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1504682

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether Freedom of Information principles require the release of the responsibilities and names of all senior civil servants.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	uin	HL2193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The guidance for departments to publish their SCS transparency data remains in place, and all departments have published at least once since 1st April 2022.</p><p>Each department publishes its departmental organograms on <a href="https://data.gov.uk/dataset/ff76be1f-4f37-4bef-beb7-32b259413be1/organogram-of-staff-roles-salaries" target="_blank">data.gov.uk</a> as part of the Government’s commitment to transparency. In order to do so, departments individually collect and present data including names, grades, job titles, and annual pay ranges from Permanent Secretary through to SCS2. Information for those at SCS1 is anonymised.</p><p>The decision to only publish names for SCS2 and above dates back to 2010, and was made on the grounds of proportionality and reasonable expectations of privacy. The guidance for publication of SCS transparency data was reconfirmed in 2017, and has been reviewed regularly to ensure that it is still appropriate and provides the information that the public might reasonably need.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2192 question first answered 26/09/2022 14:29:45 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire

1504670

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Life Peers: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the application of the restrictions imposed by the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 in relation to recommendations for the appointment of new peers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>It is against the law to 'sell' honours or peerages - offering cash for awards - under the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925. Life peerages are vetted by the House of Lords Appointments Commission for matters of propriety, who seek advice from Government Departments and Agencies where appropriate.<strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2165 question first answered 10/10/2022 16:35:52 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1504669

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Life Peers: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the restrictions contained within the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 are a factor in their consideration of recommendations for the appointment of new peers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>It is against the law to 'sell' honours or peerages - offering cash for awards - under the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925. Life peerages are vetted by the House of Lords Appointments Commission for matters of propriety, who seek advice from Government Departments and Agencies where appropriate.<strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2166 question first answered 10/10/2022 16:35:52 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1505656

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Natural Disasters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which recommendations from the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction have so far been implemented; and which they plan to implement in the future.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2022 answer text <p>The UN Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (the Framework) was agreed and adopted in March 2015. Many of the principles underpinning the Framework are integral to ongoing UK work on resilience as part of integrated emergency management and the UK has a range of robust mechanisms in place for planning, responding and recovering from emergencies. The UK continues to play a leading role in the international risk reduction agenda through FCDO and the UK is committed to helping the most vulnerable anticipate and prepare for shocks and access support in disasters.<strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 07/10/2022 07:11:48 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1504681

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have ceased publishing the responsibilities and names of all senior civil servants, including those at the SCS1 grade, in all departments of central government.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	uin	HL2192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The guidance for departments to publish their SCS transparency data remains in place, and all departments have published at least once since 1st April 2022.</p><p>Each department publishes its departmental organograms on <a href="https://data.gov.uk/dataset/ff76be1f-4f37-4bef-beb7-32b259413be1/organogram-of-staff-roles-salaries" target="_blank">data.gov.uk</a> as part of the Government’s commitment to transparency. In order to do so, departments individually collect and present data including names, grades, job titles, and annual pay ranges from Permanent Secretary through to SCS2. Information for those at SCS1 is anonymised.</p><p>The decision to only publish names for SCS2 and above dates back to 2010, and was made on the grounds of proportionality and reasonable expectations of privacy. The guidance for publication of SCS transparency data was reconfirmed in 2017, and has been reviewed regularly to ensure that it is still appropriate and provides the information that the public might reasonably need.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2193 question first answered 26/09/2022 14:29:45 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire

392011

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Tickets: Touting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with (1) the City of London, (2) the Competition and Markets Authority, and (3) any other relevant authorities, about the enforcement of measures covering the resale of tickets set out in section 90 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL1774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Government is liaising with: (1) the City of London police on measures being taken against fraudulent ticketing activity online (2) the Competition and Markets Authority about their strategy for monitoring compliance with the regulations and the undertakings from secondary platforms they received in March 2015; and (3) business and consumer advice bodies on how best to guide vendors and advise buyers on what the Act requires of sellers and the protections and recourse available to consumers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/08/2015 16:16:31 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

705817

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Capital Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) what interest rate they use for discounting future income and expenditure when evaluating capital projects; (2) which government department is responsible for determining the rate; (3) what guidelines they use; and (4) when the interest rate was last changed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL5647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2017 answer text <p>The government uses a discount rate to evaluate capital projects known as the Social Time Preference Rate. This rate is used to convert costs and benefits that occur at different points in the future to ‘present values’ thereby allowing comparison.</p><p> </p><p>This rate is currently 3.5% and tapers depending on the life of the appraisal period, as set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period of years</p></td><td><p>0–30</p></td><td><p>31–75</p></td><td><p>76–125</p></td><td><p>126–200</p></td><td><p>201–300</p></td><td><p>301+</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discount rate</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These rates are set by HM Treasury through the Green Book, which is publically available central government best-practice guidance on appraisal and evaluation. The rate was last changed in 2003.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/03/2017 11:40:02 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

626841

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Nissan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) whether they offered compensation to Nissan for any harm to its operations in the UK arising from the UK's future trade arrangement with the EU and, if so, what form of compensation; and (2) whether they will publish the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's letter to Nissan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Livermore
	uin	HL2919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the statement I made to the House on this matter on 31 October 2016, Official Report, Vol 776. Col. 491-503 and the resulting question and answer session.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/11/2016 14:11:00 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name Official Report - Statement on Nissan 31.10.16.pdf title Official Report 31.10.16 - Nissan: Sunderland
	tabling member	4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore

388477

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Unpaid Work
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) whether they will list the categories of employed people who are not remunerated, including Ministers, who are exempted from the provisions of the minimum wage legislation, and (2) whether unpaid Ministers will qualify for the proposed living wage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL1252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Certain exemptions to qualification to the National Minimum Wage apply through Part 6 (Exclusions) of the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015[1]. The noble Lord will find a list of those exempted from the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 on the Gov.uk webpage <a href="https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage/who-gets-the-minimum-wage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage/who-gets-the-minimum-wage</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers are generally classified as ‘office holders’ who are neither workers nor employees, except where the individual also holds an employment contract with the same company or organisation that meets the criteria for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/employment-status/employee" target="_blank">employees</a>. Where a Minister meets this criteria and is classed as a worker under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/employment-status/worker" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/employment-status/worker</a>), they will be entitled to the National Minimum Wage and the new National Living Wage once implemented in April 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111127964/pdfs/ukdsi_9780111127964_en.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name National minimum wage.PDF.docx title National Minimum Wage 2 file name Employment status.pdf.docx title Employment Status question first answered 22/07/2015 16:35:41 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

484830

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	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	UK Anti-doping
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government between which dates the current President of the World Anti-Doping Agency was a consultant to UK Anti-Doping; how much he was paid; and what his responsibilities were.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL7338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2016 answer text <p>Sir Craig Reedie was appointed a Special Advisor to UK Anti-Doping in 2009. The role was created to provide expert advice to UK Anti-Doping, primarily during its formative phase, as and when required. Under this appointment, Sir Craig Reedie was not commissioned to provide any expert advice and therefore received no payment from UK Anti-Doping. He formally stood down from this role on his appointment to President of the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2014.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/04/2016 13:58:37 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan