Public Appointments: Religion
Lords · Question HL15746 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Birt
To ask His Majesty's Government which public positions and roles cannot be filled by Roman Catholics, Jews and those not in communion with the Church of England; and what constraints are placed on the authority of a Prime Minister or Lord Chancellor who i
Answer
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 27 Mar 2026
The Government recognises that there are historical restrictions in statute on Roman Catholic and Jewish people making and advising the Crown on Church appointments. In practice, this affects those holding the offices of Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor...