Peers
(asked on 3rd June 2026) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Removal of Peerages Bill mentioned in the King’s Speech made on 13 May, who will determine whether a peerage should be removed; what will be the criteria for a peer to be deemed to be disgraced; and whether there will be a role for the House of Lords.
Answered by
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 9th June 2026
As set out in the King’s Speech, the Government will introduce legislation to create a mechanism to remove peerages from disgraced peers, and will provide further details in due course.