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Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 27 March 2026UIN 119329

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Cabinet Secretary and (b) Cabinet Office Propriety and Constitution Group provide advice to the Prime Minister on the number of political peerages to be created, and the allocation between politi

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

Neither the Cabinet Secretary nor the Cabinet Office Propriety and Constitution Group have a role in advising the Prime Minister on the number of political peerages to be created, or the allocation between political parties.

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