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<p>As was the case under previous administrations, ministerial appointments are a
matter for the Prime Minister, in line with the Ministerial Code.</p><p> </p><p>For
those individuals upon whom the Prime Minister wishes to confer a life peerage, the
independent House of Lords Appointments Commission vets nominations. For those individuals
upon whom the Prime Minister wishes to confer a peerage in order that they might sit
in the House of Lords to take up a ministerial role, the Commission consults the main
regulatory authorities, including HMRC, before giving advice.</p><p> </p>
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