Written questions

Counsellors of State

Lords · Question HL6908 · Tabled 25 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Viscount Stansgate

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to remove the restriction that renders Roman Catholics ineligible for consideration as a Counsellor of State.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 12 May 2025

There are no plans to make any changes to the eligibility criteria for Counsellors of State.