House of Lords
political
| House of Lords link Spartacus | |
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| Formation | 1707 |
| Type | political |
| Subgroups | Communications Select Committee, Constitution Committee, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Select Committee, Economic Affairs Committee (House of Lords), European Union Committee, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Science and Technology Committee (House of Lords), Hybrid Instruments Committee, Standing Orders Committee, House Committee (House of Lords), Liaison Committee (House of Lords), Committee for Privileges and Conduct, Procedure Committee (House of Lords), Committee of Selection (House of Lords), Administration and Works Committee, Information Committee, Refreshment Committee, Joint Committee on Consolidation &c. Bills, Joint Committee on Human Rights, Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills, Works of Art Committee, Works of Art Committee, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, House of Lords/COVID-19 Committee |
| One of two chambers of the UK Parliament. | |
The House of Lords is one of two chambers of the UK/Parliament, the other being the House of Commons.
Illustrative event
John Sewel, a.k.a. Lord Sewel, was chairman of the Committee for Privileges and Conduct which regulates the Lords' behavior, until he was dramatically removed in 2015 by an unseen hand, for unknown reasons.[1]
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You are one of us now! (From the 1972 movie The Ruling Class)