 He came second to Bob Geldof in the BBC Radio 4's 2004 "People's Lord" poll An Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) since June 1996, Singh was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.On the recommendation of the House of Lords Appointments Commission, he was created a Crossbench (independent) life peer on 12 October 2011 taking the title Baron Singh of Wimbledon, of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton.He was introduced in the House of Lords on 24 October 2011, being the first member of the House of Lords to wear a turban.