§ Lord Monsonasked the Leader of the House:
How many hereditary peers (of any category) were entitled to sit and vote in the House of Lords in July 1999 are still entitled (however now designated) to sit and vote in the House of Lords in July 2000; what proportion they form of the hereditary peers who had taken the Oath and were not on leave of absence in July 1999; and what proportion they form of the current House. [HL3176]
§ Baroness Jay of PaddingtonThere are presently 109 hereditary peers entitled to sit in the House of Lords, 92 under the House of Lords Act and 17 through the conferment of life peerages. They represent about 18.5 per cent of hereditary peers who had taken the Oath and were not on leave of absence in July 1999 and form 15.5 per cent of the current House.