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428934

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how much has been paid to Electoral Reform Services for their supervision of each hereditary peers by-election since the start of the 2014–15 session in the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	uin	HL3657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the date of the count of, those eligible to vote in the by-election and the amount paid to Electoral Reform Services in respect of each by-election since the start of the 2014–15 session.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date of count</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Those eligible to vote </strong> <strong>in the by-election</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount paid to Electoral Reform Services</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22 October 2014</p></td><td><p>All members of the House</p></td><td><p>£2,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 December 2014</p></td><td><p>Crossbench hereditary members</p></td><td><p>£950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 February 2015</p></td><td><p>Crossbench hereditary members</p></td><td><p>£950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 July 2015</p></td><td><p>Crossbench hereditary members</p></td><td><p>£950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16 September 2015</p></td><td><p>Conservative hereditary members</p></td><td><p>£950</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The by-election in October 2014 involved the manning of a polling station for a day.</p><p>Amounts are exclusive of VAT. The table does not include two recent by-elections in respect of which Electoral Reform Services has provided services but not yet been paid.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 25/11/2015 17:52:04 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

513889

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2016
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees, in the light of the publication on 19 April of the result of the Hereditary Peers By-election, whether he will publish the contract with Electoral Reform Services to supervise and conduct the poll and count.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL7763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>The House has engaged Electoral Reform Services (ERS) to assist with each hereditary peers’ by-election. When the need for a by-election arises ERS are engaged under a standing agreement to administer and supervise the by-election and provide assurance that it conforms to good electoral practice.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 28/04/2016 11:30:21 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

514323

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2016
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what fees were paid, if any, to Electoral Reform Services for conducting each of the last four Hereditary Peers By-elections.
	tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
	uin	HL7813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the date of the count of the last four Hereditary Peers By-elections for which invoices have been received and the amount paid to Electoral Reform Services in respect of each.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date of count</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount paid to Electoral Reform Services</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 July 2015</p></td><td><p>£950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16 September 2015</p></td><td><p>£950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 October 2015</p></td><td><p>£950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24 November 2015</p></td><td><p>£950</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Amounts are exclusive of VAT. The table does not include a recent by-election in respect of which Electoral Reform Services has provided services but not yet sent an invoice.</p><p>In addition to the services they provide in administering and supervising by-elections, engaging Electoral Reform Services provides assurance that by-elections conform to good electoral practice.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 27/04/2016 14:05:52 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

516998

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2016
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees, further to the Written Answer by the Chairman of Committees on 28 April (HL7763), what was the total cost for the services provided by Electoral Reform Services (ERS) for the recent hereditary peer by-election following the death of Lord Avebury, and what, in particular, was the cost of ERS supervising and conducting the count on 19 April.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL8153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The total cost to the House of Lords for the services provided by Electoral Reform Services (ERS) in respect of the recent Liberal Democrat hereditary peers’ by-election was £300. This includes VAT at 20%.</p><p>As with other by-elections, there was one fee for all services provided. There was no separate fee for the cost of ERS supervising and conducting the count.</p><p>When the need for a by-election arises ERS are engaged to administer and supervise the by-election and provide assurance that it conforms to good electoral practice.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 12/05/2016 11:13:52 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

708689

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he will publish the terms of the agreement with Electoral Reform Services to administer the hereditary peers’ by-elections, including the fees paid and the length of the contract.
	tabling member printed	Lord Faulkner of Worcester
	uin	HL5820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The House has engaged Electoral Reform Services (ERS) to assist with each hereditary peers’ by-election since they were first held in 2003. When the need for a by-election arises ERS are engaged to administer and supervise the by-election and to provide assurance that it conforms to good electoral practice. This arrangement has applied each time a by-election is held. A fee is paid for ERS’ services for each by-election; there is no standing contract under which fees are paid to ERS.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the amounts paid to Electoral Reform Services in respect of hereditary peers’ by-elections in each calendar year since 2012.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount paid to Electoral Reform Services</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£3,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£3,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£5,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (to date)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Amounts are exclusive of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The House authorities are currently reviewing the procurement arrangements under which services for hereditary peers’ by-elections are provided.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith grouped question UIN HL5821 HL5822 question first answered 13/03/2017 14:50:31 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	2472 label Biography information for Lord Faulkner of Worcester

708690

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what organisations other than Electoral Reform Services were considered when the contract to administer the hereditary peers’ by-elections was awarded.
	tabling member printed	Lord Faulkner of Worcester
	uin	HL5821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The House has engaged Electoral Reform Services (ERS) to assist with each hereditary peers’ by-election since they were first held in 2003. When the need for a by-election arises ERS are engaged to administer and supervise the by-election and to provide assurance that it conforms to good electoral practice. This arrangement has applied each time a by-election is held. A fee is paid for ERS’ services for each by-election; there is no standing contract under which fees are paid to ERS.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the amounts paid to Electoral Reform Services in respect of hereditary peers’ by-elections in each calendar year since 2012.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount paid to Electoral Reform Services</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£3,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£3,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£5,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (to date)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Amounts are exclusive of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The House authorities are currently reviewing the procurement arrangements under which services for hereditary peers’ by-elections are provided.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith grouped question UIN HL5820 HL5822 question first answered 13/03/2017 14:50:31 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	2472 label Biography information for Lord Faulkner of Worcester

708691

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he will ensure that an open competition will be held for the contract to administer future hereditary peers’ by-elections.
	tabling member printed	Lord Faulkner of Worcester
	uin	HL5822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The House has engaged Electoral Reform Services (ERS) to assist with each hereditary peers’ by-election since they were first held in 2003. When the need for a by-election arises ERS are engaged to administer and supervise the by-election and to provide assurance that it conforms to good electoral practice. This arrangement has applied each time a by-election is held. A fee is paid for ERS’ services for each by-election; there is no standing contract under which fees are paid to ERS.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the amounts paid to Electoral Reform Services in respect of hereditary peers’ by-elections in each calendar year since 2012.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount paid to Electoral Reform Services</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£3,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£3,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£5,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (to date)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Amounts are exclusive of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The House authorities are currently reviewing the procurement arrangements under which services for hereditary peers’ by-elections are provided.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith grouped question UIN HL5820 HL5821 question first answered 13/03/2017 14:50:31 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	2472 label Biography information for Lord Faulkner of Worcester

901407

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	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 how many peers are eligible to (1) stand, and (2) vote, in the forthcoming hereditary by-election.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL7734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>211 peers are eligible to stand in the forthcoming hereditary by-election and 31 are eligible to vote.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 22/05/2018 13:42:35 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

901408

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	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 how much the forthcoming hereditary by-election will cost the House Administration to run.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL7735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The costs for the forthcoming Crossbench hereditary peers’ by-election are expected to be similar to those for the last Crossbench hereditary peers’ by-election held in 2017. The total cost to the House of Lords for the services provided by Electoral Reform Services (ERS) in respect of the 2017 by-election was £1,140. This includes VAT at 20%. This is in addition to the cost of House of Lords staff time spent organising the by-election which forms part of their normal duties and is not costed separately.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 22/05/2018 13:44:04 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

901409

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	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 what are the criteria for the candidates to be eligible to stand in hereditary by-elections.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL7736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>In order to be eligible to stand in a by-election, a hereditary peer must petition the House of Lords to be included in the Register maintained by the Clerk of the Parliaments under Standing Order 10(5). The petition is referred to the Lord Chancellor who reports to the House on whether the peer has proved his or her claim to the title and established his or her right to be included in the Register. If the Lord Chancellor is satisfied that the peer has established his or her right, then the peer is added to the Register; but if the Lord Chancellor is not satisfied, then the matter is referred to the Committee for Privileges and Conduct which considers the matter and reports to the House.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 22/05/2018 13:45:46 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott