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1017057

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by the Chairman of Committees (Lord Laming) on 12 May 2016 (HL8153) and the Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) on 26 November (HL11454), why the cost of a Liberal Democrat hereditary peers' by-election, payable to Electoral Reform Services, has risen from £300 to £570.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL11902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The costs differ as, exceptionally, Electoral Reform Services were not involved in the print and distribution of the voting packs for the Liberal Democrat by-election in 2016. On that occasion, these tasks were handled by a member of House staff. The £570 figure quoted is from the successful tender submitted by Electoral Reform Services whom we expect to carry out all functions in future by-elections.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 12/12/2018 13:35:18 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1047823

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the percentage turnout of voters in each of the whole House hereditary peer by-elections.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL13101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Since the system of hereditary peer by-elections began there have been eight such by-elections where all members of the House have been eligible to vote. The percentage turnout of voters in each by-election was as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date of election </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Departed Peer </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Elected Peer </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of electorate who voted</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27-Mar-03</p></td><td><p>Oxfuird, V.</p></td><td><p>Ullswater, V.</p></td><td><p>63.99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23-Mar-05</p></td><td><p>Aberdare, L.</p></td><td><p>Eccles, V.</p></td><td><p>50.65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23-Mar-11</p></td><td><p>Strabolgi, L.</p></td><td><p>Hanworth, V.</p></td><td><p>53.83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20-Jul-11</p></td><td><p>Ampthill, L.</p></td><td><p>Colville of Culross, V.</p></td><td><p>40.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17-Jul-13</p></td><td><p>Reay, L.</p></td><td><p>Borwick, L.</p></td><td><p>44.35%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22-Oct-14</p></td><td><p>Methuen, L.</p></td><td><p>Oxford and Asquith, E.</p></td><td><p>36.46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27-Mar-17</p></td><td><p>Lyell, L.</p></td><td><p>Colgrain, L.</p></td><td><p>43.08%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>Skelmersdale, L.</p></td><td><p>Reay, L.</p></td><td><p>32.99%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 29/01/2019 12:10:35 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1185964

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by the Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) on 4 July 2018 (HL8851) and 18 July 2018 (HL9279), what hereditary peer by-elections have taken place under the terms of the House of Lords Act 1999 since the retirement of the Earl Baldwin of Bewdley on 9 May 2018; and in each of those by-elections, how many (1) candidates, and (2) electors, there were; and what was (a) the number of votes cast for the winning candidate, and (b) the percentage of the electorate who voted, in each case.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL2681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>Since the retirement of Earl Baldwin of Bewdley there have been hereditary peer by-elections held following the deaths of Viscount Slim and Lord Skelmersdale and the retirements of Lord Northbourne and Lord Glentoran. The details of each by-election are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Vacancy created by</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of candidates</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of electors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of votes cast for winner</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Turnout</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full details</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Glentoran</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>91.48%</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2018/Hereditary-peers-by-election-result-(Glentoran).pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2018/Hereditary-peers-by-election-result-(Glentoran).pdf</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Northbourne</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>93.54%</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2018/Result-by-election-28-11-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2018/Result-by-election-28-11-18.pdf</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Skelmersdale</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>785</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>32.99%</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2019/Result-by-election-23-01-19.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2019/Result-by-election-23-01-19.pdf</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Slim</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>90.32%</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2019/Result-by-election-27-03-19.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2019/Result-by-election-27-03-19.pdf</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 24/03/2020 12:04:36 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1185965

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker which peers would form the electorate in hereditary peer by-elections taking place under the terms of the House of Lords Act 1999 for a (1) Conservative, (2) Crossbench, (3) Labour, and (4) Liberal Democrat, vacancy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL2682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The following members, minus whichever member had created the vacancy, would be the electorate for a hereditary peer by-election for a vacancy in each party or group.</p><p> </p><p>In the event of a by-election to replace a Conservative hereditary peer, the electorate would be:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Earl of Arran</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Ashton of Hyde</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Astor of Hever</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Astor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Earl Attlee</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Bethell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Borwick</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Brabazon of Tara</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Bridgeman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Brougham and Vaux</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Caithness</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Earl Cathcart</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Colgrain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Colwyn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Courtown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Crathorne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord De Mauley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Denham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Dundee</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Eccles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Elton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Fairfax of Cameron</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Geddes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Glenarthur</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Goschen</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Henley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Home</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Earl Howe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Lindsay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Lucas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Mancroft</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Duke of Montrose</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Moynihan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Northbrook</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Reay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Ridley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Rotherwick</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Selsdon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Shrewsbury</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Strathclyde</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Swinfen</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Trefgarne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Trenchard</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Ullswater</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Younger of Leckie</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In the event of a by-election to replace a crossbench hereditary peer, the electorate would be:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Lord Aberdare</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Brookeborough</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Carrington</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Clancarty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Colville of Culross</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Cork and Orrery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Craigavon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Cromwell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Devon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Erroll</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Falkland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Freyberg</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Greenway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Hylton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Listowel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Lytton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Countess of Mar</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Mountevans</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Palmer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Earl Peel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Ravensdale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Rosslyn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Russell of Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Sandwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Duke of Somerset</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord St John of Bletso</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Stair</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Thurlow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Trevethin and Oaksey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Vaux of Harrowden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Waverley</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In the event of a by-election to replace a Labour hereditary peer, the electorate would be:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Lord Grantchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Hanworth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Rea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Simon</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In the event of a by-election to replace a Liberal Democrat hereditary peer, the electorate would be:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Lord Addington</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Glasgow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Thurso</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There are some members sitting in the House as excepted hereditary peers who have changed their party or group affiliation. If a vacancy were created by one of those members leaving the House, the seat in the House would revert back to the previous party or group. However, while those members are not sitting in their original party or group, they do not form part of the electorate for any hereditary peer by-elections that may arise in those groupings.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 24/03/2020 12:11:02 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1191891

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2020
	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	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what assessment she has made of whether there has been any reduction in the capacity of the House to scrutinise the policies of Her Majesty’s Government caused by the suspension of by-elections for hereditary peers until 8 September; and what consideration she has given to extending that suspension to limit the size of the House and reduce costs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL3709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The House has agreed to a number of temporary changes to its usual working practices and procedures in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. One of these changes was to delay any by-elections under Standing Order 10 until at least Tuesday 8 September. Without this delay a by-election would have had to be held before 26 June owing to a retirement.</p><p>In practical terms it is possible to put the arrangements in place for by-elections to be held in a way that reflects our current circumstances and ways of working. So a further extension is not necessary.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 12/05/2020 14:11:11 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

1195270

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the current outstanding by-elections for hereditary peers, indicating in each case the numbers of electors to be involved.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL4273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The by-elections for hereditary peers currently outstanding are to fill the vacancies left by the retirements of the Earl of Selborne and the Countess of Mar. In respect of the vacancy created by the retirement of the Earl of Selborne the remaining 46 Conservative excepted hereditary peers are eligible to vote. In respect of the vacancy created by the retirement of the Countess of Mar the whole House is entitled to vote to fill the vacancy as she was elected by the whole House to act as a Deputy Chairman.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 18/05/2020 11:51:18 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1195856

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	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	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether, and if so how, she is assessing the arrangements for conducting ballots to fill vacancies for hereditary peers after their suspension until 8 September; and how such arrangements will be put before the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL4432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>The House resolved on 23 March that Standing Order 10(6) be suspended until 8 September. No further decisions of the House are required before the provisions of Standing Order 10(6) resume.</p><p> </p><p>The Clerk of the Parliaments is responsible for making the arrangements for individual by-elections. In all recent by-elections those eligible to vote have been able to do so by post.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park grouped question UIN HL4433 question first answered 27/05/2020 13:17:31 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

1195857

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	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	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether any process for resuming the conduct of by-elections for hereditary peers will be put to a vote of the whole House of Lords before any more such by-elections take place.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL4433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>The House resolved on 23 March that Standing Order 10(6) be suspended until 8 September. No further decisions of the House are required before the provisions of Standing Order 10(6) resume.</p><p> </p><p>The Clerk of the Parliaments is responsible for making the arrangements for individual by-elections. In all recent by-elections those eligible to vote have been able to do so by post.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park grouped question UIN HL4432 question first answered 27/05/2020 13:17:32 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

1330340

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans he has to arrange for media access to the counts for by-elections of hereditary peers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The Procedure and Privileges Committee agreed on 2 March that the forthcoming hereditary peer by-elections to replace the Earl of Selborne, Lord Denham, Lord Selsdon, the Countess of Mar, Lord Rea and Lord Elton should be carried out using electronic means. Electors will vote using a secure on-line portal. The count will be an electronic process with the manual addition of a small number of postal ballots. There are no plans to allow media access to the count as it is an electronic process. Full details of the results will be available to the media and other interested parties on-line after the result has been announced in the Chamber.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 14/06/2021 14:49:20 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1342631

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, in the hereditary peers' by-election following the retirement of the Countess of Mar, (1) how many peers were entitled to vote, (2) how many peers voted, (3) how many ballot papers were spoiled, and (4) what was the percentage turnout.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL1600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>The details of the by-election to replace the Countess of Mar are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Vacancy Created By: </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Members eligible to vote:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Members who voted:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of spoiled ballot papers:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage turnout: </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Countess of Mar</p></td><td><p>783</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/07/2021 14:23:04 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott