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731089

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 whether the Civil Service Code and Code of Conduct for Special Advisers permits Special Advisers to restrict access by senior civil servants to the Prime Minister.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL97
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The standards of conduct expected of all civil servants, including Special Advisers are set out in the relevant Codes of Conduct. These Codes make clear what Special Advisers can and cannot do in their roles.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL94 HL95 HL99 question first answered 29/06/2017 16:26:34 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

731087

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 have ensured that Special Advisers employed in 10 Downing Street behave in a way which is professional and which deserves and retains the confidence of all those with whom they have dealings.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL95
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The standards of conduct expected of all civil servants, including Special Advisers are set out in the relevant Codes of Conduct. These Codes make clear what Special Advisers can and cannot do in their roles.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL94 HL97 HL99 question first answered 29/06/2017 16:26:34 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

731086

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 have ensured since the 2015 general election that Special Advisers employed in 10 Downing Street do not do anything which is inconsistent with their obligations under the Civil Service Code and Code of Conduct of Special Advisers or behave in a way which is inconsistent with standards set by their employing department.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL94
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The standards of conduct expected of all civil servants, including Special Advisers are set out in the relevant Codes of Conduct. These Codes make clear what Special Advisers can and cannot do in their roles.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL95 HL97 HL99 question first answered 29/06/2017 16:26:34 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

683979

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Absent Voting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Young of Cookham on 9 January (HLWS400) concerning the Government response to <i>Securing the ballot</i>, what is their definition of "postal vote harvesting"
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL5211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The handling of completed postal ballot packs by campaigners is unacceptable. The Electoral Commission already strongly advises against the practice, and as part of the wider reform package outlined in our response to Sir Eric’s review, the Government is considering how a ban on this activity could be implemented.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/02/2017 14:25:34 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

713095

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the effectiveness of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL6215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments discharges its remit effectively and efficiently.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 03/04/2017 14:11:51 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

712596

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Average Earnings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the average per capita gross annual pay in each of the last five years, broken down by electoral division in the 23 June 2016 referendum.
	tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
	uin	HL6191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name HL6191 v.02 (1).pdf title Letter from UKSA 2 file name HL_6191 (1).xlsx title HL6191 table question first answered 05/04/2017 11:01:54 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

638273

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Bank of England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the Bank of England should be independent of the Government.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL3343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>A comprehensive Review of the Monetary Policy Framework was published in 2013, considering the benefits and costs of a number of different monetary policy frameworks. The review concluded that operational independence has helped improve credibility and accountability of monetary policy, leading to stable inflation and inflation expectations, and in turn macroeconomic stability.</p><p> </p><p>The current remit for the Monetary Policy Committee reflects the assessment set out in the 2013 Review, which reaffirms the Bank of England’s operation independence and a flexible inflation targeting framework.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 24/11/2016 17:30:06 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

598111

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Bank of England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of comments by Kristin Forbes, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, on possible over-counting of the economic effects of Brexit, what assessment they have made of the Bank of England's growth forecasts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL2140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The government has produced no such assessment of the independent Monetary Policy Committee’s forecasts for the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has the responsibility to produce detailed forecasts for the economy and public finances twice a year. The OBR will produce forecasts to accompany the Autumn Statement on 23 November.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/10/2016 14:25:54 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

637309

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the statement by the US President-elect that he intends to reinstate the Glass-Steagall rules, what assessment they have made of the impact this would have on the UK banking system.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL3234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The government monitors the financial regulation policies of our international partners, including the US, as they develop.</p><p>In the UK, from the 1st of January 2019, our ring-fencing regime will require structural separation of core retail banking from investment banking for UK banks with retail deposits of more than £25 billion.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 24/11/2016 17:29:19 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

692707

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Males
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the incidence of breast cancer in men; and whether it has changed over the last 20 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL5520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply, and I will place a copy of their letter in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 07/03/2017 14:55:40 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name PQ HL5520 final v.04 (1) (1).pdf title Response to HL5520
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie