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Peers: Retirement

Asked by John GlenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 4 September 2024UIN 2315

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 455 on Retirement: Public Sector, whether the Prime Minister plans to introduce a mandatory retirement age in the House of Lords.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Government set out clear plans for House of Lords reform in the manifesto, including introducing a retirement age of 80. We will engage with peers to consider how best to implement this and our other manifesto commitments on Lords reform.

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