Question: what is the difference between the honourable and the right honourable?
Answer: A non-Privy Council member is thus "my hon. ... ("Honourable" is abbreviated as "hon." in Hansard.) "Honourable" becomes "right honourable" for those members entitled to this style, in particular Privy Counsellors. Members with government or opposition jobs may be referred to as such, for example "my right hon.