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Which bishops are automatically members of the House of Lords?
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.
How many members are there in 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.
Does the Monarch go into the House of Commons or the House of Lords?
The reigning Monarch may not enter the House of Commons, but is allowed to enter the House of Lords.
Who elects the members of 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.
What is the House of Lords?
The House of Lords is the Upper House of the British Houses of Parliament. The composition has changed recently from Lords by inheritance to Lords by appointment. This is a bit simplistic so see http://www.parliament.uk/about_lords/history.cfm
Which bishops are automatically members of the House of Lords?
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.
Do the Anglican church have a seat in the house of lords?
26 senior bishops
Is the Archbishop of Canterbury entitled to sit 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".
How many men are in the English parliament?
There are 650 MPs in the elected House of Commons and 743 peers and bishops (26) in the House of Lords.
What is the difference between life peers and hereditary peers Lords Temporal and Lords Spiritual?
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.
How many members are there in 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.
Does the Monarch go into the House of Commons or the House of Lords?
The reigning Monarch may not enter the House of Commons, but is allowed to enter the House of Lords.
Who elects the members of 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.
What are the two house of the british parliament?
The house of lords and the house of commons.There is the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Who are the members of the House of Lords?
lord chancellor
What is the The House of Commons and the House of Lords?
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.
Before 1911 a bill had to go though the commons and the lords. Since bills had to go through both the houses how did the commons get the Act of parliament made without the lords having a say?
Because the House of Lords was created first (search Wikipedia for 'house of lords' for the full artitcle) ! The House of Commons was created much more recent than the House of Lords.
