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41736

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date	06/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
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answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which former Prime Ministers have been given public duty cost allowances; how much those allowances were; and which specific and itemised duties they performed.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /> <p><strong> </strong>The amounts paid in 2011-12 and 2012-13 are as follows: </p><p /> <p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td> <p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>£114,998.17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>£109,191.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>£115,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>£115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td> <p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>£114,996.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>£100,315.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>£74,087.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>£115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The current limit for the PDCA is £115,000. The limit is reviewed on an annual basis.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Former Prime Ministers will continue to receive the PDCA if they are a sitting MP, provided they are not serving as Leader of the Opposition.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Claims are processed by the Cabinet Office and form part of the annual audit of Cabinet Office expenditure.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>All former Prime Ministers are provided with guidance on the PDCA. A copy of this has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

41712

registered interest
date	05/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff are currently employed for more than 50 per cent of their working week to support the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office in his role as Accounting Officer; and what are their job titles.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL5803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on staffing within the Cabinet Office is published regularly in our organograms. The most recent includes information from 30 September. It is available here: http://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office. </p><p> </p><p>The Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office in his role as Accounting Officer is currently supported by 10 staff working in his own Private Office and the Financial Management Team.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 10/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

40871

registered interest
date	03/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what penalties can be applied to charities that break charitable law by publishing party political advertisements or making misleading claims; and whether they have plans to introduce further penalties for such breaches of charitable law.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL5721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Charity Commission guidance makes clear that charities must never engage in any party political activity, and that it is for charity trustees to ensure that their charity does not engage in any party political activity. </p><p> </p><p>Where a charity's trustees fail to do this it is for the Charity Commission for England and Wales to investigate and take proportionate action. Depending on the circumstances, the Charity Commission's response could range from seeking assurances from the trustees, through to removing and replacing the charity's trustees.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

40875

registered interest
date	03/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 24 February (WA 222), what has been the financial saving arising from the reduction and merger of quangos since 2010; and how many jobs have been lost.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 2010, the Government has reduced the administrative cost of public bodies by over £1bn and remains on track to achieve reductions of at least £2.6bn by 2014/15. By the end of the Spending Review Period, it is estimated that there will an ongoing saving from the public bodies landscape of over £900 million per annum. </p><p> </p><p>Workforce numbers are published in the annual reports into Public Bodies, the most recent of which can be found online here:</p><p> </p><p> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-bodies-2013</p><p> </p><p>This Government's reforms represent the largest restructuring of public bodies in a generation, making the landscape smaller, more accountable, more efficient, less costly, and offering better value for money to the public.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

40121

registered interest
date	25/02/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage women to apply for senior posts in the Civil Service.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL5590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Women comprise over a third of the Senior Civil Service.</p><p>Work commissioned through the Contestable Policy Fund begins in March and will identify and help to remove the blockages faced by women when applying for senior posts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie