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1014643

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Ministers: Correspondence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether there is a protocol relating to whether letters to ministers from members of the House of Lords should receive replies; and if so, how quickly replies should be sent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL11781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of effective and timely handling of correspondence with members of the House of Lords. Government departments should aim to provide a substantive response to routine correspondence within a maximum of 20 working days. However, sometimes circumstances dictate that it will not be possible to provide a response within this timeframe. In such instances, departments are advised to issue a ‘holding’ response until a more substantive response can be provided.</p><p>The Cabinet Office publishes an annual report detailing departmental performance in the handling of correspondence from members of both Houses. Lord Young of Cookham set out the 2017 performance figures in a Written Statement on 26 June 2018 (HLWS771). The 2018 performance figures will be published in summer 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 10/12/2018 16:30:31 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1088878

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Correspondence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is guidance indicating the period within which ministers must answer correspondence from Members of Parliament and Peers; and if so, within what period of time they advise that ministers should provide such answers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Luce
	uin	HL14583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office issues guidance to all Government departments on the handling of correspondence from Members of Parliament, Members of the House of Lords, MEPs and Members of Devolved Administrations. The most recent edition was issued in March 2016 and is publicly available on Gov.uk.</p><p>All departments should set targets for replying to correspondence from MPs and Peers. These targets (which may be different to the targets set for other types of correspondence) will be published in the annual correspondence report coordinated by the Cabinet Office. Individual departments' targets for routine correspondence from MPs should be a maximum of 20 working days, and the Cabinet Office encourages departments to consider setting themselves more challenging targets. When calculating the target date for reply, the clock should start the day after the correspondence was received.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/03/2019 17:12:09 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

172378

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Correspondence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Government Ministers routinely acknowledge written communications from members of Parliament, including emails; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL3961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Guidance on handling correspondence from Members of Parliament, Peers, MEPs and Members of devolved Administrations is available online.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance states that:</p><p> </p><p><em>'Individual departments' targets for routine correspondence from MPs should be a maximum of 20 working days. Departments should consider setting themselves more challenging targets'</em></p><p> </p><p>The guidance adds that, when delays occur, Departments should:</p><p> </p><p><em>'Ensure all correspondence is responded to as quickly as possible, keeping the MP informed at all times'</em></p><p> </p><p>Departments should apply the same standards when dealing with correspondence from Peers.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 12/01/2015 14:40:07 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

884965

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what procedures are in place for Ministers to respond appropriately to correspondence from children and young people.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	135953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>Government Departments have worked with the Welsh Language Commissioner to develop their schemes.</p><p>Under the principle of equality, departments will write in Welsh to an individual, group or organisation which they know works mainly in Welsh, or which has already notified us that it prefers to receive letters in Welsh. It will also respond in Welsh following a face-to face meeting or telephone call conducted in Welsh where follow-up correspondence is required (unless they have indicated they would prefer a response in English).</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 20/04/2018 12:20:40 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

884966

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what procedures are in place for Ministers in all Government departments to respond to written Welsh correspondence in that language.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	135954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Government Departments have worked with the Welsh Language Commissioner to develop their schemes.</p><p>Under the principle of equality, departments will write in Welsh to an individual, group or organisation which they know works mainly in Welsh, or which has already notified us that it prefers to receive letters in Welsh. It will also respond in Welsh following a face-to face meeting or telephone call conducted in Welsh where follow-up correspondence is required (unless they have indicated they would prefer a response in English).</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 24/04/2018 14:11:50 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

714961

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Ministers: Correspondence
	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 Young of Cookham on 28 March (HL6075), when Baroness Mobarik expects to follow up her commitment made in her answer on 24 January (HL Deb, col 551) to provide written information on the percentage of companies in the UK that the Department for International Trade has been dealing with which are owned outside the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL6447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade supports companies exporting products from the UK. The ownership structure of those companies is not recorded.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 12/04/2017 14:27:12 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker