Members of the House of Lords are sometimes referred to as peers. Most members are Life Peers although 92 sit by virtue of hereditary title.

The peerage's fundamental roles are ones of law making and governance, with peers being eligible (although formerly entitled) to a seat in the House of Lords ...

Most members are appointed for life, on either a political or non-political basis. Hereditary membership was limited in 1999 to 92 excepted hereditary peers: ...

Before the Act, the House of Lords had been made up exclusively of hereditary Peers. A life Peer cannot pass their title on to his or her children. Не найдено: historically | Нужно включить: historically

1 апр. 2022 г. · Most members of the Lords are appointed as life peers. Life peerages were created by the Life Peerages Act 1958. Life peers are appointed for ...

20 июл. 2024 г. · The last dukes, earls, viscounts and barons are to be removed from the UK's unelected upper house, the House of Lords, by the newly elected Labour government.

22 февр. 2021 г. · A life peer is an honour given to individuals which cannot be inherited by the recipient's children (in contrast to a hereditary peer).

Hereditary Peers Until the second half of the 20th century the House of Lords was made up of men who had a peerage from the monarch, mostly large landowners. ...

In 1998 the Labour government of Tony Blair introduced legislation to deprive hereditary peers (by then numbering 750) of their 700-year-old right to sit and ...

17 окт. 2023 г. · The vast majority are life peers who have been appointed for life, either as political appointees nominated by party leaders, or as crossbench ...