§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Prime Minister when the functions of lord lieutenants were last reviewed; and what current action resulted from that review.
§ Mr. MacGregorI have been asked to reply.
The principal functions of lord lieutenants, who hold an ancient office, is to act as the sovereign's personal representative in the county concerned. Their duties include support of the armed forces, the magistracy and voluntary organisations, as well as certain civic and social functions. I understand that the lord lieutenants themselves keep their responsibilities and practices under constant review, referring to the Royal Households for advice as necessary.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Prime Minister what proposals he has to review the selection and method of appointment of lord lieutenants of counties and their deputies.
§ Mr. MacGregorI have been asked to reply. None.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Prime Minister how many lord lieutenants and deputies there are and when each was appointed.
§ Mr. MacGregorI have been asked to reply.
The following are currently in office:
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County Lord lieutenant appointed Vice lord lieutenant appointed ENGLAND Avon 1974 1980 Bedfordshire 1991 Berkshire 1989 1989 Buckinghamshire 1984 1984 Cambridgeshire 1985 1985 Cheshire 1990 1990 Cleveland 1981 1981 Cornwall 1977 1979 Cumbria 1983 1991 Derbyshire 1978 Devon 1982 1991 Dorset 1984 1984 Durham 1988 1990 East Sussex 1989 Essex 1978 1985 133W
County Lord lieutenant appointed Vice lord lieutenant appointed Gloucestershire 1978 Greater London 1986 1987 Greater Manchester 1987 1988 Hampshire 1982 1988 Hereford and Worcester 1977 1977 Hertfordshire 1986 Humberside 1983 1983 Isle of Wight 1985 1987 Kent 1982 1984 Lancashire 1976 1977 Leicestershire 1989 1990 Lincolnshire 1975 1991 Merseyside 1989 1989 Norfolk 1978 1980 Northamptonshire 1984 1991 Northumberland 1984 1987 North Yorkshire 1987 1987 Nottinghamshire 1991 Oxfordshire 1980 1989 Shropshire 1975 1990 Somerset 1978 1978 South Yorkshire 1985 1990 Staffordshire 1968 1984 Suffolk 1978 1983 Surrey 1986 1986 Tyne and Wear 1984 1987 Warwickshire 1990 1990 West Midlands 1974 1990 West Sussex 1975 1990 West Yorkshire 1985 1985 Wiltshire 1989 1989 WALES Clwyd 1985 1986 Dyfed 1979 1989 Mid Glamorgan 1990 1990 South Glamorgan 1985 1990 West Glamorgan 1987 Gwynedd 1990 Gwent 1979 1985 Powys 1986 1986 NORTHERN IRELAND Antrim 1959 1982 Armagh 1989 1989 County borough of Belfast 1991 1991 Down 1990 1990 Fermanagh 1986 1987 Londonderry 1975 1985 County borough of Londonderry 1986 Tyrone 1986 1987 SCOTLAND Highland Region
County Lord lieutenant appointed Vice lord lieutenant appointed Caithness 1973 1986 Sutherland 1972 Ross and Cromarty 1988 Inverness 1985 1986 Nairn 1969 1988 Grampian Region Moray 1964 1980 Banff 1987 Aberdeen County 1987 1987 Kincardine 1977 1978 Tayside Region Angus 1989 Perth and Kinross 1971 1984 Fife Region Fife 1987 1988 Lothian Region West Lothian 1985 Midlothian 1972 East Lothian 1986 Central Region Clackmannan 1966 1974 Stirling 1983 1984 Borders Region Peebles 1980 1981 Roxburgh 1974 1975 Berwick 1989 1989 Strathclyde Region Argyll 1990 1990 Dumbarton 1990 1990 Lanark 1963 1964 Renfrew 1980 1990 Ayrshire and Arran 1991 1991 Dumfries and Galloway Region Wigtown 1989 1990 Stewartry 1989 1990 Dumfries 1991 1988 Island Areas Orkney 1990 Shetland 1982 1983 Western Isles 1983 1984 In Scotland the Lord-Provosts of Aberdeen city, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow hold office in addition as lord-lieutenants.