Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 1663

Peers: Age

Tabled: 25 July 2024
Answered: 2 August 2024

Question

John Glen

Conservative — Salisbury

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the minimum age at which one can become a member of the House of Lords to 16.

Answer

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
1. The minimum age requirement for someone to be a member of the House of Lords is 21. This is provided for in the Standing Orders of the House, and as such this is a matter for the House2. Any future nominations to the House of Lords are a matter for the...
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