Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 112651

Peers: Public Appointments

Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 25 February 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the creation of a peerage can be stopped following the (a) announcement of the King signifying his intention to confer a peerage and (b) issuing of a Letters Patent under the Great Seal.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
There is no established precedent for withdrawing a peerage nomination after it has been announced.