Committee

Retirement and Participation Committee

Select committee Lords

What it does

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

The Rt Hon. the Baroness Taylor of Bolton Labour Chair
The Baroness Manningham-Buller LG DCB FRS Crossbench Member
The Baroness Mattinson Labour Member
The Baroness Parminter Liberal Democrat Member
The Baroness Suttie Liberal Democrat Member
The Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury CBE Conservative Member
The Lord Smith of Hindhead CBE Conservative Member
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE Conservative Member
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hayman GBE Crossbench Member
The Rt Hon. the Lord Blunkett Labour Member
The Rt Hon. the Lord Strathclyde CH Conservative Member
The Viscount Chandos Labour Member

Recent outputs

Report Report 15 Jul 2026
Formal Minutes 30 June 2026 - 5th meeting - Minutes 8 Jul 2026
Formal Minutes 16 June 2026 - 4th meeting - Minutes 2 Jul 2026
Formal Minutes 9 June 2026 - 3rd meeting - Minutes 2 Jul 2026
Formal Minutes 2 June 2026 - 2nd meeting - Minutes 11 Jun 2026
Formal Minutes 19 May 2026 - 1st meeting - Minutes 3 Jun 2026
Declarations of interest Member declarations of interest (January 16 2026) 20 Jan 2026

Source: the official committee page.