Councillors: Honours

(asked on 11th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps are available to remove councillors of state; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to enable the removal of such titles from people who have been sanctioned or imprisoned.


Answered by
Michael Ellis Portrait
Michael Ellis
This question was answered on 19th May 2022

Removing peerages would require bespoke primary legislation. The Government currently has no plans to bring forward such legislation.

Changes to the list of those who are Counsellors of State would require amending the Regency Act 1937, which the Government currently has no plans to do.

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