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58567

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	05/06/2014
	date tabled	05/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 21:08:13
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:14:01
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Food
	house id	2
	identifier	HL92
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 16:40:59
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what proportion of the food used in the House of Lords is (1) grown in the home counties; and (2) drawn from organic and whole-food sources.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL92
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL92
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The House of Lords does not draw any of its food from organic sources nor is any of the food offered categorised as “whole-food”. Fruit and vegetables used by the House sourced from the home counties are set out in the table below. Free-range chicken served in the House is mostly from Gloucestershire and Essex. The Salt Marsh lamb is from the Romney Marsh in Kent.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Produce</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Source county</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asparagus</p></td><td><p>Hampshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beetroot</p></td><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bramley apple</p></td><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cauliflower</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Herbs (potted)</p></td><td><p>Hampshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jacket potatoes</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New potatoes</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Raspberries</p></td><td><p>Sussex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Red potatoes</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spring greens</p></td><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strawberries</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tomatoes (gourmet)</p></td><td><p>Sussex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vitelotte potatoes</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 17/06/2014 16:40:59 answering member 2124
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

50274

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/05/2014
	date	07/05/2014
	date tabled	07/05/2014
	ddp created	08/05/2014 00:34:11
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:11:20
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6992
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, in the light of the answers on 6 May to written questions tabled by Lord Mendelsohn, what steps he will take to ensure that the replies to written questions answer the question which was put as fully as possible.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6992
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6992
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I have a particular responsibility to encourage departments to be punctual in answering written questions, but the content of each answer is a matter for the minister concerned. The Ministerial Code says that “Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public, refusing to provide information only when disclosure would not be in the public interest”.</p> question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4144
	creator	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

45831

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/04/2014
	date	28/03/2014
	date tabled	28/03/2014
	ddp created	28/03/2014 17:32:43
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:02:56
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6435
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether there are plans to sell or give away the tiles currently being replaced in the Palace of Westminster.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6435
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6435
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Encaustic Tile Programme is a seven year conservation programme to replace and repair the encaustic tiles throughout the Palace of Westminster. As part of the programme, tiles which are in good condition are either left in place or re-used elsewhere whenever possible.</p><p>In some cases, the tiles cannot be re-used elsewhere, and the Administration and Works Committee in the Lords and the Administration Committee in the Commons have agreed that, in these cases, some tiles should be kept for archival purposes, some tiles should be donated to museums or related institutions, and a limited number of tiles should be sold.</p><p>The Committees in both Houses are currently discussing the details of this proposal.</p><p> </p> question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2124
	creator	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

42964

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/03/2014
	date	13/03/2014
	date tabled	13/03/2014
	ddp created	13/03/2014 20:27:06
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:58:03
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6029
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what they are doing to ensure that children from less privileged backgrounds are not disadvantaged at school.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6029
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6029
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils is a top priority for this Government. That is why we have invested in the pupil premium for schools, which has risen from £625 million in 2011-12 to £2.5 billion in 2014-15, giving schools the additional resources they need to raise disadvantaged pupils' attainment, and give them a better start in life.</p><p> </p><p>We have extended eligibility for funding over the last three years, as well as raising the per-pupil funding rate. When the pupil premium was introduced in April 2011, schools received £488 for each pupil who was registered for free school meals or looked after by the local authority for six months or more. From April 2014, the funding will be £1,300 per primary aged pupil, £935 per secondary aged pupil and £1,900 for each pupil who is looked after for one day or more; or who left care through adoption or a Special Guardianship Order on or after 30 December 2005, or via a Residence Order.</p><p> </p><p>Headteachers are held accountable for the impact of this additional funding in three different ways. Firstly, the performance tables set out the attainment and progress of disadvantaged pupils and the gap between them and their peers. Secondly, Ofsted inspects the achievement of all pupils in a school. Where disadvantaged pupils are making insufficient progress, inspectors are likely to grade a school as requiring improvement and will recommend that the school undertakes a pupil premium review. Thirdly, schools are required to publish online how much pupil premium funding they receive, how they have used this funding and an evaluation of the impact that it has had.</p><p> </p><p>Our EBacc is driving up the number of pupils leaving school with the subjects most prized by employers and universities. Already, our introduction of the EBacc has seen the number of children studying at least 5 of the essential subjects rise.</p><p> </p><p>The free schools programme is another powerful way to ensure greater opportunity for more disadvantaged children. 174 free schools are open, 45% of which were set up in the 30% most deprived areas of the country; communities often poorly served for generations.</p><p> </p><p>Some of our most disadvantaged schools are seeing the improvements brought about by successful academy sponsors. 26.3% of pupils in secondary sponsored academies are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average for secondary schools of 15.1%, yet results in sponsored academies continue to improve faster than in local authority schools.</p> question first answered 04/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

42951

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/03/2014
	date	13/03/2014
	date tabled	13/03/2014
	ddp created	13/03/2014 20:27:00
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:57:55
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6016
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have asked departments to end the system of check-off for trade union subscriptions for civil servants.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6016
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6016
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The deduction of Trade Union subscriptions from payroll through check-off is a matter delegated to individual Departments in the Civil Service. </p><p> </p> question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816
	creator	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

42945

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/03/2014
	date	13/03/2014
	date tabled	13/03/2014
	ddp created	13/03/2014 20:26:56
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:57:51
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6010
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the passports of everyone arriving in and leaving the United Kingdom are properly checked.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6010
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6010
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Border Force is, through its Operating Mandate, required to undertake checks on the passports of all passengers who enter the United Kingdom at the Primary Control Points. Border Force undertakes electronic checks on most outbound passengers and physically checks passports on a strictly targeted basis. The Government and the Civil Aviation Authority work closely with air carriers in the UK to ensure that proper checks are in place. The Government is further committed to introducing exit checks on all modes by 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787
	creator	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

42935

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/03/2014
	date	13/03/2014
	date tabled	13/03/2014
	ddp created	13/03/2014 20:26:51
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:57:44
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6000
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their plans to introduce new electrified railway lines between Manchester and Liverpool in December, whether they have taken into account the availability of electric trains as part of their negotiations to procure rolling stock.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6000
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6000
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As announced today (27 March) the Department for Transport has granted a Direct Award to Northern for 22 months and is working with them to ensure rolling stock is available for a phased rollout of electric services between Liverpool and Manchester from the December 2014 timetable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department takes account of availability of electric rolling stock in its decisions and the stock for this route will be modern, cascaded stock from other routes.</p> question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557
	creator	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

42924

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/03/2014
	date	12/03/2014
	date tabled	12/03/2014
	ddp created	12/03/2014 22:40:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:57:37
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5989
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when Lord Wills will receive a response to his email to the Cabinet Office of 6 November 2013 (Cabinet Office reference IR317467) about Freedom of Information requests.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL5989
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5989
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>I apologise for the delay. The Noble Lord has received a reply.</p><p> </p> question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816
	creator	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

42916

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/03/2014
	date	12/03/2014
	date tabled	12/03/2014
	ddp created	12/03/2014 22:40:18
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:57:33
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5981
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in what areas they operate drones; and for what use.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL5981
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5981
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence operates Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) globally for operational surveillance, precision attack and for training purposes.　 Reaper RPAS is the only armed system.　 It operates only in Afghanistan, and professional, qualified pilots follow the exact same Rules of Engagement as pilots of other aircraft types.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has not used any RPAS, its Centre for Environment Fisheries &amp; Aquaculture Science, Food &amp; Environment Research Agency, Environment Agency, Natural England and Royal Botanic Gardens have used small RPAS to support work on flood defence and coastal erosion, and the monitoring of crops, plants and nature reserves.　 All flights were carried out within the UK except for an aerial plant survey in Peru carried out by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not itself operate RPAS and the only police force operationally using a system (albeit very occasionally) is Staffordshire. This system is mostly used for patrol sweeps of car park and camping areas at V Festival, security sweeps for VIP events at the National Arboretum, they have also carried out some missing person, search and rescue, and counter-poaching tasks.</p><p> </p><p>Sussex Police have completed formal training and are now in the process of gathering experience with their own RPAS system – although if an important operational task came up RPAS would be deployed. The formal start date for the trial is in the near future.</p><p> </p><p>Kent Police, as part of the 2 Seas project, have hosted some RPAS trial flights to assess the performance of the system. They are planning to host an event about the project in July.</p><p> </p><p>　</p> question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557
	creator	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

42912

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/03/2014
	date	12/03/2014
	date tabled	12/03/2014
	ddp created	12/03/2014 22:40:16
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:57:30
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5977
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the recent finding in the Demos report, Introducing Generation Citizen, that 84 per cent of 14- to 17-year-olds intend to vote when they attain the age of 18, how they intend to ensure that such intentions to vote translate into first-time voting behaviour amongst young people; and what steps they are taking to ensure that education establishments are committed to registering all 16- and 17-year-olds to vote.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL5977
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5977
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The new key stage 4 citizenship programme to be taught from September 2014 requires that pupils should be taught about “the different electoral systems used in and beyond the United Kingdom and actions citizens can take in democratic and electoral processes to influence decisions locally, nationally and beyond.”</p><p> </p><p>The government has also made available £4.2 million funding to all 363 local authorities and valuation joint boards in Great Britain and 5 national organisations. Electoral registration officers have been encouraged to support the delivery of Rock Enrol! in their area, a learning resource which not only provides an opportunity for young people to register to vote, but enables them to discuss the importance of doing so.</p><p> </p> question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno