Written questions

Recall of MPs Act 2015

Lords · Question HL12575 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Norton of Louth

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 20 November (HL11754), what study was undertaken to reach the conclusion in their response (HC637) to the report of the House of Commons Committee on Standard

Answer

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 9 Dec 2025

The Government's January 2025 response to the House of Commons Committee on Standards' recommendation regarding the Recall of MPs Act 2015 was based on the operation of the Act and the six recall petitions that have taken place since the Act came into for...