Question follow-through · 9978
House of Lords Appointments Commission
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) placing the House of Lords Appointment Commission (HOLAC) on a statutory footing, (b) providing HOLAC with a right of veto where candidates are not de
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 18 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 24 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 24 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) placing the House of Lords Appointment Commission (HOLAC) on a statutory footing, (b) providing HOLAC with a right of veto where candidates are not de
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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24 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Government committed in its manifesto to reform the process of appointments to the House of Lords to ensure the quality of new appointments and to seek to improve the national and regional balance of the second chamber and is actively considering how ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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