asked Her Majesty's Government:Which bicameral democracies in Europe and North America possess a wholly or mainly non-elected second chamber. [HL1037]

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.