Written question asked by Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour) on Thursday, 18 July 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 August 2024. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Non-affiliated) on Monday, 29 July 2024 on behalf of the Senior Deputy Speaker (HL).

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Question: To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many current members of the House of Lords will be aged 80 or over by 1 June 2029; and what is the breakdown by party group, including cross-bench membership.

Answer

A total of 324 current members of the House of Lords will be aged 80 or over on 1 June 2029. The breakdown by party/group is as follows:

92 Labour members

87 Conservative members

87 Crossbench members

37 Liberal Democrat members

12 Non-affiliated members

3 Democratic Unionist Party members

2 Ulster Unionist Party members

1 Conservative Independent member

1 Independent Social Democrat member

1 Independent Ulster Unionist member

1 Plaid Cymru member

These figures reflect the membership of the House as of 24 July 2024.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL122
Session: 2024-26
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Subjects: Age House of Lords Peers
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk