Ministers: Peers
(asked on 8th January 2019) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were ennobled on their appointment as ministers in the Parliaments of (1) 2001–05, (2) 2005–10, (3) 2010–15, (4) 2015–17, and (5) 2017 to date; and how long each of those ministers served as ministers broken down by (a) zero to six months, (b) six months to one year, (c) one year to 18 months, (d) 18 months to two years, and (e) longer than two years.
The following table shows the number of individuals who were ennobled on their appointment as a minister and how long those ministers served in Government:
Parliament | Total no of individuals | Length of service in Government | |||||
0-6 months | 6 months to 1 year | 1 year to 18 months | 18 months to 2 years | More than 2 years | Ongoing | ||
2001-2005 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
2005-2010 | 10 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | - |
2010-2015 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - |
2015-2017 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - |
2017 to date | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |