HL Deb 11 October 1999 vol 605 c22WA
Lord Patten

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they think that men or women who are not eligible to register to vote in the United Kingdom should be eligible to become life Peers; and [HL3960]

Whether they think that men and women who are not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom should be eligible to become life Peers. [HL3961]

The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Jay of Paddington)

Citizens of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland are eligible to be members of either House of Parliament, wherever they live. We see no need to change the law in this matter.