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title: The House Of Lords
house: Lords
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*Members of the House of Lords are appointed by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister. Some non-party-political members are recommended by an independent body, the House of Lords Appointments Commission.*

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>####Fun Fact!

  >54 of the 793 Lords are on Leave of absence (Taking a holiday from being a Lord). 8 of those have been disqualified because they are Judges, and 5 of them Hereditary (They inherited their seat from one of their parents.)
  Of the Lords still in their seats, 90 of them are Hereditary.


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layout: default
title: The House of Lords
house: Lords
---

*Members of the House of Lords are appointed by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister. Some non-party-political members are recommended by an independent body, the House of Lords Appointments Commission.*

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-U0LhurGWOc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

>####Fun Fact!

  >54 of the 793 Lords are on Leave of absence (Taking a holiday from being a Lord). 8 of those have been disqualified because they are Judges, and 5 of them Hereditary (They inherited their seat from one of their parents.)
  Of the Lords still in their seats, 90 of them are Hereditary.


Make title case in Lords consistent with Commons
Make title case in Lords consistent with Commons
