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169091

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	RSPCA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times in 2012, 2013 and 2014 the Crown Prosecution Service has either taken over or forced discontinuation of a private prosecution brought by the RSCPA.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Astor
	uin	HL3581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain an authoritative central record of the number of private prosecutions taken over. To identify the exact number of times the CPS took over or forced the discontinuation of a private prosecution brought by the RSPCA would require a manual exercise to review individual files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/12/2014 15:17:29 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3429 label Biography information for Viscount Astor

62800

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Duty Costs Allowance
	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 18 June (WA 63), 14 May (WA 512), 6 May (WA 359), 7 April (WA 234) and 20 March (WA 52), on what each former Prime Minister, in each year that the Public Duty Costs Allowance was awarded to them, spent their allowances, in terms of comprehensive, unambiguous and catalogued expenses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The Public Duty Costs Allowance is to reimburse former Prime Ministers of necessary office and secretariat costs.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, further details are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/07/2014 16:54:24 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

64620

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what central oversight takes place to ensure the maximum efficiency in the procuring of information technology contracts for staffing, procurement and payroll services by separate government departments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010 we have imposed tough central expenditure controls on ICT, as well as on consulting, recruitment, marketing and property, to reduce wasteful expenditure and help reduce the fiscal deficit:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-controls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-controls</a></p><p>To further reduce wasteful expenditure, we have implemented a review process for all forthcoming departmental investments on IT with requested spend above £5m.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 14/07/2014 17:04:46 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

65270

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Medals
	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 30 June 2014 (WA 218), whether civilian awards, not for gallantry, can be awarded posthumously.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
	uin	HL800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Honours made in the Orders of Knighthood may not be awarded posthumously.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/07/2014 14:30:06 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

225779

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Audio-visual Industry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to protect the United Kingdom's film and audiovisual sector, in the light of the digital market proposals suggested by the European Commission; and what steps they plan to take in Brussels to uphold contractual freedom and market-driven solutions in respect of that industry.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Falkland
	uin	HL5543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognises that our film and audio-visual industries often finance their productions by selling on a territorial basis. The Government also believes that a digital single market should make it easier for the consumer to access and use content on fair and reasonable terms across borders. The Government will be engaging with the European Commission and stakeholders to ensure we have a copyright framework that supports economic growth, protects our creators, rewards creativity and responds to consumer needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/03/2015 12:16:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2756 label Biography information for Viscount Falkland

100052

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Public Statues: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the area of London for which the Secretary of State is currently responsible under the Public Statues (Metropolis) Act 1854 for giving consent for the erection of public statues; and which local authorities are included in that area.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL2258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Under section 5 of the Public Statues (Metropolis) Act 1854 the consent of the commissioners of works needs to be obtained before a public statue can be erected in a public place in the Metropolitan Police District of London. The functions of the commissioners of works are now vested in the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. By virtue of the London Government Act 1963 (as amended by the Greater London Authority Act 1999), the Metropolitan Police District of London is now the area of Greater London (excluding the City of London, and the Inner and Middle Temples). Details of the local authorities in this region can be found at <a href="http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/10/2014 14:11:59 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

100053

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Public Statues: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Culture, Media and Sport holds an archive and register (including plans, drawings etc.) relating to consent given by the Secretary of State for the erection of statues under the Public Statues (Metropolis) Act 1854; if so, whether they make that archive publicly accessible; and what plans they have for any such archive.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL2259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold an archive or register relating to consent given by the Secretary of State for the erection of statues under section 5 of the Public Statues (Metropolis) Act 1854.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/10/2014 13:04:08 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

223748

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks made by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 25 February, what proportion of the costs of meeting the target on the expansion of broadband in Scotland by the end of 2017 will be met by the Government; and how much it is expected to cost.
	tabling member printed	The Duke of Montrose
	uin	HL5233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Scottish Government estimate the total capital cost for the current Scotland projects under phase 1 of the Superfast Broadband Programme will be £412 million. The UK Government is contributing nearly £101 million, the Scottish Government will contribute nearly £63 million, Scottish local authorities will contribute over £102 million and the European Union over £20 million towards the total. The balance of just over £126 million is expected to be contributed by the supplier BT.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has allocated a further £21 million for phase 2 delivery within Scotland. This funding is subject to procurement and confirmation of local match funding.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 09/03/2015 16:43:18 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1922 label Biography information for The Duke of Montrose

176256

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many premises or households in Wales benefit from superfast broadband; and what was the figure 12 months previously.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>According to Ofcom's UK Infrastructure Report published in December 2014, superfast broadband was available to 55% of premises in Wales. There are no comparable figures available for superfast broadband availability in 2013, but according to Ofcom’s 2013 UK Infrastructure Report, 48% of the premises in Wales had access to Next Generation Access networks.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/02/2015 14:31:52 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

175875

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gallipoli Campaign: Anniversaries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the centenary commemoration in (1) Turkey, and (2) the United Kingdom, of the Gallipoli landings.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL4455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>A UK-led Commonwealth and Ireland Ceremony will be held at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Helles Memorial in Turkey on 24 April 2015, the eve of the centenary of the Gallipoli landings. Due to the restricted nature of the site, this event will not be open to members of the public</p><p> </p><p>There is traditionally an ANZAC Day Service and parade at the Cenotaph on Whitehall but in this centenary year the UK will lead a service on Saturday 25 April to remember all those who fought in the Gallipoli Campaign as well as to mark ANZAC Day. This will feature a commemorative service, the laying of wreaths by senior representatives of the nations involved in the campaign and a march-past the Cenotaph. Descendants of those that served during the campaign and wishing to attend from a reserved area or take part in the march-past can apply for free tickets on the Gov.uk website at the following link</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/marking-the-centenary-of-the-gallipoli-campaign" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/marking-the-centenary-of-the-gallipoli-campaign</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An event is also being planned at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, on 6 August 2015 centred on HMS M33 the last surviving ship from the campaign which is currently being refurbished.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/02/2015 13:15:56 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead