
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Dieu_et_mon_droit
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Second_Chamber
gptkb:The_Lords
Upper House
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Lord_Fowler
gptkb:Lord_Speaker
gptkb:Baroness_Hale_of_Richmond
gptkbp:numberOfMembers approximately 800
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:Lord_Speaker
gptkbp:reformAct gptkb:House_of_Lords_Act_1999
gptkb:House_of_Lords_Reform_Act_2014
gptkb:Life_Peerages_Act_1958
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:House_of_Lords_Act_1999
gptkb:House_of_Lords_Reform_Act_2014
gptkb:Life_Peerages_Act_1958
gptkb:Peerage_Act_1963
gptkb:Parliament_Acts_1911_and_1949
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
gptkbp:successorOfJudicialRole gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:symbol red benches
gptkbp:termLength until death or resignation (hereditary peers, unless removed by House of Lords Act 1999)
life (for life peers)
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:website https://www.parliament.uk/lords/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Whip_(politics)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6