House of Lords

encompasses one such institutional “quirk” in its bicameral parliament: the House of Lords. This upper house, established in the fourteenth century, is located in central London. It currently holds 820 members who are classified as either Lords Spiritual or Lords Temporal. The former identifies bishops from the Church of England while the remaining members encompass the latter. With the advent of modernity, The House of Lords has prompted controversy on its significance with many in the field of academia claiming it has become outdated. Scholars…

The House of Lords carries out several legislative functions, since the establishment in the 14th Century and has been a vital part of the British constitution since. Their role consists of scrutinising and amendments of bills passed by the House of Commons (Russell, 2010). Whilst they are important, unlike the House of Commons the Lords are unelected, which impedes on democracy. In this essay I will discuss the how they are a blight on democracy as the Peers are unelected and the House of Lords…

Is based in Westminster in London, it consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. It is responsible for deciding how the country is run. They set taxes and decide what to spend public money on. They also decide how to distribute public services such as: • Police and armed services • National Health Service • Welfare benefits • UK energy supply People in the House of Lords are not elected. Some people in the House of Lords are hereditary peers so they have inherited that role and…

Evaluate the Various Arguments Concerning Reform of the House of Lords (40 marks) The House of Lords is the upper house in the Uk’s Parliament, whose role is to scrutinise the legislation that the House of Commons make and propose amendments. Although all legislation has to go through the House of Lords their power has been limited in recent years and many have strong arguments against them. Some argue that in a liberal democracy like the United Kingdom it is undemocratic to have a wholly…

-Parliament consists of the House of Commons and House of Lords, and every bill has to pass to the Queen for consent. -Members of Parliament sit in the House of Commons are elected by the general public in five years, whereas members of the House of Lords are appointed by Queen. -Parliament is sovereign in the United Kingdom as it can make or unmake any law and no one can question its validity, which held in Pickin v Britain Railway Board (1974). -Before a bill can become a legislation, it must…

Delegated legislation (also known as secondary legislation) have many benefits with regards to passing Laws. Due to the sheer volume of Laws that need passing in England, leaving The Houses of Parliament unable to meet with the demands, thus the allowance of a second party to pass an Act (through the parenting/enabling act), both the House of Commons and the House of Lords can continue with their ever-changing workload. Made up of two separate houses, The Houses of Parliament consist of; the…

impact they have had on British politics. New Labour enacted multiple reforms in its term from 1997-2007, from introducing independence to the Bank of England (1998) to The Human Rights Act 1998. Devolution seems to be the biggest element of the reform programme that made the most significant change to British politics. Many of the reforms have had some impact but none to the scale that devolution has. One of the changes New Labour made to the constitution was the reform of the House of Lords.…

Francis Bennion (2006) believes that canceling the position of Lord Chancellor is ‘undemocratic’ because it broke the judicial branch of power from the legislative or the House of Lords who in themselves cannot pass an Act without the consent of the elected House of Commons. Bennion goes on to argue that the elimination of the position of Lord Chancellor was done because of the false belief that Doctrine of the Separation of Power is a text that must be followed when in fact all the doctrine…

after events such as the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1832. The monarch must still “appoint” a new Prime Minister after a general election and approve the enactment of all legislation, but these rolls are now considered to be purely ceremonial. Political dissent on behalf of the Queen is incredibly rare, and would likely prompt an erosion of the monarchy’s current 68 percent public approval rating. Political power in the UK is instead…

party had promised in their new manifesto. However, in some areas these reforms did not go far enough, for example, further referendums being held in Scotland for independence. The party also wanted constitutional reforms on human rights, the House of Lords, and public access to information. The Human Rights Act of 1998 was the first step in creating a guarantee of individuals’ rights in the United Kingdom. These included the basic freedoms commonly thought of such as, life, inhumane treatment,…