The parliament’s second chamber id the workplace of the House of Lords. The House of Lords work in full conformity with the House of Commons. The House of Lords in by far the busiest second chamber in the world. The Members in the House of lords are experts in scrutinizing an issue to the deepest. The House of lords, therefore has a tremendous contribution to the Parliament’s work. The members of the House of lords are not elected by the people of UK.
Law making
Law making is one of the major functions of the House and it consumes a lot of time. The members of the House are constantly involved in proposing, revising and amending the legislation. Some Bills are introduced by the Government only to divide the workload between both the Houses.
Judicial work
The House of Lords is the Apex Court of the land. It is the supreme court of appeal. The judicial work is carried on in the House of Lords by a group of salaried, full time judges know3n as Law Lords.
Scrutinizing the work of the Government
The Ministers and the other government departments are constantly questioned by the Lords in order to keep a vigilant eye upon their activities.
Special Committees
Permanent committees are there to look after the activities regarding Europe, science, technology, economics and the Constitution. Sometimes separate committees are also formed in order to look after activities beyond these activities.
