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Written question asked by Lord True (Conservative) on Monday, 3 February 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 February 2025. It was answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour) on Monday, 17 February 2025 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Peers: Age

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government which current members of the House of Lords will reach the age of 80 by 4 July 2029, listed by Party or group.

Answer

The table below shows the number of members of the House of Lords who will reach the age of 80 or above in the year 2029:

Group

Number of members

Conservatives

89

Labour

96

Crossbench

93

Liberal Democrat

38

Other

20

This information is drawn from the House of Lords Library website (House of Lords data dashboard: Current membership of the House) and is based on composition as of 27 January 2025. These figures include members who are life peers, law lords and hereditary peers, but excludes the Lords Spiritual, who are required to retire on reaching the age of 70.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4672
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Age Peers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk