Select Committee · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Membership of the House of Lords

Status: Closed Opened: 31 Oct 2023 Closed: 28 May 2024

This inquiry looks to examine the arrangements for appointments to the House of Lords, its size and composition and the effectiveness of its role in relation to the House of Commons.

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions
Date Witnesses
14 May 2024 The Earl of Kinnoull · House of Lords, The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Basildon · House of Lords, The Rt Hon Lord True CBE · House of Lords View ↗
26 Mar 2024 The Baroness Deech DBE KC · House of Lords Appointments Commission, The Lord Bew · House of Lords Appointments Commission View ↗
9 Jan 2024 The Lord Burns GCB · The House of Lords, The Rt Hon. the Baroness D'Souza CMG · The House of Lords, The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hayman GBE · The House of Lords, The Rt Hon. the Lord Fowler · The House of Lords View ↗
28 Nov 2023 Professor Lord Norton of Louth · The University of Hull, Professor Meg Russell · Constitution Unit, University College London View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
12 Jul 2023 Correspondence with Lord Gardiner, Senior Deputy Speaker, House of Lords on PAC…