Retirement and Participation Committee

Lords committee · Select Active · established 16 December 2025

Current members
0
Formal meetings held
16
Meetings with attendance published
16
Mean member attendance
–

Purpose

The House of Lords Retirement and Participation Committee was appointed by the House on 18 December 2025. It will consider and report to the House on:

  • The impact of a retirement age on the House, particularly its size and functioning 
  • The impact of a participation requirement on the House, particularly its membership and functioning 
  • Options for the implementation of a retirement age and participation requirement, including without primary legislation, and transitional measures where appropriate.

Members

MemberPartyRoleSinceMeetingsAttendance
The Rt Hon. the Lord Blunkett Member 18 December 2025 – n/a
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Taylor of Bolton Member 18 December 2025 – n/a
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hayman GBE Member 18 December 2025 – n/a
The Rt Hon. the Lord Strathclyde CH Member 8 June 2026 – n/a
The Viscount Chandos Member 18 December 2025 – n/a
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE Member 18 December 2025 – n/a
The Baroness Manningham-Buller LG DCB FRS Member 18 December 2025 – n/a
The Baroness Parminter Member 18 December 2025 – n/a
The Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury CBE Member 18 December 2025 – n/a
The Baroness Suttie Member 18 December 2025 – n/a
The Lord Smith of Hindhead CBE Member 18 December 2025 – n/a
The Baroness Mattinson Member 18 December 2025 – n/a

Attendance counts only formal meetings for which Parliament published an attendance list while the member held a (non-alternate) role.