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-Symonds
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill is not about financial savings but is concerned with removing the outdated and indefensible right of the remaining hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords.