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How do the people from the house of lords become members of parliament?
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∙ 16y ago
To be in the House of Commons you have to be a Member of Parliament who is elected by the people of the UK and be a member of a political party. To be in the House of Lords you have to be a Lord appointed by the Queen or a hereditary Lord, or an Archbishop or Bishop.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 16y agoSeveral hereditary peers have become MP's, the most famous is probably Tony Benn who had to fight to renounce his title and stand for election to the commons and set a precedence for future hereditary peers to become MP's. Nowadays the House of Lords is made up of life peers who have to agree to become Lords, so it is unlikely that one would want to stand for election to the commons as many Lords are retired MP's anyway.
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∙ 14y agoThere is one main way to be appointed into the House of Lords, however there are a few. Until 1999, the main way of becoming a Lord was by heredity rules, which stated that a Lord way pass down his peerage to his heir, or first born son (child). However, the House of Lords Act banned this process, and now all now religious, or "Law Lords", are appointed to the House of Lord's by peerage.
Her Majesty the Queen made a new council in 2000 to assist Her in the appointing of Lords, aptly named the House of Lords Council. She appointed the Chairman, who then appoints a Deputy Chairman. When new seats in the House of Lord's are opened, the Council make suggestions to the monarch (Queen). The Queen will then decide whether or not she wants this citizen in the House of Lords. A Lord must own a certain amount of land, and most Lord's have some sort of peerage (nobility) connected to them. Even though heredity Lords have been abolished, if the son of a Lord wishes to continue the family name in the House, the Queen will most likely appoint him to fill his father's seat. In this case, the previous Lord, who could be named.... Charles, would have been called "His Lordship, Charles Grey." Now that it has passed to his son, he will will be addressed as "His Lordship, William Grey". A peerage Lord serves a life term.
A religious Lord is a member of the Anglican Church. These Lord's are all Bishops, and the Arch Bishop of WestMinster is also a Lord. The Queen appoints 6 Bishops, not including the Arch Bishop. These Lord's serve for life, as long as they continue to serve the Anglican Church as a Bishop, or Arch Bishop.
A "law Lord" is a Lord appointed by the Queen, through the Lord's Council, to make sure that a piece of legislation passed up by the House of Commons works with the current laws of The United Kingdom. A law Lord must have an excellent record as a prestigious lawyer in The United Kingdom. The Queen appoints 7 law lords, which matches the amount of religious Lords. These Lord's serve a life term.
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∙ 14y agohttp://www.parliament.uk/about/how/members/lords_appointment.cfm
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