Counsellors of State Act 2022
(asked on 3rd November 2025) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to amend the Counsellors of State Act 2022.
This question was answered on 17th November 2025
The Counsellors of State Act 2022 added two additional Members of the Royal Family to the list of those eligible to act as Counsellors of State in order to provide greater resilience in this aspect of our constitutional arrangements.
In practice, reflecting a commitment made during the passage of the Act, only working Members of the Royal Family are called upon to act as Counsellors of State.
The Government has no plans to amend the Counsellors of State Act 2022.