HL Deb 29 July 1999 vol 604 c211WA
Lord Pearson of Rannoch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether any hereditary Peers have been offered life peerages following the passing of the House of Lords Bill. [HL3884]

The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Jay of Paddington)

As I told the House on 20 April (col. 1114), as foreshadowed in the White PaperModernising Parliament: Reforming the House of Lords (Cm 4183), the hereditary Peers of first creation have all been offered life peerages. This was in recognition of their unique position as both created and hereditary peers in relation to the House of Lords Bill. As I also told the House on 11 May (col. 1174), it would not be appropriate to comment on the question of whether any further such offers had been made to Peers who are not in such a unique position.