§ Lord Marlesfordasked the Chairman of Committees:
Whether Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are exempt from the provisions of the Resolution of the House of 7 November 1995 on the establishment of a Register of Interests maintained under the authority of the Clerk of the Parliaments; and, if so, when and by whom such authority was given. [HL344]
§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham)The Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are not exempt from the provisions of the Resolutions of the House of 7 November 1995 which establish the Register of Interests and the categories therein. However, no Lord of Appeal has an interest in either of the mandatory categories. Declarations in Category 3 ("Other particulars relating to matters which Lords consider may affect the public perception of the way in which they discharge their Parliamentary duties") are discretionary for all members of the House, including Lords of Appeal. None of the current Lords of Appeal in Ordinary has made a declaration in category 3.