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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

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

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

5741

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2013
	date	08/05/2013
	date tabled	08/05/2013
	ddp created	19/11/2013 12:56:42
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 21:07:25
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	153902
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/02/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department scrutinises the Fundraising Standards Board; when a review was last conducted; and what the outcome was of this review.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 153902
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	153902
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Lord Hodgson assessed the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) as part of his review of the Charities Act 2006 and concluded in his report &lsquo;Trusted and Independent: Giving charity back to charities&rsquo; that it had broadly met 10 of the 12 success criteria set out when it was established in 2006. The FRSB and Cabinet Office are members of the Steering Committee established in response to Lord Hodgson's recommendations to drive forward further progress in strengthening self-regulation.</p> question first answered 25/02/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561
	creator	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

39698

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/02/2014
	date	24/02/2014
	date tabled	24/02/2014
	ddp created	25/02/2014 00:20:27
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:07:55
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	189252
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress he has made on identifying areas not included in the first or second wave of the City Deals programme as eligible for subsequent initiatives.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 189252
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189252
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Building on the successes of City Deals, all 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) have been invited to develop Strategic Economic Plans to set out what needs to be done to boost growth in their area. </p><p>As part of each Strategic Economic Plan, a Growth Deal bid is being developed for negotiation with central government for the allocation of the Local Growth Fund.</p><p>The Local Growth Fund will be at least &pound;2 billion a year from 2015/16. As a result of this, all parts of England are able to access and benefit from this initiative.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578
	creator	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

40301

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2014
	date	26/02/2014
	date tabled	26/02/2014
	ddp created	26/02/2014 22:52:06
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:12:38
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	189608
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the trend in prostate cancer (a) one-year, (b) two-year and (c) five-year survival rates over the last 20 years; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
	tabling member printed	Paul Burstow
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 189608
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189608
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561
	creator	204 label Biography information for Paul Burstow
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	204 label Biography information for Paul Burstow

39429

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/02/2014
	date	24/02/2014
	date tabled	24/02/2014
	ddp created	25/02/2014 00:11:23
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:05:15
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	189056
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 189056
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189056
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Cabinet Office staff are entitled to take up to 52 weeks of maternity leave. </p><p>Staff who have been continuously employed by the Civil Service for 26 weeks prior to the 15th week before the expected date of childbirth are eligible for maternity pay.</p><p>Within the Cabinet Office maternity pay is equivalent to full pay for the initial 26 weeks (ordinary maternity leave). During the following 26 weeks (additional maternity leave) Statutory Maternity Pay is given for the first 13 weeks. The remaining 13 weeks are unpaid.</p><p>Individuals who resign and do not return to work following maternity leave are usually required to refund any contractual element of maternity pay they have received. </p><p>Cabinet Office systems do not hold specific information on staff who depart after periods of maternity leave. However, over the last 5 years, we estimate that 96% of staff who were on maternity leave returned to work. </p><p> </p> question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39430

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/02/2014
	date	24/02/2014
	date tabled	24/02/2014
	ddp created	25/02/2014 00:11:23
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:05:16
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	189076
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 189076
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189076
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Cabinet Office staff are entitled to take up to 52 weeks of maternity leave. </p><p>Staff who have been continuously employed by the Civil Service for 26 weeks prior to the 15th week before the expected date of childbirth are eligible for maternity pay.</p><p>Within the Cabinet Office maternity pay is equivalent to full pay for the initial 26 weeks (ordinary maternity leave). During the following 26 weeks (additional maternity leave) Statutory Maternity Pay is given for the first 13 weeks. The remaining 13 weeks are unpaid.</p><p>Individuals who resign and do not return to work following maternity leave are usually required to refund any contractual element of maternity pay they have received. </p><p>Cabinet Office systems do not hold specific information on staff who depart after periods of maternity leave. However, over the last 5 years, we estimate that 96% of staff who were on maternity leave returned to work. </p><p> </p> question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39431

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/02/2014
	date	24/02/2014
	date tabled	24/02/2014
	ddp created	25/02/2014 00:11:23
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:05:17
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	189096
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 189096
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189096
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Cabinet Office employees have access to a subsidised workplace nursery which is run by a third party provider. There are no current plans to change its operation.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39432

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/02/2014
	date	24/02/2014
	date tabled	24/02/2014
	ddp created	25/02/2014 00:11:24
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:05:18
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	189156
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 189156
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189156
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Promotion in the Cabinet Office is based on merit and suitability for the post in question.</p><p>The requested statistics on promotion are not readily available. However, we estimate that male staff constituted 51% of all those promoted since April 2011. This closely reflects the overall proportion currently working in my Department.</p><p>Figures for ethnicity and disability are not available. Cabinet Office does not compel staff to declare against workforce diversity indicators, including ethnicity and disability.</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115
	creator	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson