Hoose o Lairds

Hoose o Lairds o the Unitit Kinrick o Great Breetain an Northren Ireland
Hoose o Lairds o the Unitit Kinrick o Great Breetain an Northren Ireland
	56t UK Pairlament
Teep
Type	Upper Hoose o the Pairlament o the Unitit Kinrick
Leadership
Laird Speaker	Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza, non-affiliatit ; Syne 1 September 2011
Leader	Tina Stowell, Baroness Stowell o Beeston, Conservative ; Syne 15 Julie 2014
Opposeetion Leader	Angela Smith, Baroness Smith o Basildon, Labour ; Syne 27 Mey 2015
Lib. Dems Leader	Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace o Tankerness, Liberal Democrat ; Syne October 2013
Structure
Seats	780; (excl. 40 peers on leave o absence or itherwise disqualified frae sittin);
Poleetical groups	HM Govrenment Conservative Pairty (244); HM Opposeetion Labour Pairty (187); Other Crossbenchers (181); Leeberal Democrats (98); Democratic Unionist Pairty (3); UK Unthirldom Pairty (3); Plaid Cymru (1); Ulster Unionist Pairty (2); Green Pairty (1); Non-affiliated (28); Lairds Speeritual (26);
Salary	No annual salary, but expenses paid.
Meeting place
	Hoose o Lairds Chamber; Palace o Wastmeenster; Wastmeenster; Lunnon; Unitit Kinrick;
Wabsteid
	www.parliament.uk/lords

The Hoose o Lairds (Inglis: House of Lords) is the upper hoose o the Pairlament o the Unitit Kinrick.