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748882

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: LGBT People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Senior Deputy Speaker how much financial support ("Cranborne money") has been allocated to each political party for the 2017–18 financial year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>For the 2017-18 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>(1) £605,318 to the Labour Party,</p><p>(2) £302,229 to the Liberal Democrats, and</p><p>(3) £91,929 to the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 13/07/2017 10:42:17 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1200737

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Divisions: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration has been given to implementing arrangements for Members of the House of Lords to vote in person in divisions in line with the method used by the House of Commons on 2 June.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL5325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>In late March arrangements were made for members to vote in the Royal Gallery, allowing for social distancing, should the need for a division arise. Use of these temporary arrangements was not ultimately required. The Procedure Committee and the House agreed to concentrate on the development of electronic voting facilities, given the high number of members who are currently unable to attend Westminster and are required to participate remotely in the business of the House. Operation of the electronic voting system commenced on 15 June and is to be used by all members whether remote or on the Estate. Engagement with the remote voting system has been extremely good. These arrangements will be kept under review by the Procedure Committee, which continues to meet regularly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 18/06/2020 13:58:03 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1204222

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hybrid Proceedings and Virtual Proceedings: Costs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Senior Deputy Speaker what has been the cost to date of setting up a virtual House of Lords; and what are the ongoing monthly costs of the hybrid House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dobbs
	uin	HL5758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The cost to date of setting up a virtual House of Lords and the ongoing monthly costs of the hybrid House are as follows;</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Capital set up costs</p></td><td><p>£20,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other project set up and running costs to 31<sup>st</sup> May 2020</p></td><td><p>£436,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£456,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular monthly running costs (based on known commitments at 18<sup>th</sup> June 2020)</p></td><td><p>£300,900</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures show the combined implementation/other one-off costs and running costs as at 31 May 2020, and cover committed spend up to that date, as well as the monthly running costs based on known commitments as at 18<sup>th</sup> June 2020.　 All figures include VAT where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 30/06/2020 13:25:21 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	4192 label Biography information for Lord Dobbs

1201043

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Senior Deputy Speaker what is his roadmap for restoring the (1) procedures, and (2) sitting patterns, in place in the House of Lords before COVID-19.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL5443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Procedure and Privileges Committee has been meeting weekly and has made a series of changes to procedure to allow the House to sit first virtually and then as a hybrid House. We will continue to keep procedures under review and listen to feedback from members and staff. Advice from Public Health England has been central to all the Committee’s considerations and plans to return to physical sittings and procedures will depend on how and when that advice changes.</p><p>The sitting patterns of the House are a matter for the Usual Channels.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 22/06/2020 11:09:38 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1202056

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Public Statues
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Senior Deputy Speaker what plans there are to conduct a public consultation on the removal of the statue of Oliver Cromwell from outside the Palace of Westminster.
	tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
	uin	HL5445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The statue of Oliver Cromwell outside the Palace of Westminster belongs to the House of Commons. Any such action in relation to the statue will therefore be for the House of Commons to determine.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 17/06/2020 10:56:08 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

1203085

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliament: Art Works
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Senior Deputy Speaker what plans there are, if any, to survey statues, pictures and items on display on the Parliamentary Estate to assess whether (1) their display is appropriate, and (2) further explanatory materials are required.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL5593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Lord Speaker’s Advisory Panel on Works of Art and the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art, with the support of the staff in the Heritage Collections team, develop and manage the Parliamentary Art Collection including its care, display and interpretation. The current concerns around public art are being taken very seriously and both the Panel and the Committee will consider these issues at their next meetings.</p><p>In advance of this the Heritage Collections team are reviewing the works in the Collection and will be presenting the Panel and Committee with information and proposals for further interpretation. The Parliamentary Art Collection website is currently the main platform for providing context to the artworks in the Collection and further supporting information is provided to visitors by the Visit Parliament team, who deliver guided and audio tours. As a listed building and a busy working parliament, there is a limit on the amount of printed information that can be added next to artworks on display in the building but the possibilities for leaflets and other forms of information being made available are being considered. The Heritage Collections team continue to work with colleagues across Parliament to ensure that the context provided about works in the Collection are appropriate.</p><p>The Parliamentary Art Collection documents the history of Parliament and in recent years efforts to make the Collection more diverse and inclusive have been pursued by both the Panel and Committee. In 2019 the Panel secured the loan of a bust of Lord Constantine, the first black Life Peer, from the National Portrait Gallery to coincide with the 50th anniversary of his taking his seat in the House of Lords. The bust is now on long term display in Millbank House.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 25/06/2020 15:27:06 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

749914

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Senior Deputy Speaker what was the cost to the House of establishing the parliamentary television channel; and what are the annual costs to the House of maintaining the service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Parliamentary broadcasting is a shared service hosted by the House of Commons with the House of Lords recharged its share of the costs. The information held by the House of Lords does not separately identify the set-up costs. For 2016-17 the resource costs recharged to the House of Lords totalled £1,104k for Parliamentary Broadcasting and £118k for the Parliamentary Broadcasting ICT Programme. Capital amounts recharged in 2016-17 were £81k for Parliamentary Broadcasting and £465k for the Parliamentary Broadcasting ICT Programme.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 19/07/2017 11:22:52 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

752478

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Senior Deputy Speaker what is his estimate of the cost arising from the House sitting in September.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The planning assumption made by the House Administration each year is that there will be a sitting in September. Most activities are scheduled on that basis and costs of September sittings are factored into the original budgets.</p><p> </p><p>On that basis, the main additional cost arising from the House sitting in September is an estimated £4k for cleaning and porterage at the end of maintenance and project works to prepare for the sitting and around £1k of staff overtime for the Parliamentary Maintenance Services Team.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 31/07/2017 11:21:10 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

1175169

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Attendance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Senior Deputy Speaker when the members' attendance feature will be restored to the parliamentary intranet site.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Digital Service has completed work to build a new Lords Attendance Page which will allow Members of the House to access their attendance data while connected on the Estate. The Page is currently being tested by a small group of members and if the test proves successful the Digital Service will roll out the facility to all members of the House in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 04/02/2020 13:59:08 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

755118

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliament: Broadcasting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by the Senior Deputy Speaker on 19 July (HL599), what was the full breakdown of the (1) £118,000 resource, and (2) £465,000 capital, costs of the Parliamentary Broadcasting ICT Programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL1126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>A full breakdown of the £118k resource costs and £465k capital costs of the Parliamentary Broadcasting ICT Programme is provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Resource</em></p></td><td><p><em>£000</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff related costs</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Storage and maintenance costs</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broadcasting and IT costs</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consultancy costs</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market research services costs</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Capital</em></p></td><td><p><em>£000</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT software</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT hardware</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broadcasting and sound equipment*</p></td><td><p>413</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>465</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The figure for capital spend on broadcasting and sound equipment includes investment in infrastructure and technology to maintain and enhance audio, video and broadcasting services, including a new Chamber audio system in each House which accounts for the bulk of this expenditure. New cameras, cabling, signal routing and monitoring equipment have also been installed.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 31/07/2017 11:23:49 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours