Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am ar 15 Gorffennaf 1925.
Sir Kingsley Wood
, Woolwich West
It depends, for instance, on whether the widow has been receiving compensation in the interval. If the House of Lords decide that she is not entitled to the money, the question of whether she has got to pay back the Workmen's Compensation Act money will be a case for the respondents in the appeal.
The house of Lords is the upper chamber of the Houses of Parliament. It is filled with Lords (I.E. Lords, Dukes, Baron/esses, Earls, Marquis/esses, Viscounts, Count/esses, etc.) The Lords consider proposals from the EU or from the commons. They can then reject a bill, accept it, or make amendments. If a bill is rejected, the commons can send it back to the lords for re-discussion. The Lords cannot stop a bill for longer than one parliamentary session. If a bill is accepted, it is forwarded to the Queen, who will then sign it and make it law. If a bill is amended, the amended bill is sent back to the House of Commons for discussion.
The Lords are not elected; they are appointed. Lords can take a "whip", that is to say, they can choose a party to represent. Currently, most Peers are Conservative.
