Consider treatment of ineligible members of the House of Lords

[RichardTaylor]

The House of Lords has some members who are ineligible to take part in the work of the house - it appears they can't speak, vote or submit questions.

They are though still members, and have some, limited privileges, section 1.43 of the Companion to the Standing Orders and Guide to the Proceedings of the House of Lords states:

Members of the House who have retired, are on leave of absence, or who are disqualified from participation in the proceedings of the House as Members of the European Parliament or as judges enjoy access to the following facilities: (a)  they may use the Library (but not its research facilities), the Peers' Guest Room, the Peers' Dining Room with up to five guests and the Barry Room with up to six guests; (b)  they may sit on the steps of the Throne during a sitting of the House.

As an initial response to a member of the public questioning the information presented on TheyWorkForYou about ineligible members of the House of Lords a note has been added to the profiles of those members of the House of Lords who are currently ineligible to take part in the work of the House due to their judicial position, or due to them being an MEP, as listed at:

https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/-ineligible-lords/

Ideally perhaps:

• Where a member of the House of Lords has never been eligible to take part in a vote no voting record should be displayed.
• If data identifying the ineligible members of the House of Lords is available - something could be done to automatically treat these cases specially.

It's complicated as some individuals have always been ineligible; others eg. those on a leave of absence, may only be ineligible for a period.