§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 7 July 2000,Official Report, column 356W, regarding lords lieutenant, if he will make a statement on the selection procedure which applies to the appointment of (a) lords lieutenant and (b) deputy lieutenants. [130402]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienLords Lieutenants are appointed by The Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister. In England, the Prime Minister's Secretary for Appointments carries out the consultation process within the county on behalf of the Prime Minister. Nominations of candidates for Lords Lieutenant can, when a vacancy occurs, be made to the Secretary for Appointments, the relevant Clerk to the Lieutenancy and the outgoing Lord Lieutenant.
The appointment of Deputy Lieutenants is a matter for the Lord Lieutenant, subject to the non-disapprobation of The Queen.