Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 43120
Honours: Forfeiture
Tabled: 1 April 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the guidance entitled Having honours taken away (forfeiture), published on 27 December 2017, whether political views may be grounds for the removal of an honour.
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsHonours can be revoked if an individual is deemed to have brought the honours system into disrepute. Each case is considered on its own merits, but holding a particular political viewpoint would not be grounds for forfeiture.