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62802

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/07/2014
	date	19/06/2014
	date tabled	19/06/2014
	ddp created	19/06/2014 18:57:29
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:23:02
	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	Spencer Perceval
	house id	2
	identifier	HL482
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 11:13:36
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether there are plans to mark the assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in 1812; if so, what those plans are; and if not, why not.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL482
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL482
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The House of Lords has no such plans. A series of events was held in 2012 to mark the 200<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. The House of Commons authorities plan to erect a plaque in St Stephen's Hall near the spot where Spencer Perceval was assassinated.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 11:13:36 answering member 2124
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

62502

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/07/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:17:11
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:21:53
	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: Access
	house id	2
	identifier	HL431
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 12:50:20
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what are the arrangements for access to the House of Lords during weekends and other quiet periods; and whether there are any plans to change them.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL431
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL431
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Members have access to the House of Lords estate 24 hours a day, including during weekends. Outside regular hours (advertised in the <em>Handbook on facilities and services for Members and their staff</em>), Members may gain access to the estate by use of their electronic pass at Carriage Gates.</p> question first answered 25/06/2014 12:50:20 answering member 2124
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

61512

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 23:56:43
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:18:37
	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
	hansard heading	Private Members' Bills
	house id	2
	identifier	HL290
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 12:18:36
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what steps he will take to facilitate the passage of Private Members' Bills through the House of Lords.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL290
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL290
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Practice in recent years is well-established: Private Members' Bills introduced in the House of Lords are offered Second Reading slots in the order in which they receive their First Reading. Second Readings for Private Members' Bills introduced this session have been scheduled on Friday 27 June and Friday 18 July; further Second Readings will be arranged in due course. A ballot to determine the order in which Private Members' Bills receive their First Reading will be introduced from the start of the new Parliament (3rd Report of the Procedure Committee, Session 2013-14).</p><p>For Bills that receive a Second Reading, formal consideration of their remaining stages will be arranged where no amendments are tabled and where the Member in charge so requests. Where Bills receive a Second Reading but require further substantive consideration of amendments, they will be competing for time with Private Members' Bills that are received from the House of Commons and Private Members' Bills introduced in this House that are still awaiting a Second Reading.</p><p>My noble friend the Government Chief Whip will endeavour to facilitate the progress of bills in each of those categories.</p><p> </p> question first answered 25/06/2014 12:18:36 answering member 4144
	creator	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

61253

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 23:19:27
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:16:54
	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: Security
	house id	2
	identifier	HL213
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/06/2014 17:07:15
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether he will initiate a debate in the House of Lords before any decision is taken to privatise the security arrangements of the House.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL213
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL213
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The following information about decisions on the new security contract arrangements was published in March 2014:</p><p>“In March 2015, the current contract with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to provide armed protection, policing and security officer functions will expire. Over the last year, the Security Arrangements Renewal Programme (SARP) Board has been working to analyse options and make a recommendation on new contract arrangements to be introduced next year. That recommendation was endorsed by the Lords House Committee and the Commons Commission.</p><p>The agreed recommendation is that the two Houses should renegotiate with the MPS to continue to provide security officer functions, armed protection and policing, whilst moving the provision of the search and screening function for the three main public entrances (Black Rod's Garden, Cromwell Green and Portcullis House) to a specialist commercial provider. The Clerk of the House and the Clerk of the Parliaments have now written to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner requesting new arrangements from 2015, and a commercial procurement for search and screening will start soon.</p><p>This is a major contract for Parliament, both in terms of its financial value and its central role in ensuring the security of parliamentarians, employees and visitors to the Parliamentary Estate. As well as continuing to benefit from the expertise and experience of the Metropolitan Police officers and staff, new search and screening arrangements at the busiest public entrances will be better able to provide the greater flexibility and scalability needed to meet Parliament's changing requirements for public access”.</p><p>Discussions with the Metropolitan Police Service on future arrangements are continuing. Security matters are not discussed on the floor of the House and the House Committee has agreed to the initial approach taken by the Security Arrangements Renewal Programme Board. That Committee will be further consulted during the process. I have no plans to initiate a debate on the floor of the House.</p> question first answered 18/06/2014 17:07:15 answering member 2124
	creator	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

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

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

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

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