Peers
Commons · Question 210 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 20 May 2026
Question
Asked by Mike Wood
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119406 on Ian Horobin, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a new convention covering the withdrawal of Government nominations t
Answer
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 20 May 2026
There is no established precedent of the Government withdrawing a peerage nomination after it has been announced. The Government has no plans to establish a new convention in relation to withdrawing a peerage nomination.