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1700766

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/04/2024
	date	15/04/2024
	date tabled	15/04/2024
	ddp created	15/04/2024 20:32:10
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	15/04/2024 20:40:16 18/04/2024 12:07:05
	hansard heading	Secretaries of State: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3828
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	18/04/2024 11:35:16
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House when they will respond to the Report of the Procedure Committee of the House of Commons Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords (1st Report, HC 338).
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL3828
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3828
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government responded to the House of Commons Procedure Committee Report Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords (1st Report, HC 338) on Wednesday 17th April 2024. A copy of the report can be found on the Procedure Committees website on the link below.</p><p><strong><br><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/126/procedure-committee/publications/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/126/procedure-committee/publications/</a> </strong></p> question first answered 18/04/2024 11:35:16 answering member 4200
	creator	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

1694356

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/03/2024
	date	06/03/2024
	date tabled	06/03/2024
	ddp created	06/03/2024 21:07:15
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	06/03/2024 21:16:44 19/03/2024 17:10:20
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Select Committees
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3091
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	19/03/2024 16:38:16
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on civil servants giving evidence to House of Lords committees, and under what circumstances a request for such evidence may be declined.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Watts
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL3091
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3091
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government, including the Civil Service, is committed to being as accommodating as possible when requests are made by Select Committees. The Cabinet Office has dedicated guidance for Civil Servants about giving evidence to House of Lords Select Committees. Officials will always carefully consider requests to give evidence. When they do accept such invitations, they require Ministerial agreement and are there to represent the Minister's views.</p><p>In the event that a Select Committee requests a named civil servant from a department and the department feels that they are not the most appropriate person to represent the Minister, the department has the right to suggest an alternative to the Committee. There may be rare examples where the Department and Ministers feel an official is unable to attend, but the guidance is clear that if a Department considers it is unable to meet any requests from the Select Committee, they should inform the Committee as soon as practicably possible and set out the reasons why.</p><p>As Leader of the House of Lords, I have made it clear to my Ministerial Colleagues, that Ministers in both Houses should make every effort to facilitate Select Committee requests, including evidence session attendance.</p><p> </p> question first answered 19/03/2024 16:38:16 answering member 4200
	creator	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts

1522075

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/10/2022
	date	13/10/2022
	date tabled	13/10/2022
	ddp created	13/10/2022 19:17:25
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	13/10/2022 19:27:15 27/10/2022 14:36:10
	hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2615
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	27/10/2022 14:05:00
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House why Written Question HL1408, tabled on 30 June, remains outstanding as of 13 October.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL2615
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2615
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Further to my answer to Lord Jopling on 11 October (HL2274), the FCDO experienced technical difficulties in uploading their answer to this question to the Parliamentary website, but a response was issued by email, at the time. My office has since been in touch with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and received assurances that a response has now been uploaded to the website. The Department has also written directly to apologise for the delay in responding with an explanation for the delay.</p><p>I regret the error and will be reminding all Departments of their duty to offer prompt responses to questions in the House.</p><p> </p> question first answered 27/10/2022 14:05:00 answering member 4200
	creator	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1563831

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/01/2023
	date	21/12/2022
	date tabled	21/12/2022
	ddp created	21/12/2022 20:32:03
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	04/01/2023 16:15:19 09/01/2023 16:25:15
	hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4501
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/01/2023 15:53:13
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House when they expect to answer the Written Question tabled by Lord Rogan on 17 November (HL3519) and due for answer on 1 December.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL4501
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4501
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has confirmed a response to your written question was initially issued on time, but a technical error prevented it from being published by the 1 December deadline.</p><p>The FCDO has assured my office that a new response will be issued in the week commencing 9 January 2023 and the Department will write to you directly with an explanation for the delayed response.</p><p>My office will continue to work closely with all departments, including the FCDO, to ensure they conduct regular reviews of their systems and processes to prevent future incidents.</p><p>I regret the error and I will be reminding all colleagues at Front Bench of their duty to provide prompt responses to written questions in the House within the 10 day target, as stipulated in the Companion.</p><p> </p> question first answered 09/01/2023 15:53:13 answering member 4200
	creator	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1546224

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/12/2022
	date	28/11/2022
	date tabled	28/11/2022
	ddp created	28/11/2022 22:06:28
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	28/11/2022 22:16:33 09/12/2022 12:45:37
	hansard heading	Oral Questions: House of Lords
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3812
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/12/2022 12:13:24
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what steps he is taking to encourage members to keep supplementary questions short and succinct.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL3812
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3812
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I agree with the noble Lord that members should aim to keep their contributions concise and, in accordance with the Companion, confined to no more than two points. This enables as many peers from across the House as possible the opportunity to scrutinise the Government.</p><p>It is the responsibility of the whole House to work collectively on this issue and I am sure the usual channels will make every effort to ensure their members keep to this standard of practice. In June 2022 the usual channels wrote collectively to all members to remind them of these rules and the courtesies of the House more generally.</p><p>I will also remind colleagues of the importance of ministers providing succinct answers to questions, in accordance with the practice of the House, to enable the House to operate in the most effective manner including the recommendation that initial answers should be no more than 75 words.</p><p> </p> question first answered 09/12/2022 12:13:24 answering member 4200
	creator	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

1540894

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/11/2022
	date	08/11/2022
	date tabled	08/11/2022
	ddp created	08/11/2022 21:02:11
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	08/11/2022 21:06:11 22/11/2022 12:12:11
	hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3280
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	22/11/2022 11:40:16
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House why Written Questions HL2182 (tabled on 5 September), HL2307 and HL2308 (tabled on 8 September) have yet to be answered.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL3280
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3280
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I have stressed that I take my responsibility to ensure all Ministers provide full, timely and accurate responses to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs) very seriously.</p><p>Of the three QWAs mentioned in your question, all have now been answered. HL2182 was answered on the date you submitted this question, 8 November.</p><p>HL2307 and HL2308 were delayed due to the death of Her Majesty The Queen on 8 September and were subsequently answered within the 10 working day target on 28 September.</p><p>For more information on what we are doing to address late QWAs please see my previous response to you on 11 October (HL2274) and my answer to Lord Scriven (HL2615) on 27 October.</p><p> </p> question first answered 22/11/2022 11:40:16 answering member 4200
	creator	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1642409

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/06/2023
	date	06/06/2023
	date tabled	06/06/2023
	ddp created	06/06/2023 21:15:57
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	06/06/2023 21:25:33 19/06/2023 16:59:15
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL8246
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	19/06/2023 16:28:12
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what explanations he has had from the Department for Health and Social Care concerning their failure to answer 18 questions for written answer, dating back to 19 April, within the recommended time.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL8246
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8246
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As Leader of the House I see it as essential that Noble Lords receive accurate and timely responses to all written questions tabled to His Majesty's Government. For that reason, I have spoken to all Front Bench Ministers regarding the importance of adhering to the 10 working day window for response to questions for written answer. I have also written to the Permanent Secretary of DHSC to reiterate the importance of his department responding to peers within this timeframe, as well as urging them to clear the backlog as soon as possible.</p><p>My office has contacted DHSC regarding their repeated failure to meet the 10 day target for response. After the significant disruption caused to the delivery of parliamentary support to the House of Lords by the COVID-19 pandemic, the DHSC parliamentary team has implemented a Written Parliamentary Question Recovery Plan to deal with the backlog of written questions. This recovery plan has led to significant improvements in their performance. However, your question clearly highlights that there is more work to do to ensure that all questions are answered within the 10 day target. Parliament rightly expects that more work will be done on this matter.</p><p> </p> question first answered 19/06/2023 16:28:12 answering member 4200
	creator	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1688855

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/02/2024
	date	13/02/2024
	date tabled	13/02/2024
	ddp created	13/02/2024 22:11:56
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	13/02/2024 22:16:37 27/02/2024 13:02:22
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Written Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2441
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	27/02/2024 12:30:16
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, with regard to the 19 questions for written answer that remained unanswered after 10 working days on 12 February, how many of the answering bodies have not sent an apology to the questioner for the delay in responding.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL2441
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2441
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I take my duty to represent the House to His Majesty’s Government with the utmost seriousness. Central to this is ensuring that Peers have their questions answered in a timely fashion by all departments. Over the recent months, I have reminded all Front Bench Ministers of their duty to respond to Written Questions within the 10 day target.</p><p>In addition to this, my Office routinely contacts departments who have breached this target to ascertain the reasons why their deadlines have been missed. As an indication of how seriously I have taken this issue, I have also written to the Permanent Secretaries of departments and met individually with Front Bench Ministers who repeatedly miss the target.</p><p>I believe an apology is appropriate in such circumstances, but that it is a matter for each individual department to determine.</p><p> </p> question first answered 27/02/2024 12:30:16 answering member 4200
	creator	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1678290

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/01/2024
	date	14/12/2023
	date tabled	14/12/2023
	ddp created	14/12/2023 20:26:15
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	18/12/2023 14:55:38 19/12/2023 15:23:16
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1214
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	19/12/2023 14:51:53
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House why Written Questions HL660 and HL661, tabled on 28 November, have not been answered after 10 working days.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL1214
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1214
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><strong>As Leader of the House of Lords I have reiterated to all Departments the importance of adhering to the 10 day target for responses to questions for written answer. My office has been in close contact with the Department for Health and Social Care’s Parliamentary Team to ascertain why HL660 and HL661 went unanswered. They have now confirmed that they have been answered. The Permanent Secretary has previously reassured me that the department is working to return performance to pre-pandemic levels. As this issue has persisted I am writing again to the Permanent Secretary to highlight the lack of improvement.</strong></p> question first answered 19/12/2023 14:51:53 answering member 4200
	creator	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1655036

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/08/2023
	date	24/07/2023
	date tabled	24/07/2023
	ddp created	24/07/2023 21:11:24
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	24/07/2023 21:25:33 03/08/2023 10:01:31
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9624
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/08/2023 09:31:05
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 19 June (HL8246), what explanations he has had from the Department of Health and Social Care concerning the number of questions allocated to that department that remain unanswered after 10 working days.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL9624
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9624
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As Leader of the House of Lords I have reiterated to all Front Bench Ministers the importance of adhering to the 10 day target for responses to questions for written answer. As stated in my response on 19 June (HL8246) the Department for Health and Social Care faced significant disruption to the delivery of parliamentary support due to the pressures they faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. They have since implemented a Written Parliamentary Question Recovery Plan to deal with the backlog of written questions. At the time of writing, DHSC’s PQ on-time rate for July is 89.6%, the highest percentage during a sitting month since early 2020.</p><p><strong><br></strong>The Permanent Secretary has further reassured me that they are committed to improving the process and have taken further steps to bring performance levels back to pre-pandemic levels including streamlining the drafting process. I will be looking for further improvements on their record as a result of the Department's Recovery plan. It is important that the highest standards are achieved by all Departments in replying to members of the House.</p> question first answered 03/08/2023 09:31:05 answering member 4200
	creator	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath