House of Lords

Q: How many people apply to join the Lords each year? A: That information is not published but we estimate relatively few, around 100.

We make about a dozen applications for the Lords a year on average, so relatively few compared to Queen’s honours (150 on average). Demand is lower for the Lords compared to honours and there are less Peerages given out (estimate around 20 on average compared to over 2000 Queen’s honours a year). Click on the…