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1379697

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Correspondence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Touhig on 15 November (HL3572), what financial assistance is available to backbench members to employ the three secretarial and research support staff who are entitled to passes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL4132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>Members are entitled to claim a daily allowance and certain travel expenses as detailed in the <em>Guide to Financial Support for Members</em>, which is available on the intranet. No financial assistance is specifically made available for those members who sponsor passes for secretarial or research staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/11/2021 16:22:00 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1367611

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Times of Sittings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 9 November (HL3511), whether he will ask the appropriate committee of the House to make this facility for staff late-night travel home available on similar terms to Members of the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	uin	HL3854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>As set out in my previous reply there are no current plans to make the facility available more widely on similar terms to Members of the House. The Noble Lord is welcome to submit his proposal directly to the Commission, should he so wish.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/11/2021 16:04:33 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1379154

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	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 what was the cost of delivering each of the seven hereditary peer by-elections this year in respect of (1) outside contractors, and (2) the time of House staff.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL4082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>There have been five hereditary peer by-elections this year, with three Conservative vacancies filled by means of a single by-election. The cost in respect of outside contractors was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Civica invoice (inclusive of VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar, C. – Whole House</p></td><td><p>June 2021</p></td><td><p>£1,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Selborne, E., Denham, L., Selsdon, L. (combined) – Conservative</p></td><td><p>June 2021</p></td><td><p>£600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elton, L. — Whole House</p></td><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>£1,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rea, L. – Labour</p></td><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>£0 <em>(no ballot)</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Simon, V. – Whole House</p></td><td><p>November 2021</p></td><td><p>£1,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£4,920</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These costs were in addition to the cost of House of Lords staff time spent organising the by-elections. Such time forms part of their normal duties and therefore cannot be costed separately.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/11/2021 16:21:25 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott