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100594

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 23:14:08
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:16:48
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliament: Veterans
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2331
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/11/2014 12:36:33
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether he has any plans, in conjunction with the House of Commons Commission, to identify those posts in the Palace of Westminster which could be filled by recently disabled servicemen and servicewomen and to keep those posts open, in the first instance, only for such individuals.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2331
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2331
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There are no current plans to reserve posts in the Palace of Westminster in the first instance for recently disabled servicemen and servicewomen.</p><p>Employment practice in both Houses is to recruit through fair and open competition and to welcome job applications from people with disabilities, making any reasonable adjustments to enable disabled applicants to compete equally for employment and promotion.</p><p>The bi-cameral workplace equality network ParliABLE promotes awareness and positive approaches to disability through publicity and events which continue to be well supported by Members of both Houses.</p> question first answered 04/11/2014 12:36:33 answering member 2124
	creator	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

40121

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/03/2014
	date	25/02/2014
	date tabled	25/02/2014
	ddp created	25/02/2014 22:44:08
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:53:44
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5590
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage women to apply for senior posts in the Civil Service.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL5590
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5590
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Women comprise over a third of the Senior Civil Service.</p><p>Work commissioned through the Contestable Policy Fund begins in March and will identify and help to remove the blockages faced by women when applying for senior posts.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816
	creator	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

40536

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2014
	date	27/02/2014
	date tabled	27/02/2014
	ddp created	27/02/2014 20:50:23
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:54:39
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5681
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Ministry of Justice with regard to the 13 questions asked of that department out of the 27 which remained unanswered after 10 working days on 27 February.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL5681
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5681
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Of the 13 questions to the Ministry of Justice that remained unanswered after 10 working days on 27 February, all but one have now been answered. <br><br>I take the matter of late answers to Questions for Written Answer very seriously. My office reviews the &lsquo;Questions unanswered after 10 working days&rsquo; in <em>House of Lords Business </em>every day. As soon as a question appears in this section of <em>House of Lords Business</em>, my office contacts the relevant department&rsquo;s Parliamentary Team, and they remain in contact with the Parliamentary Team and the Minister&rsquo;s Private Office until the question is answered. <br><br>I have also recently taken the opportunity to discuss the need for timely answers with members of the front bench in this House.</p><p> </p> question first answered 13/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4144
	creator	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

40871

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	03/03/2014
	date tabled	03/03/2014
	ddp created	03/03/2014 23:03:03
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:55:01
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5721
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what penalties can be applied to charities that break charitable law by publishing party political advertisements or making misleading claims; and whether they have plans to introduce further penalties for such breaches of charitable law.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL5721
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5721
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Charity Commission guidance makes clear that charities must never engage in any party political activity, and that it is for charity trustees to ensure that their charity does not engage in any party political activity. </p><p> </p><p>Where a charity's trustees fail to do this it is for the Charity Commission for England and Wales to investigate and take proportionate action. Depending on the circumstances, the Charity Commission's response could range from seeking assurances from the trustees, through to removing and replacing the charity's trustees.</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816
	creator	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

40875

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	03/03/2014
	date tabled	03/03/2014
	ddp created	03/03/2014 23:03:05
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:55:04
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5725
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 24 February (WA 222), what has been the financial saving arising from the reduction and merger of quangos since 2010; and how many jobs have been lost.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL5725
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5725
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Since 2010, the Government has reduced the administrative cost of public bodies by over £1bn and remains on track to achieve reductions of at least £2.6bn by 2014/15. By the end of the Spending Review Period, it is estimated that there will an ongoing saving from the public bodies landscape of over £900 million per annum. </p><p> </p><p>Workforce numbers are published in the annual reports into Public Bodies, the most recent of which can be found online here:</p><p> </p><p> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-bodies-2013</p><p> </p><p>This Government's reforms represent the largest restructuring of public bodies in a generation, making the landscape smaller, more accountable, more efficient, less costly, and offering better value for money to the public.</p><p> </p> question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816
	creator	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

41344

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/03/2014
	date	04/03/2014
	date tabled	04/03/2014
	ddp created	04/03/2014 23:16:53
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:55:10
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5735
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on individuals and local authorities of their recently-announced decision to end the Local Welfare Assistance Fund of £347 million in 2015.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL5735
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5735
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the noble Lord to the reply given by my noble Friend, the Under-Secretary of State and Government Spokesperson, Department for Communities and Local Government, Baroness Stowell of Beeston, to the noble Lady, Baroness King of Bow, on 3 Mar 2014, Official Report, House of Lords, columns WA278. </p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201314/ldhansrd/text/140303w0001.htm#14030332000452" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201314/ldhansrd/text/140303w0001.htm#14030332000452</a></p> question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893
	creator	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

41678

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/03/2014
	date	05/03/2014
	date tabled	05/03/2014
	ddp created	05/03/2014 22:50:16
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:55:29
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5769
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions have been brought in the last 10 years under sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29B, 29C, 29D, 29E and 29F of the Public Order Act 1986 and under sections 31 and 32 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL5769
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5769
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for selected offences under the Public Order Act 1986 and Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in England and Wales, from 2004 to 2012 (latest data available) can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings statistics for the year 2013 are planned to be published by the Ministry of Justice in May 2014.</p><p> </p> question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4183
	creator	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

41679

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/03/2014
	date	05/03/2014
	date tabled	05/03/2014
	ddp created	05/03/2014 22:50:17
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:55:30
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5770
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions brought in the last 10 years under sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29B, 29C, 29D, 29E and 29F of the Public Order Act 1986 and under sections 31 and 32 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 have resulted in a guilty verdict.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL5770
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5770
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for selected offences under the Public Order Act 1986 and Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in England and Wales, from 2004 to 2012 (latest data available) can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings statistics for the year 2013 are planned to be published by the Ministry of Justice in May 2014.</p><p> </p> question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4183
	creator	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

41712

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/03/2014
	date	05/03/2014
	date tabled	05/03/2014
	ddp created	05/03/2014 22:50:31
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:55:49
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5803
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff are currently employed for more than 50 per cent of their working week to support the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office in his role as Accounting Officer; and what are their job titles.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL5803
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5803
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Information on staffing within the Cabinet Office is published regularly in our organograms. The most recent includes information from 30 September. It is available here: http://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office. </p><p> </p><p>The Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office in his role as Accounting Officer is currently supported by 10 staff working in his own Private Office and the Financial Management Team.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816
	creator	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

41717

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/03/2014
	date	06/03/2014
	date tabled	06/03/2014
	ddp created	06/03/2014 21:12:13
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:55:52
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5808
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff are currently employed for more than 50 per cent of their working week to support the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education in his role as Accounting Officer; and what are their job titles.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL5808
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5808
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>A large proportion of the staff who work in the Department for Education support the Permanent Secretary in his role as Accounting Officer.</p><p>The information requested about those who do so for more than 50% of their working week is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270
	creator	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn