HL Deb 22 February 2000 vol 610 cc14-5WA
Lord Monson

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Which bicameral democracies in Europe and North America possess a wholly or mainly non-elected second chamber. [HL1037]

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

The following states of Europe or North America have second chambers which are wholly or mainly non-elected.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: the Dom Naroda has 15 Members who are all appointed (10 from the Federation of Bosnia and 5 from the Republika Srpska).

Germany: the 69 Members of the Bundesrat are appointed by the Länder.

The Russian Federation: the Soviet Federatsii has 178 Members who are high ranking regional authorities appointed within their constituencies.

The United Kingdom: of the 666 Members of the House of Lords, 92 are hereditary peers, 548 are life peers and 26 are archbishops or bishops.

Canada: in the Canadian Senate all 105 members are appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.