ated . ▁ ▁New ▁Labour , ▁elected ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁sought ▁to ▁remove ▁all ▁the ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁reserved ▁for ▁her edit ary ▁pe ers , ▁but ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Tony ▁Bla ir ▁rel ented ▁by ▁allowing ▁ 9 2 ▁members ▁to ▁remain ▁by ▁legisl ation ▁en act ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ' ▁purpose ▁is ▁now ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁revis ing ▁legisl ative ▁chamber , ▁scr ut in ising ▁and ▁potentially ▁changing ▁proposed ▁Parliament ary ▁B ills ▁before ▁their ▁en act ment . ▁Its ▁membership ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁compr ises ▁life ▁pe ers , ▁created ▁under ▁the ▁Life ▁Pe er ages ▁Act ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁which ▁includes ▁those ▁who ▁can ▁add ▁value ▁in ▁specific ▁areas ▁of ▁expert ise ▁in ▁parliament ary ▁deb ates , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁former ▁MP s ▁and ▁other ▁political ▁app o inte es ▁from ▁respective ▁political ▁parties . ▁ ▁The ▁S over eign , ▁tradition ally ▁the ▁f ount ▁of ▁honour , ▁cannot ▁hold ▁a ▁British ▁peer age ▁( although ▁the ▁British ▁S over eign , ▁whether ▁male ▁or ▁female , ▁is ▁inform ally ▁accord ed ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁' D u ke ▁of ▁Lanc aster '). ▁All ▁British ▁subjects ▁who ▁were ▁neither ▁Royal ▁nor ▁Pe ers ▁of ▁the ▁Real m ▁were ▁previously ▁term ed ▁Common ers , ▁regardless ▁of ▁wealth ▁or ▁other ▁social ▁factors , ▁thus ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁peer ' s ▁family ▁are ▁(