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1356404

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Leader of the House of Lords: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House on how many occasions she has been asked to respond to Lords written questions about human rights in each of the last three years in respect of (1) Belarus, (2) Mali, (3) Nicaragua, and (4) Cameroon.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL2779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2021 answer text <p>I have not been asked any written questions about human rights in Belarus, Mali, Nicaragua or Cameroon.</p><p>Over the past three years other Ministers have regularly answered questions about these four countries, including most recently: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-15/hl2108" target="_blank">HL2108</a> (Belarus), <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-15/hl2053" target="_blank">HL2053</a> (Mali), <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-09/hl952" target="_blank">HL952</a> (Nicaragua) and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-15/hl2735" target="_blank">HL2735</a> (Cameroon).</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 29/09/2021 14:21:36 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1327202

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Bills: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which bills they intend to subject to pre-legislative scrutiny in the present Session of Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text The Government intends to subject three draft bills to pre-legislative scrutiny in the present Session of Parliament: Downstream Oil Resilience, Victims, and Online Safety, and is in discussion with the Liaison Committees in both Houses regarding how the draft bills will be scrutinised. As in previous years, it is possible that additional draft bills will be added to the list and therefore this list is not exhaustive. answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 01/06/2021 10:46:34 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1312506

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Ministerial Statements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House what (1) steps they are taking, and (2) safeguards are in place, to ensure that ministerial statements delivered in the House of Lords are accurate.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL15309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government attaches great importance to informative and accurate ministerial statements. The right of parliamentarians to take up issues directly with the Government is a key part of the democratic process and underlines the accountability of Ministers to Parliament. It is important that ministers give accurate and truthful information to Parliament and that they correct any inadvertent error at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 29/04/2021 12:16:55 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1311978

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Government Departments: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House what steps she is taking to (1) encourage, and (2) require, ministers to answer written parliamentary questions as tabled.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL15259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>As Leader of the House I take very seriously the responsibility incumbent on all Ministers to provide full, timely and comprehensive answers to Questions for Written Answers. Ministers are reminded regularly of the importance of their obligations to the House, and my office works closely with all departmental Parliamentary teams to help provide advice on what is expected of them in providing such answers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 29/04/2021 12:15:44 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1271089

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Private Members' Bills
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House what plans there are for consideration of Private Members' Bills to resume.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL11442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>I expect private members’ bills to start being considered again in early 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 16/12/2020 16:41:44 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1255120

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Parliament: Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether any current Lords Ministers sponsor Parliamentary passes for individuals other than (1) family members, (2) civil servants, (3) carers, and (4) special advisors; and if so, what the reasons are for the sponsorship of those Parliamentary passes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL10660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>One Lords Minister sponsors a pass for a member of staff who does not fall into any of the four categories listed in the question and who provides non-government administrative support.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the Code of Conduct and the Code of Conduct for House of Lords Members' Staff, there is an entry in the Register of Interests - Members of the House of Lords staff. The register can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://members.parliament.uk/members/lords/interests/register-of-interests-of-lords-members-staff" target="_blank">https://members.parliament.uk/members/lords/interests/register-of-interests-of-lords-members-staff</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 07/12/2020 16:33:40 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

1246834

registered interest
date	27/10/2020
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House what guidance or training is given to Ministers on the requirements to answer written questions from Members of the House comprehensively.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL9633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>As Leader of the House I take very seriously the responsibility incumbent on all Ministers to provide full, timely and comprehensive answers to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs). My office works closely with all departmental Parliamentary teams to help provide advice on what is expected of them in providing such answers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ministers are also reminded regularly of the importance of their obligations to the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 02/11/2020 12:26:13 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1245662

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Leader of the House of Lords: Senior Civil Servants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are in the Office of the Leader of the House of Lords at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL9427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>In line with reporting protocol and for disclosure control purposes, figures are suppressed where base headcounts include less than five individuals. BAME figures for the Leader of the Lords office cannot be disclosed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 26/10/2020 17:39:55 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

1244737

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House how much Cranborne money has been budgeted to (1) the Labour party, (2) the Liberal Democrat party, (3) the office of the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers, and (4) any other groups or parties in the House of Lords, in the current financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Mann
uin	HL9304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>For the 2020-21 financial year, the maximum amount available for financial assistance to opposition parties and the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers (“Cranborne money”) is as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Labour - £656,948</p></li><li><p>Liberal Democrats - £328,008</p></li><li><p>Office of the Convenor of the Crossbench peers - £ 99,770</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>No other groups or parties are able to claim it.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 22/10/2020 10:56:00 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1244094

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Lords Amendments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they make any assessment of the estimated costs arising from an amendment agreed to by the House of Lords to a Government Bill; and if so, (1) how, and (2) whether they publish that estimate.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL9225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>The government does not always make an assessment of the costs arising from a non-government Lords amendment. If it is relevant to the question of whether a money resolution will be needed in the House of Commons, the government may provide an assessment to the Clerk of Legislation in the House of Commons to assist him in the advice he gives to the Speaker. Communications between the government and the Clerk are not published, but if the government has made an assessment, it may be published in the explanatory notes to the Lords Amendments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 26/10/2020 17:18:53 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town