House of Lords Composition: Bishops

(asked on 20th May 2026) - View Source
Questioner
Lord Patten Portrait
Lord Patten
(Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration, if any, they are giving to reducing the number of Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords.

Answered by
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent Portrait
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
This question was answered on 2nd June 2026

There are no current plans to reduce the number of Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords.

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