The Appellate Jurisdiction of the House of Lords (Updated November 2009). 
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Governance and Administration of the House of Lords

This Lords Library briefing sets out how the House of Lords is structured, governed and managed, including joint working with the House of Commons.
- House of Lords
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Detention of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained in Iran since 2016. The UK Government has called her detention arbitrary and has lobbied the Iranian Government for her release. Her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, and her MP, Tulip Siddiq, have called on the Government to do more to secure her freedom.
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]

This private member's bill seeks to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 to remove the system of by-elections currently used to fill vacancies caused by the death, resignation or expulsion of individuals who are Members of the House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage.
- House of Lords