Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Ban party donors from Lords & eject donor peers (with possible reappointment)
Closed
106 signatures
What the petition asks
The latest list of honours has provoked renewed concern about appointments to the House of Lords. We believe too many appointments are made after significant donations, which can appear improper even where it is not. The simplest solution is not to allow party donors to be appointed to the Lords.
There is too much concern that members of the Lords have been appointed because of donations.
The Lords are too important to allow any appearance of impropriety so should follow the precautionary principle by ejecting all peers who were appointed after a significant donation to the party of the day, and not allowing similar appointments in the future.
This should eliminate the concern entirely, and as a bonus would slim down the House, which many see as overstuffed.
Those ejected may be appointed again if the nation decides that they should be.
The Lords are too important to allow any appearance of impropriety so should follow the precautionary principle by ejecting all peers who were appointed after a significant donation to the party of the day, and not allowing similar appointments in the future.
This should eliminate the concern entirely, and as a bonus would slim down the House, which many see as overstuffed.
Those ejected may be appointed again if the nation decides that they should be.
Timeline
| 13 Feb 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
106
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
13 Feb 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.