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Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 December 2000. It was answered by Baroness Beckett (Labour) on Monday, 11 December 2000 on behalf of the Leader of the House of Commons.


President of the Council;Leader of the House of Commons

Question
To ask the President of the Council, where people's peers will be placed in the order of precedence.
Answer

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the President of the Council where people's peers will be placed in the order of precedence. [141540] Mrs. Beckett: Those awarded peerages on the recommendation of the House of Lords Appointments Commission, like all peers, will take precedence form their rank, in this case as barons, and the date of their patent of creation.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
359 c66W;359 c64W; 141540
Session
2000-01
Subjects
House of Lords composition Peers Life peers Reform
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk