As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours, political honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours.

Life Peerage

Conservative Party

Richard Harrington, to be Baron Harrington of Watford, of Watford in the County of Hertfordshire – 15 March 2022 Sir Christopher Bellamy, , to be Baron Bellamy, of Waddesdon in the County of Buckinghamshire – 14 June 2022 Nick Markham, , to be Baron Markham, of East Horsley in the County of Surrey – 7 October 2022 Dominic Johnson, , to be Baron Johnson of Lainston, of Lainston in the County of Hampshire – 19 October 2022 Simon Murray, Baron Murray of Blidworth, of Blidworth in the County of Nottinghamshire – 21 October 2022 The Right Honourable Sir Nicholas Soames, to be Baron Soames of Fletching, of Fletching in the County of East Sussex – 28 October 2022 Dr. Ruth Lea, , to be Baroness Lea of Lymm, of Lymm in the Borough of Warrington in the County of Cheshire – 31 October 2022 Professor Andrew Roberts, to be Baron Roberts of Belgravia, of Belgravia in the City of Westminster – 1 November 2022 The Right Honourable Sir Hugo Swire, , to be Baron Swire, of Down St Mary in the County of Devon – 1 November 2022 Sir Michael Hintze, to be Baron Hintze, of Dunster in the County of Somerset – 3 November 2022 Dr. Sheila Lawlor, to be Baroness Lawlor, of Midsummer Common in the City of Cambridge – 3 November 2022 Teresa O'Neill, , to be Baroness O'Neill of Bexley, of Crook Log in the London Borough of Bexley – 7 November 2022 Angie Bray, to be Baroness Bray of Coln, of Coln St. Aldwyns in the County of Gloucestershire – 8 November 2022 Dr. Dambisa Moyo, to be Baroness Moyo, of Knightsbridge in the City of Westminster – 8 November 2022 Graham Evans, to be Baron Evans of Rainow, of Macclesfield in the County of Cheshire – 9 November 2022 Stewart Jackson, to be Baron Jackson of Peterborough, of Peterborough in the County of Cambridgeshire – 16 November 2022 Kate Lampard, , to be Baroness Lampard, of Frinsted in the County of Kent – 17 November 2022 Dr. Cleveland Anthony Sewell, , to be Baron Sewell of Sanderstead, of Sanderstead in the County of Surrey – 16 December 2022

2022 Special Honours

Labour Party

Sharon Taylor, , to be Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, of Stevenage in the County of Hertfordshire – 28 October 2022 Sonny Leong, , to be Baron Leong, of Chilton in the County of Oxfordshire and of Camden Town in the London Borough of Camden – 31 October 2022 Kuldip Singh Sahota, to be Baron Sahota, of Telford in the County of Shropshire – 2 November 2022 Dr. Fiona Twycross, to be Baroness Twycross, of Headington in the City of Oxford – 7 November 2022 Ruth Smeeth, to be Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, of Stoke-on-Trent in the County of Staffordshire – 18 November 2022 David Prentis, to be Baron Prentis of Leeds, of Harehills in the City of Leeds – 18 November 2022 Thomas Watson, to be Baron Watson of Wyre Forest, of Kidderminster in the County of Worcestershire – 21 November 2022 Frances O'Grady, to be Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway, of Wood Farm in the City of Oxford – 9 December 2022

2022 Special Honours

Democratic Unionist Party

Peter Weir, to be Baron Weir of Ballyholme, of Ballyholme in the County of Down – 16 November 2022

2022 Special Honours

Crossbench

Shaista Gohir, , to be Baroness Gohir, of Hall Green in the City of Birmingham – 28 June 2022 Professor Katherine Willis, , to be Baroness Willis of Summertown, of Summertown in the City of Oxford – 8 July 2022 Sir Peter Hendy, , to be Baron Hendy of Richmond Hill, of Imber in the County of Wiltshire – 17 November 2022 Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, , to be Baron Peach, of Grantham in the County of Lincolnshire – 21 November 2022

Non-affiliated

Professor Guglielmo Verdirame, , to be Baron Verdirame, of Belsize Park in the London Borough of Camden – 2 November 2022 The Right Honourable Dame Arlene Foster, , to be Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee, of Aghadrumsee in the County of Fermanagh – 9 November 2022