On 23 September 2020, the House agreed to make the proxy voting scheme permanent, following the Procedure Committee's review of the pilot scheme. It also extended the proxy arrangements for public health reasons relating to the pandemic.
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House of Lords Statistics (61 KB, PDF)
This note provides summary statistics on the composition and activity of the House of Lords. At 11 June 2012, there were 775 peers able to sit in the House of Lords. No party has an overall majority, but Labour is the largest party with 231 peers (30%). Including Members on leave of absence, disqualified from sitting or suspended, total membership was 816.
There were 180 women in the House of Lords at the end of the 2010-12 session, 22% of the total membership. About half of Members are aged 70 or over.
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House of Lords Statistics (61 KB, PDF)
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