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44954

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the working population of Rossendale and Darwen constituency is employed in the (a) public and (b) private sector.
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	uin	193530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <blockquote><p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p></blockquote><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 193530 ONS 137.pdf title Working Population - ONS Letter
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

41736

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which former Prime Ministers have been given public duty cost allowances; how much those allowances were; and which specific and itemised duties they performed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL5827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /> <p><strong> </strong>The amounts paid in 2011-12 and 2012-13 are as follows: </p><p /> <p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td> <p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>£114,998.17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>£109,191.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>£115,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>£115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td> <p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>£114,996.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>£100,315.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>£74,087.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>£115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The current limit for the PDCA is £115,000. The limit is reviewed on an annual basis.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Former Prime Ministers will continue to receive the PDCA if they are a sitting MP, provided they are not serving as Leader of the Opposition.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Claims are processed by the Cabinet Office and form part of the annual audit of Cabinet Office expenditure.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>All former Prime Ministers are provided with guidance on the PDCA. A copy of this has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

42666

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 10 March (WA 342), whether they will now answer the questions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL5935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Cabinet office does not hold data centrally on the transfer of civil servants across regions and it could only be collected centrally at disproportionate cost. Workforce planning is primarily the responsibility of each individual Department to determine. It is for individual departments to provide such information, where it exists.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

40871

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what penalties can be applied to charities that break charitable law by publishing party political advertisements or making misleading claims; and whether they have plans to introduce further penalties for such breaches of charitable law.
	tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
	uin	HL5721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Charity Commission guidance makes clear that charities must never engage in any party political activity, and that it is for charity trustees to ensure that their charity does not engage in any party political activity. </p><p> </p><p>Where a charity's trustees fail to do this it is for the Charity Commission for England and Wales to investigate and take proportionate action. Depending on the circumstances, the Charity Commission's response could range from seeking assurances from the trustees, through to removing and replacing the charity's trustees.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

44616

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	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	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to incentivise good stewardship of assets by charities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
	uin	HL6273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Charity trustees have a legal duty to protect their charity's assets and resources. The Charity Commission for England and Wales has published updated guidance on stewardship of charity assets which has been widely welcomed. As part of its charity law project, the Law Commission is currently considering the powers and duties of charity trustees in relation to social investment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison

42655

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 Wallace of Saltaire on 10 February (WA 95), whether, in calculating the Local Government Finance Settlement, they have made any assumptions of the likely expenditure on electoral registration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL5924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Funding for electoral registration is included within the local government finance settlement, and it is for the Local Authority to manage the non-ring fenced funding it provides to deliver statutory obligations, including electoral registration.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Government is funding the net additional costs to local authorities of the transition to Individual Electoral Registration in financial years 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 via grants to local authorities in England and Wales and on invoice for the Valuation Joint Boards in Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

42924

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when Lord Wills will receive a response to his email to the Cabinet Office of 6 November 2013 (Cabinet Office reference IR317467) about Freedom of Information requests.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL5989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I apologise for the delay. The Noble Lord has received a reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

41757

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the civil servant who exposed to media view in Downing Street the classified briefing on their policy towards Ukraine has been disciplined; whether the official in question has access to classified documents; and what steps they plan to take to prevent further similar breaches of security.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL5848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In line with the practice of successive Governments we do not normally disclose information on disciplinary issues relating to individual civil servants.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

41712

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff are currently employed for more than 50 per cent of their working week to support the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office in his role as Accounting Officer; and what are their job titles.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL5803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on staffing within the Cabinet Office is published regularly in our organograms. The most recent includes information from 30 September. It is available here: http://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office. </p><p> </p><p>The Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office in his role as Accounting Officer is currently supported by 10 staff working in his own Private Office and the Financial Management Team.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 10/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

39768

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the relocation of civil servants from London and the South-East of England to other regions of the country.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL5482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Relocation of Government staff outside of London and the South East continues to be considered, amongst other options, to deliver the savings set out at the Spending Review and increase the efficiency of the Government&rsquo;s estate. Reducing and rationalising the estate could result in relocations, although there is no centrally driven relocation target to this effect. Workforce planning is primarily the responsibility of each individual Department to determine.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL5483 HL5484 question first answered 10/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath