https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/7fd36e781b12a0bba25e3d9533a987a0.pdf e0ff50fa2c42200603ed4aedbbc314d9 https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/a73e057353bdbc4b9ffa6c270b10ad6d.pdf 3aea20ce4ede88f8b900a59d4a3ccf0e Letter This is used for general correspondence that doesn't fit into a specialized category (e.g., ministerial submissions). Transcript A transcript of the document. CABINET OFFICE The Duke of Norfolk House of Lords London SW1A 0PW 3 March 2025 Dear Eddie <div style="text-align:center;">Access rights for the Earl Marshal </div> Following our previous conversations, I wanted to write to you to provide an update on the issue of access rights for you as the holder of the office of the Earl Marshal once the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act has been passed and has come into force. I am writing to the holder of the office of the Lord Great Chamberlain on a similar basis. As you are aware, the Bill delivers the Government's manifesto commitment to remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords, a measure that includes hereditary peers holding the offices of Lord Great Chamberlain and Earl Marshal. The Government continues to recognise the important role you play and that the office you hold maintains the historic link between the Monarch and the House of Lords. The ability to undertake this role is not dependent on having membership of the House and I want to reiterate that the Bill will not affect the office itself or the ability of those holding them to fulfil its important functions. As we have discussed, your access rights to the House of Lords to undertake your role is very important. I am pleased to confirm, following a private meeting of the House of Lords Commission on 18 December 2024, that it has been agreed in principle that yourselves, as holders of the offices of the Lord Great Chamberlain and the Earl Marshal, and future holders of those offices, will retain access rights to the parliamentary estate after the Act comes into force. I hope that this news is reassuring and allows you both to continue your important work without interruption. I am copying this letter to the Lord Speaker and will deposit this letter in the House Library. <div style="text-align:center;">Yours ever, (Sgd.) Angela The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Basildon Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords </div> CABINET OFFICE The Lord Carrington House of Lords London SW1A 0PW 3 March 2025 Dear Rupert <div style="text-align:center;">Access rights for the Lord Great Chamberlain</div> Following our previous conversations, I wanted to write to you to provide an update on the issue of access rights for you as the holder of the office of the Lord Great Chamberlain once the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act has been passed and has come into force. I am writing to the holder of the office of the Earl Marshal on a similar basis. As you are aware, the Bill delivers the Government's manifesto commitment to remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords, a measure that includes hereditary peers holding the offices of Lord Great Chamberlain and Earl Marshal. The Government continues to recognise the important role you play and that the office you hold maintains the historic link between the Monarch and the House of Lords. The ability to undertake this role is not dependent on having membership of the House and I want to reiterate that the Bill will not affect the office itself or the ability of those holding them to fulfil its important functions. As we have discussed, your access rights to the House of Lords to undertake your role is very important. I am pleased to confirm, following a private meeting of the House of Lords Commission on 18 December 2024, that it has been agreed in principle that yourselves, as holders of the offices of the Lord Great Chamberlain and the Earl Marshal, and future holders of those offices, will retain access rights to the parliamentary estate after the Act comes into force. I hope that this news is reassuring and allows you both to continue your important work without interruption. I am copying this letter to the Lord Speaker and will deposit this letter in the House Library. <div style="text-align:center;">Yours ever, (Sgd.) Angela The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Basildon Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords </div> Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords) Recipient(s) The Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal) Lord Carrington (Lord Great Chamberlain) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in a sans-serif font, perhaps Arial. Lesser Royal Arms and "Cabinet Office" in the upper left. Day, salutation, and valediction are handwritten. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter - Letters to the Earl Marshal and Lord Great Chamberlain Regarding Access to the Parliamentary Estate [2025-03-03] Subject The topic of the resource Royal Household Parliament Description An account of the resource Letters from Baroness Smith of Basildon to the Earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain promising that they will continue to have access to the Parliamentary Estate after the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill becomes law. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/royal_officers_and_hereditary_pe#incoming-3141292">WhatDoTheyKnow</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025-03-03 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Earl Marshal Lord Great Chamberlain Lord Privy Seal Parliament Royal Household