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This is wrong. Some do inherit their titles, but in fact the vast majority are created as life peers by the reigning sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister. It is a very common misconception that Members of the House of Lords all inherit their titles. An example of a Life peer is Lord Peter Mandelson of Foy. An example of a hereditary peer is Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton.
This answer is correct the British Parliament members of the House of Lords got their positions by inheriting them.
The House of Lords consists of three types of Peers (Lords): Hereditary, Life and Spiritual Peers.
Hereditary Peers are those who have inherited their title through the ancient system - the number of hereditary peers is declining due to legislation from the 1990s which limited the number that can sit in the House at any time, and prevented any more from being created.
Life Peers are appointed in the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, and are then approved by the monarch.
Spiritual Peers are members of the Church of England, specifically Anglican Bishops.
There is currently no way for Life Peers, who make up the majority of the House of Lords, to have their peerage removed. As such, Lords are not eligible to become Members of Parliament (MPs) or to sit in the House of Commons.
In the British parliament the members of the house of lords got their positions through votes in elections
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BY THE prime minister
The US does not have a House of Lords
At as April 30, 2012, there were 180 female members in the House of Lords.
None. Upon the creation of the Supreme Court in October 2009, the Law Lords were removed from the House of Lords. This has strengthened the separation of powers by removing the judiciary from the legislature.
Ahh... the House of Commons is part of the Houses of Parliament, the other part being the House of Lords. (UK I am referring to) This is also known as the Palace of Westminster. Members of the House of Commons are elected by the populous at a general Election. Until recently the members of the House of lords were all Hereditary Lords, now most are Life Peers, but all are still unelected.
Members of the House of Lords are not elected to office.
In their homes?
No, they inherit the title of Lord as nobles, and along with it the right to membership in the House of Lords. Members of the House of Commons are elected - they are "commoners", NOT nobles, like the Lords. Once a person is elevated by being named an hereditary peer ( a noble with a title his eldest son inherits) he is eligible for the House of Lords. Mere knights are not eligible.
England does not have a parliament; England is a part of, but not the same as, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom parliament is made of two chambers, or houses - The House of Commons and the House of Lords. The commons are the elected members of parliament from the 650 parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom and are called Members of Parliament or MP's. The Lords are mostly appointed as members and are Lords Spiritual, there because of their position in The Church of England and Lords Temporal - non-ecclesiastic members. They are usually referred to as Lords or Peers.
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Members of house of lords who hold ministerial appointments or are officer holder receive a monthly salary. Other members do not receive a salary but can claim allowances per sitting for the days they attend session of the house or meeting of committees .
There are three types of Lord: Life Peers (of which Law Lords are members), Hereditary Peers and Spiritual Peers.