The slightly mysterious Interim Peers top-up list of 2010

It is entirely a coincidence that the 2010 top-up list was announced on 13 November 2010 - although it was my birthday - and a new list of appointments to the Lords was announced six days later. It did lead to an interesting occurrence, however.

A list of fifteen, to be added to the remainder from the 2008 list, was elected as follows (those actually appointed highlighted);

1. Sal Brinton - count 1 (19 November 2010)
2. Mark Pack - count 1
3. David Boyle - count 2
4. Kay Barnard - count 2
5. Flick Rea - count 20
6. Sue Baring - count 22
7. Mike Tuffrey - count 23
8. Val Cox - count 27
9. Alan Butt-Philip - count 28
10. Jon Ball - count 28
11. Chris Wiggin - count 28
12. Richard Church - count 28
13. Liz Leffman - count 28
14. Chris Bones - count 28
15. Antony Hook - count 28

It was almost certainly a coincidence that Sal was appointed six days later - whilst nominees are warned some time before the official announcement, the timing is rather longer than that. And there have been no other appointments since from the top-up list...