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Peers: Retirement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 455 on Retirement: Public Sector, whether the Prime Minister plans to introduce a mandatory retirement age in the House of Lords.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
30 Jul 2024
Target answer date
2 Sept 2024
Answer
4 Sept 2024 · 36 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 455 on Retirement: Public Sector, whether the Prime Minister plans to introduce a mandatory retirement age in the House of Lords.

  2. 2 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The Government set out clear plans for House of Lords reform in the manifesto, including introducing a retirement age of 80. We will engage with peers to consider how best to implement this and our other manifesto commitments on Lords reform.

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