Question

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many current members of the House of Lords will be aged 80 or over by 1 June 2029; and what is the breakdown by party group, including cross-bench membership.

Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble

A total of 324 current members of the House of Lords will be aged 80 or over on 1 June 2029. The breakdown by party/group is as follows:

92 Labour members

87 Conservative members

87 Crossbench members

37 Liberal Democrat members

12 Non-affiliated members

3 Democratic Unionist Party members

2 Ulster Unionist Party members

1 Conservative Independent member

1 Independent Social Democrat member

1 Independent Ulster Unionist member

1 Plaid Cymru member

These figures reflect the membership of the House as of 24 July 2024.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Community Ownership Fund; and whether they plan to renew it, when it is due to close in 2025.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

We are currently working with an external evaluation partner on an evaluation of the Community Ownership Fund. We have published our evaluation methodology to assess the process and impacts of the programme, and a full feasibility study report will be published in due course.

We will confirm plans on the Community Ownership Fund in due course.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish an inquiry into the possible introduction of ID cards over a 10-year timeframe.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

No. ID cards are not part of the Government's plans and no such inquiry is planned.