Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
Who formally appoints life peers?
- AThe monarch, advised by the Prime MinisterRight answer
- BVoters at a General Election
- CThe Speaker, after a secret ballot
- DThe House of Commons
Answer: The monarch, advised by the Prime Minister
The monarch makes the appointment, acting on the Prime Minister's advice.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "The British constitution". Practice question 489 of 651, written in our own words.