Counsellors of State Act 2022
Lords · Question HL11567 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Viscount Stansgate
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to amend the Counsellors of State Act 2022.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 17 Nov 2025
The Counsellors of State Act 2022 added two additional Members of the Royal Family to the list of those eligible to act as Counsellors of State in order to provide greater resilience in this aspect of our constitutional arrangements. In practice, reflecti...