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Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission (since 2023), former chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (1994–2002), former Principal of St Anne's College, Oxford (2001–2004), former professor of law at Gresham College, former chair of the Bar Standards Board
The House of Lords [a] is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [5] Like the lower house, the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. [6] One of the oldest institutions in the world, its origins lie in the early 11th century and the emergence of bicameralism in the 13th century.
The House of Lords does not have a fixed number of seats, and its size fluctuates as members leave and join. As at 15 July 2024 there were 774 eligible peers, making the House of Lords the second ...
Mother of Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville and Sir Henry Brooke. ^ Daughter of Liberal Prime Minister H. H. Asquith. Wife of Sir Maurice Bonham Carter. Mother of Mark Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham Carter of Yarnbury, Raymond Bonham Carter and Laura, Baroness Grimond of Firth. ^ Wife of Morgan Phillips.
Non-affiliated members of the House of Lords are peers who do not belong to any parliamentary group in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. They do not take a political party's whip, nor affiliate to the crossbench group, nor are they Lords Spiritual (active Church of England bishops).
A Private Member’s Bill is to be introduced in the House of Lords on Friday, putting the issue back on parliament’s agenda – though it is uncertain whether it will reach the House of Commons ...
The House of Lords is independent from the House of Commons - where Members of Parliament debate and vote on new laws. Members of the Lords, known as "peers", scrutinise the work of government and ...
Usha Kumari Prashar. ( 1948-06-29) 29 June 1948 (age 76) Nationality. British. Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar is a British politician and a crossbench member of the House of Lords. Since the 1970s, she has served as a director or chair of a variety of public and private sector organisations. She became the first chair of the Judicial ...