Written questions

Peers: Retirement

Lords · Question HL3296 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · The Senior Deputy Speaker · Official record

Answered 23 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Blencathra

To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker which peers would cease to be members of the House if (1) the phased retirement age proposed in the Retirement and Participation Committee’s report, published in July, was implemented by 8 July 2029 and each year thereafte

Answer

Answered by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, 23 Sep 2026

The data below captures the age of members of the House as of Tuesday 15 September 2026 but does not include Bishops who have their own retirement age of 75. The first table sets out the number of peers who would cease to be members of the House under the...