HC Deb 14 September 2004 vol 424 c1563W
Mr. Paterson

To ask the Prime Minister what the place of residence, at the time of their elevation, was of each peer created since 1 May 1997, broken down by(a) nation within the UK and (b) region of England, for peers resident in England at the time of elevation. [188266]

The Prime Minister

323 people have been elevated to the peerage since 1 May 1997.

The place of residence at the time of their elevation is shown in the following table. Information for judicial peers is not held in the format requested.

Residence at time of elevation
Number
England
North West 19
North East 5
Yorkshire/Humberside 15
East Midlands 3
East of England 24
West Midlands 12
South East 38
South West 13
London 147
Scotland 19
Wales 9
Northern Ireland 9
Judicial (no home address) 10