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1028351

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/01/2019
	date	18/12/2018
	date tabled	18/12/2018
	ddp created	18/12/2018 21:56:10
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	18/12/2018 22:06:13 07/01/2019 13:49:03
	hansard heading	Big Ben
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12425
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/01/2019 13:17:32
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment he has made of the progress of works being carried out on Elizabeth Tower, including Big Ben; and when he expects those works to be completed.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL12425
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12425
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Elizabeth Tower refurbishment project, with a budget of £61 million jointly funded by the two Houses, is intended to conserve and prevent further deterioration of the Elizabeth Tower, including the Great Clock; ensure its fire safety compliance; improve the health and safety of the Elizabeth Tower for Members, staff and the public; improve the security and the efficiency of emergency evacuations; and improve the efficiency of the tours in the Elizabeth Tower. No works are required to be undertaken on the Great Bell (“Big Ben”) itself. The project is due for completion in 2021.</p><p><br>Work on the project is progressing well. For instance, all elements of the Great Clock, and all cast iron roof components, have been removed from the Tower for conservation work and glazing, gilding and paint stripping work are continuing. Work on restoring the original colour scheme for the clock dials is well advanced. Arrangements have been made to ensure the Great Bell is sounded to mark Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, and to ring in the New Year on New Year’s Eve. <br> <br>The Finance Committee receives regular updates on the progress of the project.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/01/2019 13:17:32 answering member 4148
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1028340

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/01/2019
	date	18/12/2018
	date tabled	18/12/2018
	ddp created	18/12/2018 21:55:56
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	18/12/2018 22:05:48 03/01/2019 14:37:01
	hansard heading	Abingdon Green
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12414
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/01/2019 14:05:35
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the House Authorities were consulted on the decision to close College Green to the public; and whether broadcasters using the Green pay the House.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL12414
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12414
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Yes, Black Rod was consulted on the closure of College Green. The Green is owned by the House of Commons but day to day access is delegated by the Clerk of the House to Black Rod. Current policy is to allow public access to the Green to enable the public to pass through on the paths or to use it as a recreational space. It is also longstanding policy also to allow the media to use the Green for the contemporaneous news reporting of events within Parliament. Broadcasters are not charged to use the Green as is it considered to be in Parliament’s and the national interest that they should be facilitated to report on Parliament. As the Green is owned by the House of Commons, the question of charging would be a matter for them, not the House of Lords.</p> question first answered 03/01/2019 14:05:35 answering member 4148
	creator	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1020302

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/12/2018
	date	05/12/2018
	date tabled	05/12/2018
	ddp created	05/12/2018 21:45:36
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	05/12/2018 21:57:02 20/12/2018 16:31:03
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Staff
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12086
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/12/2018 16:00:19
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by the Chairman of Committees on 25 February 2009 (HL Deb, col 89W), how many staff of the House of Lords are employed exclusively or primarily on press and public relations; and whether he has made an assessment of how this figure now compares with the number of staff employed for the same purpose by (1) the House of Commons, and (2) the Scottish Parliament.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL12086
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12086
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Both Houses and the Scottish Parliament organise their communications/press and public relations functions in different ways which makes it hard to compare figures directly. Consequently, the figures below simply compare the number of FTEs employed predominantly on dealing with press/media.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>House of Lords</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>House of Commons</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scottish Parliament</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FTEs employed on press/media</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <br>These figures do not include staff employed by either House or the Scottish Parliament on marketing, digital communications, public information, visitor services, education and engagement all of which contribute to their work on public relations. We do not hold these figures in respect of the House of Commons and Scottish Parliament.</p><p><br>No assessment has been made of how these figures compare with each other.</p><p> </p> question first answered 20/12/2018 16:00:19 answering member 4148
	creator	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1019270

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/12/2018
	date	03/12/2018
	date tabled	03/12/2018
	ddp created	03/12/2018 22:39:49
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	03/12/2018 22:46:12 18/12/2018 13:30:04
	hansard heading	Bills: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11959
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/12/2018 12:58:07
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Government’s response to the report of the Constitution Committee, Parliament and the Legislative Process, published on 20 April 2005 (HL Paper 114), whether the Procedure Committee will consider the recommendation that bills should normally be committed after Second Reading to a committee empowered to take evidence.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11959
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11959
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In 2005, when it responded to the Constitution Committee’s report, Parliament and the Legislative Process, the Government was “not convinced that it would be appropriate to commit all bills which have not been scrutinised in draft to an evidence-taking committee after Second Reading but we are ready to consider this option in exceptional circumstances (and have done in the past).” <br> <br>I am aware that the idea that bills should normally be committed after Second Reading to a committee empowered to take evidence is under fresh consideration by the Constitution Committee as part of its current inquiry on the legislative process, stage 2 of which is covering the passage of legislation through Parliament. Written and oral evidence received as part of that inquiry is available here - https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/constitution-committee/inquiries/parliament-2017/legislative-process/. I am looking forward to the Committee’s report and any recommendations it might make on this and other matters. The Procedure Committee will give it due consideration then.</p> question first answered 18/12/2018 12:58:07 answering member 4148
	creator	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1020561

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/12/2018
	date	06/12/2018
	date tabled	06/12/2018
	ddp created	06/12/2018 19:08:16
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	06/12/2018 19:16:24 20/12/2018 13:13:01
	hansard heading	Millbank House: Lighting
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12108
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/12/2018 12:41:51
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what steps he is taking to ensure that all of the lighting in Millbank House can be turned off.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL12108
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12108
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p> </p><p>Problems have been experienced with the lighting system installed in 1 Millbank. It appears that the controlling software has been corrupted, resulting in some users being unable to turn on or turn off particular lighting units. Work is currently ongoing to resolve this issue.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 20/12/2018 12:41:51 answering member 2079
	creator	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1020039

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/12/2018
	date	04/12/2018
	date tabled	04/12/2018
	ddp created	04/12/2018 21:46:47
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	04/12/2018 21:56:01 18/12/2018 14:49:03
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Fire Regulations
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12014
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/12/2018 14:17:22
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment he has made of the impact of the manual fire safety call points on the visual appearance of the Palace of Westminster; and what consideration was given to alternative means of advertising call points and fire safety instructions in keeping with the heritage of the Palace.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL12014
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12014
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p>The “totem” manual fire safety call points are designed for highly significant interiors within the Palace, where fixing escape signs and manual call points to the historic fabric is not acceptable. Following consultation with Historic England, it was agreed that free standing signage was the best option in those spaces, to reduce physical impact on the Palace.</p><p>The patinated brass finish used in the frame was chosen to blend in with the timber joinery and reference the Victorian brass fittings found throughout the Palace. The colours used for the signage differ slightly from the British Standards; the colours were chosen to minimise the visual impact on interiors, whilst remaining legible to direct people in the case of an emergency.</p> question first answered 18/12/2018 14:17:22 answering member 2079
	creator	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1024819

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/12/2018
	date	13/12/2018
	date tabled	13/12/2018
	ddp created	13/12/2018 18:44:32
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	13/12/2018 18:50:03 20/12/2018 12:35:04
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	identifier	202145
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/12/2018 12:03:01
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what progress he has made on improving disclosure in the criminal justice system.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 202145
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	202145
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Attorney General’s review of the disclosure system, published last month, sets out practical recommendations and a clear plan of action which will hold the leaders of the criminal justice system to account for delivering in their respective areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General’s Office is working closely with key agencies who are already delivering changes and improvements to both the system and culture in their respective organisations.</p><p> </p> question first answered 20/12/2018 12:03:01 answering member 4106
	creator	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1023201

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/12/2018
	date	11/12/2018
	date tabled	11/12/2018
	ddp created	11/12/2018 19:40:38
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	17/12/2018 12:15:06 20/12/2018 12:33:01
	hansard heading	Legal Costs
	house id	1
	identifier	201163
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/12/2018 12:01:57
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the costs were of all external counsel in the case of R v Brewer and others.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 201163
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201163
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) can only provide costs in respect of prosecution counsel.</p><p> </p><p>The Case of R v Brewer and others concerns 15 defendants who were convicted after trial of an offence contrary to section 1(2)(b) Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 at Chelmsford Crown Court on 10 December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The case is ongoing and fees are only paid to counsel at the conclusion of the case. However, it is anticipated that the cost of counsel fees in this case, before the sentencing hearing, to be around £134,000. The case is a graduated fees case and therefore paid in accordance with that scheme. The figure is an estimate only and final fees will be subject to scrutiny in accordance with standard practices of the CPS.</p> question first answered 20/12/2018 12:01:57 answering member 4106
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1027241

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/12/2018
	date	17/12/2018
	date tabled	17/12/2018
	ddp created	17/12/2018 22:25:27
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	17/12/2018 22:35:25 20/12/2018 10:34:01
	hansard heading	Wylfa Power Station
	house id	1
	identifier	202731
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/12/2018 10:02:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with Hitachi on its investment in Wylfa nuclear power station; and if he will make a statement on the future of that project.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 202731
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	202731
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>On the 4 June 2018, my rt. hon. the Secretary of State confirmed to Parliament that the Government has entered negotiations with Hitachi in relation to Horizon’s proposed Wylfa Newydd project, based on Anglesey in North Wales. The negotiations with Hitachi on agreeing a deal that provides value for money for consumers and taxpayers are ongoing. The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Hitachi, including during his visit to Japan in November. The Secretary of State will update the House on the status of negotiations at the appropriate point, in line with his commitment in June.</p> question first answered 20/12/2018 10:02:34 answering member 4068
	creator	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1024806

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/12/2018
	date	13/12/2018
	date tabled	13/12/2018
	ddp created	13/12/2018 18:44:03
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	13/12/2018 18:49:37 19/12/2018 17:28:01
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Subsidies
	house id	1
	identifier	202085
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/12/2018 16:56:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to increase subsidies for (a) wind, (b) solar and (c) wave/tidal power under the Levy Control Framework.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 202085
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	202085
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to keeping energy costs as low as possible. The Levy Control Framework will not be renewed (as a budgetary framework) after it expires in 2020/21. It will be replaced by the Control for Low Carbon Levies (“the Control”), which was announced at the Autumn Budget in 2017. The Control covers all existing and new low carbon electricity levies and will monitor the total cost of these schemes. In order to protect consumers, the government will not introduce new low carbon electricity levies until the burden of such costs is falling. On the basis of the current forecast, this means that there will be no new low carbon electricity levies until 2025. All existing contracts and commitments will be respected, including up to £557 million for further Contracts for Difference. The Control does not rule out future support for any technology.</p> question first answered 19/12/2018 16:56:34 answering member 3974
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon