Peers: Retirement
(asked on 9th September 2026) - View Source
Question
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker which peers would cease to be members of the House if (1) the phased retirement age proposed in the Retirement and Participation Committee’s report, published in July, was implemented by 8 July 2029 and each year thereafter until the target retirement age of 80 is reached; and (2) a flat retirement age of 80 was enacted by 8 July 2029.
The data below captures the age of members of the House as of Tuesday 15 September 2026 but does not include Bishops who have their own retirement age of 75. The first table sets out the number of peers who would cease to be members of the House under the phased retirement aged proposed in the Retirement and Participation Committee report.
Period | Proposed Retirement Age | Number of affected current members by Party/Group | ||||
Conservative | Crossbench | Labour | Liberal Democrat | Other | ||
8 July 2029 to 7 July 2030 | 85 | 40 | 38 | 42 | 18 | 9 |
8 July 2030 to 7 July 2031 | 84 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
8 July 2031 to 7 July 2032 | 83 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
8 July 2032 to 7 July 2033 | 82 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
8 July 2033 to 7 July 2034 | 81 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
The second table demonstrates the number of peers who would be affected by a flat retirement age of 80 if enacted on 8 July 2029.
Number of affected Current Members aged 80 or over as of 8 July 2029 by Party/Group | ||||
Conservative | Crossbench | Labour | Liberal Democrat | Other |
63 | 68 | 72 | 32 | 15 |