HC Deb 06 April 2001 vol 366 c289W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the President of the Council how many applicants for a people's peerage are under(a) 25 and (b) 30 years. [157254]

77. Mrs. Beckett

I understand from the House of Lords Appointments Commission that there were(a) 22 and (b)

Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the President of the Council how many applicants for a people's peerage are over(a) 65, (b) 70, (c) 75 and (d) 80. [157255]

Mrs. Beckett

I understand from the House of Lords Appointments Commission that there are(a) 696 of whom, (b) 309 are over 70, (c) 121 are over 75 and (d) 31 are over 80.

Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the President of the Council if she will list the regional backgrounds of aspiring people's peers who appear in the column 'other' on the Commission's website. [157253]

Mrs. Beckett

I understand that those listed as 'other' in the House of Lords Appointments Commission website are nominees not resident in the UK at present. They are either British citizens currently living abroad, Commonwealth citizens or Irish citizens. They do not therefore have a regional background.