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star this property date less than 2024-02-13more like thismore than 2024-02-13
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Leader of the House of Lords remove filter
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star this property answering dept sort name Leader of the House of Lords more like this
star this property hansard heading Government Departments: Written Questions more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Leader of the House, with regard to the 19 questions for written answer that remained unanswered after 10 working days on 12 February, how many of the answering bodies have not sent an apology to the questioner for the delay in responding. more like this
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Lord Jopling more like this
star this property uin HL2441 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2024-02-27more like thismore than 2024-02-27
star this property answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I take my duty to represent the House to His Majesty’s Government with the utmost seriousness. Central to this is ensuring that Peers have their questions answered in a timely fashion by all departments. Over the recent months, I have reminded all Front Bench Ministers of their duty to respond to Written Questions within the 10 day target.</p><p>In addition to this, my Office routinely contacts departments who have breached this target to ascertain the reasons why their deadlines have been missed. As an indication of how seriously I have taken this issue, I have also written to the Permanent Secretaries of departments and met individually with Front Bench Ministers who repeatedly miss the target.</p><p>I believe an apology is appropriate in such circumstances, but that it is a matter for each individual department to determine.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord True more like this
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less than 2024-02-27T12:30:16.207Zmore like thismore than 2024-02-27T12:30:16.207Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord True more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Jopling more like this
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star this property date less than 2023-12-14more like thismore than 2023-12-14
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Leader of the House of Lords remove filter
star this property answering dept id 92 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Leader of the House of Lords more like this
star this property hansard heading Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Leader of the House why Written Questions HL660 and HL661, tabled on 28 November, have not been answered after 10 working days. more like this
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Lord Jackson of Peterborough more like this
star this property uin HL1214 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-12-19more like thismore than 2023-12-19
star this property answer text <p><strong>As Leader of the House of Lords I have reiterated to all Departments the importance of adhering to the 10 day target for responses to questions for written answer. My office has been in close contact with the Department for Health and Social Care’s Parliamentary Team to ascertain why HL660 and HL661 went unanswered. They have now confirmed that they have been answered. The Permanent Secretary has previously reassured me that the department is working to return performance to pre-pandemic levels. As this issue has persisted I am writing again to the Permanent Secretary to highlight the lack of improvement.</strong></p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord True more like this
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less than 2023-12-19T14:51:53.88Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-19T14:51:53.88Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord True more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough more like this
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star this property date less than 2023-07-24more like thismore than 2023-07-24
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Leader of the House of Lords remove filter
star this property answering dept id 92 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Leader of the House of Lords more like this
star this property hansard heading Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Leader of the House, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 19 June (HL8246), what explanations he has had from the Department of Health and Social Care concerning the number of questions allocated to that department that remain unanswered after 10 working days. more like this
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
star this property uin HL9624 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-08-03more like thismore than 2023-08-03
star this property answer text <p>As Leader of the House of Lords I have reiterated to all Front Bench Ministers the importance of adhering to the 10 day target for responses to questions for written answer. As stated in my response on 19 June (HL8246) the Department for Health and Social Care faced significant disruption to the delivery of parliamentary support due to the pressures they faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. They have since implemented a Written Parliamentary Question Recovery Plan to deal with the backlog of written questions. At the time of writing, DHSC’s PQ on-time rate for July is 89.6%, the highest percentage during a sitting month since early 2020.</p><p><strong><br></strong>The Permanent Secretary has further reassured me that they are committed to improving the process and have taken further steps to bring performance levels back to pre-pandemic levels including streamlining the drafting process. I will be looking for further improvements on their record as a result of the Department's Recovery plan. It is important that the highest standards are achieved by all Departments in replying to members of the House.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord True more like this
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less than 2023-08-03T09:31:05.17Zmore like thismore than 2023-08-03T09:31:05.17Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord True more like this
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2024
star this property label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
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star this property date less than 2023-06-06more like thismore than 2023-06-06
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Leader of the House of Lords remove filter
star this property answering dept id 92 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Leader of the House of Lords more like this
star this property hansard heading Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Leader of the House what explanations he has had from the Department for Health and Social Care concerning their failure to answer 18 questions for written answer, dating back to 19 April, within the recommended time. more like this
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Lord Jopling more like this
star this property uin HL8246 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-06-19more like thismore than 2023-06-19
star this property answer text <p>As Leader of the House I see it as essential that Noble Lords receive accurate and timely responses to all written questions tabled to His Majesty's Government. For that reason, I have spoken to all Front Bench Ministers regarding the importance of adhering to the 10 working day window for response to questions for written answer. I have also written to the Permanent Secretary of DHSC to reiterate the importance of his department responding to peers within this timeframe, as well as urging them to clear the backlog as soon as possible.</p><p>My office has contacted DHSC regarding their repeated failure to meet the 10 day target for response. After the significant disruption caused to the delivery of parliamentary support to the House of Lords by the COVID-19 pandemic, the DHSC parliamentary team has implemented a Written Parliamentary Question Recovery Plan to deal with the backlog of written questions. This recovery plan has led to significant improvements in their performance. However, your question clearly highlights that there is more work to do to ensure that all questions are answered within the 10 day target. Parliament rightly expects that more work will be done on this matter.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord True more like this
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less than 2023-06-19T16:28:12.707Zmore like thismore than 2023-06-19T16:28:12.707Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord True more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Jopling more like this
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star this property date less than 2023-01-30more like thismore than 2023-01-30
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Leader of the House of Lords remove filter
star this property answering dept id 92 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Leader of the House of Lords more like this
star this property hansard heading House of Lords: Legislation more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Leader of the House, further to the request made to the Leader by Lord Blencathra on 12 January (HL Deb col 1535), whether he will (1) send a printed copy of the Cabinet Office Guide to Making Legislation to every civil servant in the Office of Parliamentary Counsel with an instruction to read it, and (2) amend section E of the Guide which begins with the sentence “The House of Lords is usually the more difficult House to take legislation through…”. more like this
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Lord Blencathra more like this
star this property uin HL5192 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-02-10more like thismore than 2023-02-10
star this property answer text <p>On instruction from the relevant policy department, the Office of Parliamentary Counsel are responsible for the drafting of Government legislation.</p><p>In light of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee's report Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive (HL 106), the Guide to Making Legislation was updated last summer. This included integrating a link to the Committee's revised guidance. Along with the Committee's report and the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee's report Government by Diktat: A call to return power to Parliament (HL 105), the guide was circulated to all officials in Whitehall responsible for preparing and passing primary legislation.</p><p>The Guide to Making Legislation is usually updated annually and I have asked the responsible officials to consider how to best express in the Guide the different procedures, practices and challenges posed by legislating in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. I hope very much that in that process officials will take carefully into account points made by Your Lordships in what was an important debate.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord True more like this
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less than 2023-02-10T14:11:04.397Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-10T14:11:04.397Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord True more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Blencathra more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-12-21more like thismore than 2022-12-21
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Leader of the House of Lords remove filter
star this property answering dept id 92 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Leader of the House of Lords more like this
star this property hansard heading Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Leader of the House when they expect to answer the Written Question tabled by Lord Rogan on 17 November (HL3519) and due for answer on 1 December. more like this
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Lord Rogan more like this
star this property uin HL4501 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-01-09more like thismore than 2023-01-09
star this property answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has confirmed a response to your written question was initially issued on time, but a technical error prevented it from being published by the 1 December deadline.</p><p>The FCDO has assured my office that a new response will be issued in the week commencing 9 January 2023 and the Department will write to you directly with an explanation for the delayed response.</p><p>My office will continue to work closely with all departments, including the FCDO, to ensure they conduct regular reviews of their systems and processes to prevent future incidents.</p><p>I regret the error and I will be reminding all colleagues at Front Bench of their duty to provide prompt responses to written questions in the House within the 10 day target, as stipulated in the Companion.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord True more like this
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less than 2023-01-09T15:53:13.373Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-09T15:53:13.373Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord True more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Rogan more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-11-28more like thismore than 2022-11-28
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Leader of the House of Lords remove filter
star this property answering dept id 92 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Leader of the House of Lords more like this
star this property hansard heading Oral Questions: House of Lords more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Leader of the House what steps he is taking to encourage members to keep supplementary questions short and succinct. more like this
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Lord Palmer more like this
star this property uin HL3812 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-09more like thismore than 2022-12-09
star this property answer text <p>I agree with the noble Lord that members should aim to keep their contributions concise and, in accordance with the Companion, confined to no more than two points. This enables as many peers from across the House as possible the opportunity to scrutinise the Government.</p><p>It is the responsibility of the whole House to work collectively on this issue and I am sure the usual channels will make every effort to ensure their members keep to this standard of practice. In June 2022 the usual channels wrote collectively to all members to remind them of these rules and the courtesies of the House more generally.</p><p>I will also remind colleagues of the importance of ministers providing succinct answers to questions, in accordance with the practice of the House, to enable the House to operate in the most effective manner including the recommendation that initial answers should be no more than 75 words.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord True more like this
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less than 2022-12-09T12:13:24.287Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-09T12:13:24.287Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord True more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Palmer more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-11-08more like thismore than 2022-11-08
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Leader of the House of Lords remove filter
star this property answering dept id 92 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Leader of the House of Lords more like this
star this property hansard heading Written Questions: Leader of the House of Lords more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Leader of the House why Written Questions HL2182 (tabled on 5 September), HL2307 and HL2308 (tabled on 8 September) have yet to be answered. more like this
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Lord Jopling more like this
star this property uin HL3280 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-11-22more like thismore than 2022-11-22
star this property answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I have stressed that I take my responsibility to ensure all Ministers provide full, timely and accurate responses to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs) very seriously.</p><p>Of the three QWAs mentioned in your question, all have now been answered. HL2182 was answered on the date you submitted this question, 8 November.</p><p>HL2307 and HL2308 were delayed due to the death of Her Majesty The Queen on 8 September and were subsequently answered within the 10 working day target on 28 September.</p><p>For more information on what we are doing to address late QWAs please see my previous response to you on 11 October (HL2274) and my answer to Lord Scriven (HL2615) on 27 October.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord True more like this
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less than 2022-11-22T11:40:16.19Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-22T11:40:16.19Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord True more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Jopling more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-10-13more like thismore than 2022-10-13
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Leader of the House of Lords remove filter
star this property answering dept id 92 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Leader of the House of Lords more like this
star this property hansard heading Leader of the House of Lords: Written Questions more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Leader of the House why Written Question HL1408, tabled on 30 June, remains outstanding as of 13 October. more like this
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Lord Scriven more like this
star this property uin HL2615 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-10-27more like thismore than 2022-10-27
star this property answer text <p>Further to my answer to Lord Jopling on 11 October (HL2274), the FCDO experienced technical difficulties in uploading their answer to this question to the Parliamentary website, but a response was issued by email, at the time. My office has since been in touch with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and received assurances that a response has now been uploaded to the website. The Department has also written directly to apologise for the delay in responding with an explanation for the delay.</p><p>I regret the error and will be reminding all Departments of their duty to offer prompt responses to questions in the House.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord True more like this
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less than 2022-10-27T14:05:00.98Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-27T14:05:00.98Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord True more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Scriven more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-09-07more like thismore than 2022-09-07
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Leader of the House of Lords remove filter
star this property answering dept id 92 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Leader of the House of Lords more like this
star this property hansard heading Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Home Office: Written Questions more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask the Leader of the House what plans he has to seek explanations from (1) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and (2) the Home Office, concerning their failure to respond to Questions for Written Answer tabled in June and July, contrary to the convention that answers should be provided within 10 working days. more like this
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Lord Jopling more like this
star this property uin HL2274 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-10-11more like thismore than 2022-10-11
star this property answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I shall take my responsibility to ensure all Ministers provide full, timely and accurate responses to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs) very seriously.</p><p>On 7 September 2022 there were four overdue QWAs directed to the Home Office (HO), and one directed to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). As of 28 September 2022, the number of outstanding QWAs from June and July had reduced: the Home Office had two late answers and the FCDO had none.</p><p>My office contacted the FCDO who explained that a technical error prevented their response from being uploaded to the website by the deadline. They have confirmed that a response was issued on 20 July 2022 and a copy was sent via email to the Peer.</p><p>Similarly, the HO has confirmed their two outstanding QWAs were cleared on 11 July but due to a separate technical error, were not uploaded to the website. This issue is being investigated by the HO to prevent it reoccurring. The tabling Peer has been contacted.</p><p>As Leader, I will undertake to remind colleagues of the importance of answering QWAs within the 10 day target, as well as their obligation to the House and Parliament’s important role in scrutinising the Government. My office will continue to work closely with all Departments across Government, and, upon the House’s return, I will write to colleagues to ensure all Ministers in the House of Lords are aware of their duties and what is expected of them in fulfilling their duty to be accountable to your Lordships’ House.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord True more like this
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less than 2022-10-11T16:52:48.49Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-11T16:52:48.49Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord True more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Jopling more like this