Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 9978

House of Lords Appointments Commission

Tabled: 18 October 2024

Answered: 24 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Phil Brickell

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) placing the House of Lords Appointment Commission (HOLAC) on a statutory footing, (b) providing HOLAC with a right of veto where candidates are not de

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Government committed in its manifesto to reform the process of appointments to the House of Lords to ensure the quality of new appointments and to seek to improve the national and regional balance of the second chamber and is actively considering how ...

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