United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 1663
Peers: Age
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25 July 2024
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2 August 2024 · Answer
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Summary
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.
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25 July 2024
Written question
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.
Source: Commons
2 August 2024
Answer
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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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-25/1663
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1723410
- uk · wq-1723410 · source updated 2 August 2024