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Peers: Public Appointments

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 25 February 2026UIN 112651

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the creation of a peerage can be stopped following the (a) announcement of the King signifying his intention to confer a peerage and (b) issuing of a Letters Patent under the Great Seal.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

There is no established precedent for withdrawing a peerage nomination after it has been announced.

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