The chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC), Bernard Jenkin, plans to invite committee members to investigate former prime minister, David Cameron’s honours list
Jenkin wants to discuss Cameron’s resignation honours list as well as his choice of 13 new peers as soon as parliament is recalled in September.
The list received lots of criticism for the way Cameron used it to reward friends and financial backers of the Conservative party.
Former Chancellor, George Osborne, was rewarded Champion of Honour (CH) for political and public service.
Jenkin said: ‘We have already discussed the principle of holding an inquiry into the House of Lords. This should include the size and composition of the House of Lords, but also the way in which new peers are appointed. I think reform of the House of Lords is by far the most important issue arising from this month's controversy.
‘I hope the new government will consider this and our previous report seriously, and I hope the committee will agree terms of reference and to launch our inquiry as soon as the house returns in September.’
