Ineligible members of the House of Lords

The members listed below are currently not eligible to take part in the work of the House of Lords.

These members are not included in the Membership of the House of Lords page or the Lords list.

Member Reason Membership type Date of ineligibility
Lord Boyd of DuncansbyDisqualified: Member of the JudiciaryLife peer28 June 2012
Baroness Clark of CaltonDisqualified: Member of the JudiciaryLife peer1 October 2009
Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-EbonyDisqualified: Member of the JudiciaryLife peer1 October 2009
Baroness Hale of RichmondDisqualified: Member of the JudiciaryLife Peer (judicial)1 October 2009
Lord JudgeDisqualified: Member of the JudiciaryLife peer1 October 2009
Lord Kerr of TonaghmoreDisqualified: Member of the JudiciaryLife Peer (judicial)1 October 2009
Lord ManceDisqualified: Member of the JudiciaryLife Peer (judicial)1 October 2009
Lord Neuberger of AbbotsburyDisqualified: Member of the JudiciaryLife Peer (judicial)1 October 2009
Baroness LudfordDisqualified: MEPLife peer24 June 2009
Baroness AmosLeave of AbsenceLife peer26 May 2010
Baroness Ashton of UphollandLeave of AbsenceLife peer16 June 2010
Lord AttenboroughLeave of AbsenceLife peer8 October 2012
Lord BannsideLeave of AbsenceLife peer6 June 2013
Lord Barber of TewkesburyLeave of AbsenceLife peer26 April 2011
Lord Black of CrossharbourLeave of AbsenceLife peer25 June 2012
Lord Blyth of RowingtonLeave of AbsenceLife peer21 March 2013
Lord BridgesLeave of AbsenceExcepted Hereditary14 March 2011
Lord BriggsLeave of AbsenceLife peer21 June 2012
Lord ChalfontLeave of AbsenceLife peer25 May 2010
Marquess of CholmondeleyLeave of AbsenceExcepted Hereditary25 May 2010
Earl of Crawford and BalcarresLeave of AbsenceLife peer8 May 2013
Lord Goff of ChieveleyLeave of AbsenceLife Peer (judicial)25 May 2010
Lord GriffithsLeave of AbsenceLife Peer (judicial)25 June 2012
Lord HayhoeLeave of AbsenceLife peer15 July 2013
Lord Hope of ThornesLeave of AbsenceLife peer8 November 2012
Lord Kilpatrick of KincraigLeave of AbsenceLife peer25 May 2010
Lord KimballLeave of AbsenceLife peer26 June 2013
Lord KingsdownLeave of AbsenceLife peer2 November 2010
Baroness LockwoodLeave of AbsenceLife peer8 May 2013
Lord Macaulay of BragarLeave of AbsenceLife peer6 February 2013
Lord Mackie of BenshieLeave of AbsenceLife peer25 May 2010
Lord Mason of BarnsleyLeave of AbsenceLife peer25 June 2012
Lord MillettLeave of AbsenceLife Peer (judicial)11 June 2012
Lord Molyneaux of KilleadLeave of AbsenceLife peer25 June 2012
Lord MustillLeave of AbsenceLife Peer (judicial)8 October 2012
Lord Nicholls of BirkenheadLeave of AbsenceLife Peer (judicial)6 June 2013
Baroness NicolLeave of AbsenceLife peer11 June 2012
Duke of NorfolkLeave of AbsenceExcepted Hereditary11 June 2012
Baroness Paisley of St George'sLeave of AbsenceLife peer6 June 2013
Baroness Platt of WrittleLeave of AbsenceLife peer5 October 2010
Lord PriorLeave of AbsenceLife peer27 May 2010
Lord Prys-DaviesLeave of AbsenceLife peer5 September 2011
Lord Sainsbury of Preston CandoverLeave of AbsenceLife peer25 May 2010
Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleLeave of AbsenceLife peer15 July 2013
Marquess of SalisburyLeave of AbsenceHereds given LPs25 May 2010
Lord SandbergLeave of AbsenceLife peer11 June 2012
Lord Simon of HighburyLeave of AbsenceLife peer23 June 2010
Lord Simpson of DunkeldLeave of AbsenceLife peer11 June 2012
Earl of SnowdonLeave of AbsenceHereds given LPs25 June 2012
Lord TemplemanLeave of AbsenceLife Peer (judicial)8 October 2012
Lord Thomas of MacclesfieldLeave of AbsenceLife peer21 June 2012
Baroness VaderaLeave of AbsenceLife peer8 December 2011
Lord Vincent of ColeshillLeave of AbsenceLife peer11 June 2012

Notes

The information on this page is updated daily when the House of Lords is in session, and at least weekly during recess.

The list includes members who have taken ‘leave of absence’, which must be renewed at the start of each new Parliament. The date given is the date on which leave of absence was last granted.