Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 10406
Hereditary Peers
Tabled: 22 October 2024
Answered: 30 October 2024
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the projected cost to the public purse is of removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords.
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsThe House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill is not about financial savings but is concerned with removing the outdated and indefensible right of the remaining hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords.