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657417

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by the Chairman of Committees on 8 April 2014, which museums or related institutions have received encaustic tiles from the Palace of Westminster.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL4049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Following the decision by the Administration and Works Committee in the Lords and the Administration Committee in the Commons that in cases where encaustic tiles from the Palace of Westminster cannot be re-used elsewhere, some of these should be donated to museums or related institutions, encaustic tiles have been donated to the Tile Trail in Stoke on Trent; to a recycled mosaics project to commemorate the pottery works in Stoke on Trent; and to St Augustine’s Church in Ramsgate.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 19/12/2016 14:12:45 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

711186

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliament: Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 7 March (HL5612), what is the industry standard categorising service; who within the Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) is responsible for the service; whether there is a contract or other service level agreement between PDS and the service; whether PDS pays for the service, and if so, how much is paid annually; whether the service reports to PDS in respect of its activities and decisions, and if so, how; whether its classification of websites is advisory or mandatory; whether Parliament is free to over-ride its classification of religion-based hate websites; and if so, why there are no plans to unblock the "Religion of Peace" website.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL6074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) uses the Check Point URL filtering service to categorise websites, and currently blocks a range of categories of website from the Parliamentary Estate, including “Hate/Racism”. PDS does not control which websites are put into which category by the filtering service; this is an automated process conducted at an industry level.</p><p>It is not possible to provide an accurate figure regarding the annual cost of the service as it is one of a number of services provided within a contract. With over one billion websites to categorise, it is not practicable for the filtering service to report to PDS in respect of its categorising decisions for particular websites. While it would be possible for PDS to unblock a website that has been included in a blocked category, there are no plans to unblock the “Religion of Peace” website, which has been included in the “Hate/Racism” category, because the site does not appear to have been incorrectly categorised.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 23/03/2017 11:53:35 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1724750

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 29 July (HL122), how many non-affiliated members of the House who will not reach the age of 80 by 1 June 2029 were members at the start of the previous session of Parliament; and of those, how many attended more than (1) 30, and (2) 50, per cent of sitting days in the last session of Parliament.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2024 answer text <p>There are 32 non-affiliated members who will not reach the age of 80 by 1 June 2029 and who were members at the start of the 2023-24 session. Of these, 17 attended 30% or more sitting days of the last session and 12 attended 50% or more sitting days of the last session. These figures reflect the membership of the House as of 24 July 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/08/2024 11:04:08 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1724748

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 29 July (HL122), how many Liberal Democrat members of the House who will not reach the age of 80 by 1 June 2029 were members at the start of the previous session of Parliament; and of those, how many attended more than (1) 30, and (2) 50, per cent of sitting days in the last session of Parliament.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2024 answer text <p>There are 43 Liberal Democrat members who will not reach the age of 80 by 1 June 2029 and who were members at the start of the 2023-24 session. Of these, 40 attended 30% or more sitting days of the last session and 32 attended 50% or more sitting days of the last session. These figures reflect the membership of the House as of 24 July 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/08/2024 11:03:01 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1724746

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 29 July (HL122), how many Labour members of the House who will not reach the age of 80 by 1 June 2029 were members at the start of the previous session of Parliament; and of those, how many attended more than (1) 30, and (2) 50, per cent of sitting days in the last session of Parliament.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2024 answer text <p>There are 80 Labour members who will not reach the age of 80 by 1 June 2029 and who were members at the start of the 2023-24 session. Of these, 57 attended 30% or more sitting days of the last session and 49 attended 50% or more sitting days of the last session. These figures reflect the membership of the House as of 24 July 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/08/2024 10:57:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1724749

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 29 July (HL122), how many Crossbench members of the House who will not reach the age of 80 by 1 June 2029 were members at the start of the previous session of Parliament; and of those, how many attended more than (1) 30, and (2) 50, per cent of sitting days in the last session of Parliament.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2024 answer text <p>There are 99 Crossbench members who will not reach the age of 80 by 1 June 2029 and who were members at the start of the 2023-24 session. Of these, 53 attended 30% or more sitting days of the last session and 36 attended 50% or more sitting days of the last session. These figures reflect the membership of the House as of 24 July 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/08/2024 11:03:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1724747

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 29 July (HL122), how many Conservative members of the House who will not reach the age of 80 by 1 June 2029 were members at the start of the previous session of Parliament; and of those, how many attended more than (1) 30, and (2) 50, per cent of sitting days in the last session of Parliament.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2024 answer text <p>There are 182 Conservative members who will not reach the age of 80 by 1 June 2029 and who were members at the start of the 2023-24 session. Of these, 138 attended 30% or more sitting days of the last session and 104 attended 50% or more sitting days of the last session. These figures reflect the membership of the House as of 24 July 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/08/2024 11:02:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

694338

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2017
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliament: Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 1 February (HL 4961), whether he will give an instruction for the unblocking of the Religion of Peace website on the Parliamentary Estate; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL5612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>Access to the Religion of Peace website has been blocked on the Parliamentary Estate because it has been classified as a religion-based hate website by the Parliamentary Digital Service’s industry standard categorising service. As a result there are no plans for the website to be unblocked.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 07/03/2017 15:14:36 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

838333

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, in the light of the resolutions on Restoration and Renewal passed by both Houses, what are the likely next steps; and what will be the mechanism for Peers to submit suggestions and ideas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL5466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>Both Houses have decided that the next steps of the Restoration &amp; Renewal Programme should be overseen by a Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority. It is expected that the Commission of each House will therefore immediately focus on establishing those bodies in shadow form. Until the shadow Sponsor Board has been appointed, the Programme will continue to be delivered under the governance of the bicameral Programme Board, which consists of officials from both Houses plus two external members, and acts with authority delegated from the Board and Accounting Officer of each House. Establishing both bodies in substantive form will require primary legislation.</p><p>The Programme Team, supported by its client advisory services consultants, CH2M and BDP, will continue work in the following areas:</p><ul><li>further investigation and documentation of the current physical condition of the Palace of Westminster and its building services;</li><li>further studies on the feasibility of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre as temporary accommodation for the House of Lords;</li><li>design of Richmond House as temporary accommodation for the House of Commons, which is being taken forward as part of the Commons’ Northern Estate Programme;</li><li>development of a client brief for the design of the works to the Palace of Westminster;</li><li>the development of the required Outline Business Cases (OBCs), compliant with HM Treasury’s <em>Green Book</em>; and</li><li>a further round of medium-term mechanical and electrical, public health and conservation work to mitigate the operational risks to Parliament presented by the condition of the building between now and the commencement of the construction phase of the R&amp;R Programme.</li></ul><p>The design phase will require extensive consultation with Members of both Houses, as well as a wide range of other stakeholders including staff, third-party occupants of the Parliamentary Estate, visitors and other members of society throughout the United Kingdom. It is anticipated that this engagement work will be developed and taken forward by the shadow Sponsor Board once it is established later this year.</p><p>In the meantime, members of the Programme Team would be happy to receive suggestions and ideas from Members of both Houses. They can be contacted via <a href="mailto:restorationandrenewal@parliament.uk" target="_blank">restorationandrenewal@parliament.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 21/02/2018 16:07:39 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1342631

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, in the hereditary peers' by-election following the retirement of the Countess of Mar, (1) how many peers were entitled to vote, (2) how many peers voted, (3) how many ballot papers were spoiled, and (4) what was the percentage turnout.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL1600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>The details of the by-election to replace the Countess of Mar are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Vacancy Created By: </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Members eligible to vote:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Members who voted:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of spoiled ballot papers:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage turnout: </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Countess of Mar</p></td><td><p>783</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/07/2021 14:23:04 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott