House of Lords

House of Lords of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
16th Parliament
Type
Type	Upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Leadership
Lord Speaker	The Earl of Shitterton since 16 August 2021
Chair of Committees	The Duke of Rutland since 20 August 2021
Leader of the House	The Baron of Dunmurry, Solidarity since 8 August 2021
Shadow Leader of the House	The Duke of Norfolk, Conservative since 26 April 2021
Structure
Seats	35
Political groups	Lord Speaker (1) HM Government (14)      Solidarity (10)      Labour Party (4) HM Most Loyal Opposition (14)      Conservatives (14) Unofficial Opposition (14)      Liberal Democrats (6)      Coalition! (3)      Independent Nationalist (2)      Celtic Coalition (1)      Northern Ireland Independence Party (1)      Independent PWP (1) Crossbench (1)      Crossbenchers (1)
Length of term	Peerage held for life
Salary	No annual salary, but tax-free daily allowance and expenses paid.
Meeting place
House of Lords Chamber Palace of Westminster City of Westminster London, England United Kingdom