He was not recommended for a peerage in John Major 's resignation honours .
The following year William Hague recommended him , and Lamont was made a life peer as Baron Lamont of Lerwick , of Lerwick in the Shetland Islands on 24 July 1998 .
He was not recommended for a peerage in John Major 's resignation honours , but the following year William Hague recommended him , and Lamont was made a life peer as Baron Lamont of Lerwick , of Lerwick in the Shetland Islands on 24 July 1998 .