Lords Spiritual and Temporal

The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, and the Other Place, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster. Officially, the full name of the house is the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled.

Members spend more than half their time in the House considering bills (draft laws). All bills have to be considered by both Houses of Parliament before they can become law. During several stages, members examine each bill, line-by-line, before it becomes an Act of Parliament (actual law). Many of these bills affect our everyday lives, covering areas such as welfare, health and education. The House is not permitted to propose legislation that allocates money out of the consolidated fund or to propose any other fiscal matter without the consent of the House of Commons, as this responsibility is for an elected house.

Retired members
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !colspan=2 rowspan=2 style="width: 200px;"| Peer ! rowspan=2 |Party (Before retirement) ! rowspan=2 |Appointed by ! rowspan=2 |Retired under ! colspan=3 |Tenure ! Start date !! End date !! Length
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 * Lord David
 * Independent
 * Bob McBobbins
 * C. Koupetorska
 * February 19, 2020
 * December 2, 2020
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 * Baroness Jackson
 * Scottish National Party
 * Alex Reichiv-Gustova
 * Joseph Reed
 * July 9, 2020
 * January 7, 2021
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 * Lord Johnson
 * Conservative Party (UK)
 * C. Koupetorska
 * Mairi Gougeon
 * December 4, 2020
 * January 29, 2021
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 * Lord Younger
 * Northumbrian Independence Party
 * C. Koupetorska
 * James Georges
 * December 4, 2020
 * March 21, 2021
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 * Lord Bercow
 * Democratic Socialist Party
 * February 28, 2021
 * Arsene Wenger
 * February 28, 2021
 * 8th April 2021
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 * Lord Bercow
 * Democratic Socialist Party
 * February 28, 2021
 * Arsene Wenger
 * February 28, 2021
 * 8th April 2021
 * February 28, 2021
 * 8th April 2021