– in the House of Lords at 11:07 am on 28 November 2024.
Lord McFall of Alcluith
Lord Speaker, Chair, Freedom of Information Advisory Panel (Lords), Chair, House of Lords Commission, Chair, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee
11:07,
28 November 2024
My Lords, I should like to notify the House of the retirement, with effect from today, of the noble Lord, Lord Levene of Portsoken, pursuant to Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. On behalf of the House, I thank the noble Lord for his much-valued service to the House.
The house of Lords is the upper chamber of the Houses of Parliament. It is filled with Lords (I.E. Lords, Dukes, Baron/esses, Earls, Marquis/esses, Viscounts, Count/esses, etc.) The Lords consider proposals from the EU or from the commons. They can then reject a bill, accept it, or make amendments. If a bill is rejected, the commons can send it back to the lords for re-discussion. The Lords cannot stop a bill for longer than one parliamentary session. If a bill is accepted, it is forwarded to the Queen, who will then sign it and make it law. If a bill is amended, the amended bill is sent back to the House of Commons for discussion.
The Lords are not elected; they are appointed. Lords can take a "whip", that is to say, they can choose a party to represent. Currently, most Peers are Conservative.
