Peers
(asked on 17th April 2023) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many peerages have been conferred in each of the last five years.
The number of peerages conferred in each of the last five years are:
2019 - 23 peers;
2020 - 58 peers;
2021 - 4 peers;
2022 - 33 peers;
2023 - 1 peerage. [1]
It is a long-standing convention that the main political parties may nominate individuals to the House of Lords. Individuals are nominated in recognition of their contribution to society and their public and political service, and peers are appointed to further contribute to public service in Parliament.
[1] On 9 March 2023 His Majesty The King conferred the Dukedom of Edinburgh upon The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, on the occasion of His Royal Highness's 59th birthday.