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1724023

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office guidance entitled Non-corporate communication channels for government business, published in March 2023, what the Government's policy is on Ministers using personal devices for conducting official business.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	2066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>There are arrangements and guidance in place for the management of all electronic communications in relation to the Government’s business as detailed in the guidance on Non Corporate Communication Channels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 18/09/2024 16:22:31 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1727459

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Life Peers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to revise the factors they take into account when considering the suitability of individuals to be nominated for a life peerage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government committed in its manifesto to reform the process of appointments to the House of Lords to ensure the quality of new appointments and to seek to improve the national and regional balance of the second chamber and is actively considering how this can be achieved.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 18/09/2024 15:22:02 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1727460

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Membership
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of fee-charging agencies offering coaching to prospective applicants for membership of the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Neither the Government nor the House of Lords Appointments Commission endorse any service or company charging for advice on how to make and complete an application to the House of Lords.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 18/09/2024 15:21:45 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1727469

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the salaries and allowances of each of the Ministers and Whips in the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975 sets out the terms on which salaries can be paid to government ministers. The salaries claimed by ministers and whips in the House of Lords are available on gov.uk at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data/salaries-of-members-of-his-majestys-government-april-2022-html#ministers-who-are-members-of-the-house-of-lords" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data/salaries-of-members-of-his-majestys-government-april-2022-html#ministers-who-are-members-of-the-house-of-lords</a></p><p> </p><p>A list of all government ministers, which indicates whether each minister receives a salary or is unpaid, is available on gov.uk at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, ministers who are members of the House of Lords are entitled under the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 to receive the Lords Office-Holders Allowance (LOHA). It has been long-standing government policy over successive administrations for ministers whose main residence is in Greater London to waive their entitlement to claim this allowance and instead claim it at a reduced rate equivalent to the London Area Living Payment set annually by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority; details are available at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/nc7h1cs4q6ic/5j9dlpZsDtyFgqi43bBB91/7eaea5bcc329496878b420bf2e511586/Seventeenth_edition_of_the_Scheme_2024-25.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.ctfassets.net/nc7h1cs4q6ic/5j9dlpZsDtyFgqi43bBB91/7eaea5bcc329496878b420bf2e511586/Seventeenth_edition_of_the_Scheme_2024-25.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers who are members of the House of Lords who do not receive a salary may choose between claiming LOHA or the Lords Daily Attendance Allowance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross attachment 1 file name Seventeenth_edition_of_the_Scheme_2024-25.pdf title Lords Office-Holders Allowance (LOHA) 2 file name Ministers - GOV.UK - GOV.UK.pdf title Government Ministers 3 file name Salaries of members of His Majesty's Government_ April 2022 (HTML) - GOV.UK.pdf title Salaries of HMG Officials question first answered 18/09/2024 15:21:26 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1727473

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Arms Length Bodies: Gender
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with arm’s-length bodies regarding civil action being taken against their staff due to gender-critical views.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The government cannot comment on individual cases of civil action within arm’s length bodies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Sponsor departments are responsible for maintaining the relationship between the government and its arm’s length bodies. This includes ensuring appropriate discussions about ongoing issues are held.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 18/09/2024 14:15:19 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1727474

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether government departments give equal consideration and status to staff sex equality and equity networks as they do to LGBT+ and other diversity groupings.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>All formally recognised cross-government equality, diversity and inclusion networks are given equal consideration. The Cabinet Office oversees cross-government equality, diversity and inclusion networks. Management of departmental equality, diversity and inclusion networks is delegated to departments.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 18/09/2024 14:15:40 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1727475

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Email
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on Civil Service and other Government staff adding membership or support logos to their official email or correspondence signatures.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>There is no central policy on email signatures in the Civil Service. Individual departments may choose to provide their civil servants with guidance on this matter. Civil servants should of course be mindful of the core values in the Civil Service Code, including ensuring anything included in their signatures maintains their commitment to impartiality.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 18/09/2024 14:19:09 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1727810

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Remote Working
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 13 August 2024 (HL548),  what is their policy on how often civil servants should work in the office rather than remotely.
	tabling member printed	Lord Udny-Lister
	uin	HL835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Current Civil Service guidance requires Civil Servants to attend the office or work face-to-face with colleagues at least 60% of the time. There are no plans to change those requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 18/09/2024 14:17:35 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	4898 label Biography information for Lord Udny-Lister

1727811

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Remote Working
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 13 August 2024 (HL548), what is their policy on full-time civil servants working a four-day week on full-pay; and whether the ‘right to switch off’ will apply to civil servants on their fallow workday when working a four-day week.
	tabling member printed	Lord Udny-Lister
	uin	HL836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Departments are responsible for setting the terms and conditions of employment for their civil servants, in accordance with the rules of the Civil Service Management Code. Full time employees across the Civil Service generally work 42 hours gross (37 hours net) per week over 5 days. Some departments may have flexible working policies that allow employees to request compressed hours, where the same hours are worked, only compressed over a shorter period, with no change to pay. There are no flexible working arrangements that permit reduced hours or part time working in exchange for full time pay.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 18/09/2024 14:18:30 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	4898 label Biography information for Lord Udny-Lister

1728141

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service Governance and Accountability Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to respond formally to Lord Maude of Horsham's independent review of governance and accountability in the civil service.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	4660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department will consider Lord Maude's recommendations as this government develops its strategic plan for a more efficient and effective civil service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 18/09/2024 15:21:41 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen