Question follow-through · 119329
Life Peers
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Cabinet Secretary and (b) Cabinet Office Propriety and Constitution Group provide advice to the Prime Minister on the number of political peerages to be created, and the allocation between politi
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 27 Mar 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Cabinet Secretary and (b) Cabinet Office Propriety and Constitution Group provide advice to the Prime Minister on the number of political peerages to be created, and the allocation between politi
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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27 Mar 2026
Answer published
Neither the Cabinet Secretary nor the Cabinet Office Propriety and Constitution Group have a role in advising the Prime Minister on the number of political peerages to be created, or the allocation between political parties.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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