The following Anglican bishops are automatically members of the House of Lords: * The Archbishops of Canterbury and York * The Bishops of Durham, London and Winchester In addition, a further 20 Anglican bishops by seniority, meaning the twenty who have been diocesan bishops for longest.
As of April 20, 2012, there are 818 voting members of the House of Lords, of which about 701 are life peers, 92 are hereditary peers who sit in the House due to being elected by their fellows and 25 are bishops . 21 of these are on leave of absence.
Yes is the simple answer
At as April 30, 2012, there were 180 female members in the House of Lords.
The house of lords is being reformed with a house of lords reform bill, look the bill up the internet will tell you about the bill. Hopefully when the lords chamber is reformed bishops will no longer be allowed in the house of lords and that the chamber will become a senate. If we don't have a senate then we need to protest for one, we also need the UK to become a republic for this to work so that is the final thing we need to protest about.
Members of the House of Lords are not elected to office.
A Life Peer is someone who has a noble title but it is not hereditary- the title does not automatically go to his heir when he dies.A Hereditary Peer is someone who has a noble title but it is hereditary- the title will automatically go to his heir (typically his oldest son) upon his death.The Lords Temporal are Peers (Life or Hereditary) who are sitting members of the House of Lords in Parliament.The Lords Spiritual are high ranking bishops from the Anglican Church who also members of the House of Lords.
As of April 20, 2012, there are 818 voting members of the House of Lords, of which about 701 are life peers, 92 are hereditary peers who sit in the House due to being elected by their fellows and 25 are bishops . 21 of these are on leave of absence.
Yes is the simple answer
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None. The British Parliament is made up of two Houses, The House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons is the elected Members of Parliament, and the near equivalent of the US Senate is the House of Lords. Members of the House of Lords were historically hereditary peers, but following recent reforms the members are mostly appointed. The Lords also includes Bishops and Archbishops of The Church of England and Senior Judges, both of which groups are also appointed and not elected.
The US does not have a House of Lords
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At as April 30, 2012, there were 180 female members in the House of Lords.
Yes. 26, in fact, archbishops or bishops of the Church of England are entitled to sit in the House of Lords, referred to as "Lords Spiritual".
The role of the House of Commons is to govern the country. It is made up of all the members of parliament, that are voted in by the likes of me. They pass laws etc. The House of Lords is made up of life peers, peers of the realm, bishops and archbishops. They can revoke laws that have been passed by the House of Commons.
The two houses of the British Parliament are the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons is composed of elected Members of Parliament (MPs) who represent constituencies across the country. The House of Lords is mainly made up of appointed members, including life peers, bishops, and hereditary peers. The House of Commons holds more legislative power compared to the House of Lords, which mainly acts as a revising and scrutinizing body.
The house of lords is being reformed with a house of lords reform bill, look the bill up the internet will tell you about the bill. Hopefully when the lords chamber is reformed bishops will no longer be allowed in the house of lords and that the chamber will become a senate. If we don't have a senate then we need to protest for one, we also need the UK to become a republic for this to work so that is the final thing we need to protest about.