Written question asked by Lord Tebbit (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Strathclyde (Conservative) on Monday, 27 February 2012.

House of Lords: Membership

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Strathclyde on 9 February (HL Deb, col. 359), that ““the Government are working towards the objective of creating a second chamber that reflects the share of the votes secured by the political parties at the last general election””, whether they intend to create Members of the House of Lords representing the UK Independence Party, the Green Party or the British National Party; and how they are calculating the number of Cross-Bench Peers to be created.

Answer: It has been the practice for the Prime Minister of the day to determine nominations for life peerages.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 15848; 735 c274WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: House of Lords: Membership
Thursday, 9 February 2012
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Subjects: House of Lords Public appointments Life peers British National Party Crossbenchers UK Independence Party Green Party
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