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-SymondsThere is no established precedent for withdrawing a peerage nomination after it has been announced.