House of Lords

The House of Lords is the upper chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its members, known as peers, include life peers, 92 hereditary peers, and 26 bishops of the Church of England. Its primary functions are the revision of legislation passed by the House of Commons and the scrutiny of government policy.

UAP-Related Activity

The House of Lords has hosted several important UK parliamentary discussions of UFOs/UAP. A seminal 1979 House of Lords UFO Debate saw approximately 60 peers attend the first-ever full parliamentary discussion of unidentified aerial phenomena, with the Earl of Clancarty (Brinsley Le Poer Trench) leading the motion. The debate lasted three hours and received unusually broad press coverage. In the same period, Secretary of State for Defence Michael Heseltine issued his declaration that the Rendlesham Forest incident had 'no defence significance', framing the UK government's official position.

Modern UAP Role

Contemporary House of Lords members, including Admiral Lord Boyce and other former military officers, have made occasional statements supporting greater transparency on UAP. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on UAP, though largely Commons-led, includes Lords membership and coordinates with it on UAP-related policy inquiries.