Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 25 May (HL293) and the revised arrangements for an Accession Council, how many Privy Councillors were present at the last Accession Council to affirm the transition of the monarchy.

In 1952, Part I of the Accession Council was held on Wednesday 6th February 1952. There were 191 attendees, comprising some 165 Privy Counsellors, representatives of the Realms and the Commonwealth, and the City of London. Part II of the Accession Council was held on Friday the 8th February 1952, on the return of The Queen from Kenya, and attended by 175 Privy Counsellors.