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1271089

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2020
	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	Private Members' Bills
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what plans there are for consideration of Private Members' Bills to resume.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
	uin	HL11442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>I expect private members’ bills to start being considered again in early 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 16/12/2020 16:41:44 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1678290

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	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.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
	uin	HL1214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 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> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 19/12/2023 14:51:53 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1311978

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2021
	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	Government Departments: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what steps she is taking to (1) encourage, and (2) require, ministers to answer written parliamentary questions as tabled.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL15259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>As Leader of the House I take very seriously the responsibility incumbent on all Ministers to provide full, timely and comprehensive answers to Questions for Written Answers. Ministers are reminded regularly of the importance of their obligations to the House, and my office works closely with all departmental Parliamentary teams to help provide advice on what is expected of them in providing such answers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 29/04/2021 12:15:44 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1312506

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	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	Ministerial Statements
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what (1) steps they are taking, and (2) safeguards are in place, to ensure that ministerial statements delivered in the House of Lords are accurate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL15309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government attaches great importance to informative and accurate ministerial statements. The right of parliamentarians to take up issues directly with the Government is a key part of the democratic process and underlines the accountability of Ministers to Parliament. It is important that ministers give accurate and truthful information to Parliament and that they correct any inadvertent error at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 29/04/2021 12:16:55 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1505800

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Home Office: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what plans he has to seek explanations from (1) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and (2) the Home Office, concerning their failure to respond to Questions for Written Answer tabled in June and July, contrary to the convention that answers should be provided within 10 working days.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL2274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I shall take my responsibility to ensure all Ministers provide full, timely and accurate responses to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs) very seriously.</p><p>On 7 September 2022 there were four overdue QWAs directed to the Home Office (HO), and one directed to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). As of 28 September 2022, the number of outstanding QWAs from June and July had reduced: the Home Office had two late answers and the FCDO had none.</p><p>My office contacted the FCDO who explained that a technical error prevented their response from being uploaded to the website by the deadline. They have confirmed that a response was issued on 20 July 2022 and a copy was sent via email to the Peer.</p><p>Similarly, the HO has confirmed their two outstanding QWAs were cleared on 11 July but due to a separate technical error, were not uploaded to the website. This issue is being investigated by the HO to prevent it reoccurring. The tabling Peer has been contacted.</p><p>As Leader, I will undertake to remind colleagues of the importance of answering QWAs within the 10 day target, as well as their obligation to the House and Parliament’s important role in scrutinising the Government. My office will continue to work closely with all Departments across Government, and, upon the House’s return, I will write to colleagues to ensure all Ministers in the House of Lords are aware of their duties and what is expected of them in fulfilling their duty to be accountable to your Lordships’ House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 11/10/2022 16:52:48 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1688855

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2024
	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	Government Departments: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	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.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL2441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 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> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 27/02/2024 12:30:16 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1462908

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	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	Environment Protection: Policy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what steps she is taking to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny of the draft Environmental Principles Statement.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Section 18 of the Environment Act 2021 sets out the routes for parliamentary scrutiny of the draft Environmental Principles Policy Statement recently laid before Parliament by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This includes consideration by relevant Select Committees.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Whip will work with the Usual Channels to schedule any business resulting from these routes in the usual way during the scrutiny period.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 06/06/2022 16:40:47 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1522075

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2022
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House why Written Question HL1408, tabled on 30 June, remains outstanding as of 13 October.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL2615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 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> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 27/10/2022 14:05:00 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1356404

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2021
	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	Leader of the House of Lords: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House on how many occasions she has been asked to respond to Lords written questions about human rights in each of the last three years in respect of (1) Belarus, (2) Mali, (3) Nicaragua, and (4) Cameroon.
	tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
	uin	HL2779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2021 answer text <p>I have not been asked any written questions about human rights in Belarus, Mali, Nicaragua or Cameroon.</p><p>Over the past three years other Ministers have regularly answered questions about these four countries, including most recently: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-15/hl2108" target="_blank">HL2108</a> (Belarus), <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-15/hl2053" target="_blank">HL2053</a> (Mali), <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-09/hl952" target="_blank">HL952</a> (Nicaragua) and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-15/hl2735" target="_blank">HL2735</a> (Cameroon).</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 29/09/2021 14:21:36 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1694356

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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	House of Lords: Select Committees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	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.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watts
	uin	HL3091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 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> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 19/03/2024 16:38:16 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts