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1167882

registered interest
date	04/11/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2019: Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost to the public purse of the General Election on 12 December.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The full cost of the election will not be known until after the poll, once all expenses claims have been received and settled and Royal Mail invoices paid.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/11/2019 17:02:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

868246

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cambridge Analytica
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether, and the extent to which, Cambridge Analytica interfered in the EU referendum campaign in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL6518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is responsible for prescribing the rules in relation to campaigning, funding and spending at elections and referendums. It is for the Electoral Commission to regulate these rules.</p><p>The Electoral Commission is an independent body and the detail of any investigations undertaken by the Electoral Commission is a matter for them.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 29/03/2018 14:30:01 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

769253

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: National Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK has an equivalent of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States or Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board; and if so, what it is.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL1987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the recently published ‘National Security and Infrastructure Investment Review’ Green Paper, the Government has established the ‘Investment Security Group’, a cross Government forum to bring together relevant departments and agencies to consider the implications of foreign investment for national security and ensure that Ministers are provided with timely advice on such investment.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/10/2017 16:05:40 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

753937

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from the duration and cost of the Chilcot Inquiry.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL1083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>A number of lessons about inquiry processes were learned from the Iraq Inquiry, and government has absorbed these so that future inquiries can benefit from the experience. Government has received the report of Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Iraq Inquiry, and will be responding in due course, setting out the lessons learned.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/09/2017 12:56:33 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

747452

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review (1) the National Cyber Security Strategy, and (2) the role and powers of the National Cyber Security Centre.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government launched its five year National Cyber Security Strategy in 2016 to ensure that the UK has the right capability and capacity to defend our people, businesses, and assets; deter our adversaries; and develop the skills and capabilities we need across the public and private sectors.</p><p>A significant early milestone to support delivery of the Strategy was the formation of the National Cyber Security Centre. Implementation of the Strategy including the role and powers of the National Cyber Security Centre are subject to continual review to ensure that we are responding at the scale and pace required to meet the challenges we face.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 12/07/2017 16:12:07 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

746669

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how they plan to ensure that critical national infrastructure is protected to safeguard national security post-Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The security and resilience of UK Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) is a key priority for the Government. The 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review said that the Government will work with infrastructure owners and operators to mitigate risks to our CNI, and committed Government to ensure the right regulatory framework is in place to ensure our CNI is resilient to future threats.</p><p>Along with Lead Government Departments, the Cabinet Office is reviewing the resilience implications of leaving the EU. This will involve close collaboration with the Department for Exiting the European Union, which is working with all departments to ensure our preparations for exit are on track.</p><p>Matters of national security are often handled bilaterally, and we do not anticipate this changing after leaving the European Union. We will continue to strengthen and grow our close relationships with the CNI community in Ireland and across Europe, as well as our partners in NATO.</p><p>Each year the Government publishes a short public summary of the detailed plans being taken forward by Lead Departments to tackle threats to critical infrastructure. The 2016 summary can be found here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/568546/sector_security_resilience_plans_14_11_2016.pdf</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 14/07/2017 09:29:59 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

453579

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
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 Bridges of Headley on 11 January (HL4782), what assessment they have made of the terms of reference, composition, duration and cost of the Chilcot inquiry.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL6281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Chilcot Inquiry was set up by the Labour Government following consultation with other political parties and with the support of Parliament. The Government looks forward to the publication of the Inquiry’s report in June or July, in accordance with Sir John Chilcot’s most recent letter to the Prime Minister.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 07/03/2016 17:00:56 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

448835

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
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 Bridges of Headley on 11 January (HL4782) whether they have any plans to cap or curtail the Chilcot Inquiry’s expenses or costs before it reports.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL5615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 11/02/2016 17:53:29 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

439706

registered interest
date	21/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the current weekly costs of the Chilcot Inquiry.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL4782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The Iraq Inquiry, which is independent of Government, publishes its annual costs after the end of each financial year. The Inquiry’s costs for FY 2014/15 were £1,358,500, providing an average weekly cost in the last financial year of £26,125.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 11/01/2016 11:54:32 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

426066

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Kids Company
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the value for money of the estimated £46 million of public funds provided to Kids Company over the last 15 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL3339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>Kids Company delivered important work for vulnerable young people and received support from successive governments over a 15 year period, beginning in 2002.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 18/11/2015 16:08:21 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott