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78247

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/07/2014
	date	15/07/2014
	date tabled	15/07/2014
	ddp created	15/07/2014 22:45:26
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:40:58
	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	Written Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1142
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/07/2014 16:24:58
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether she will discourage ministers and spokespersons from answering Questions for Written Answer by referring to websites, in order to accommodate those without internet access.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1142
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1142
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>On 13 May the House agreed a new set of rules to govern the content of written answers, in response to the introduction of a new electronic system for submitting them. While the digital copy of answers will be the definitive record copy, all written answers will continue to be published, and a signed copy will continue to be sent to the Peer asking the question.</p><p>These rules make clear that all answers should be complete and comprehensible, and not rely on references to external documents or webpages. They also make clear that supporting documents should be included as attachments, not hyperlinks, and referred to in the answer itself. Any attachments that are included will be available in the Library to be printed out on demand.</p><p>All of these rules will help to accommodate those without internet access. I will remind all Lords Ministers to adhere to them.</p><p> </p> question first answered 29/07/2014 16:24:58 answering member 4205
	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

78966

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/08/2014
	date	18/07/2014
	date tabled	18/07/2014
	ddp created	18/07/2014 19:26:04
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:45:34
	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	Written Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1283
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/08/2014 11:24:36
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 17 July (WA 144–5), whether she will discourage ministers and spokespersons from answering Written Questions by reference to websites.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1283
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1283
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the reply I gave to Lord Stoddart of Swindon on 29 July (WA 304).</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/08/2014 11:24:36 answering member 4205
	creator	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

76601

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2014
	date	08/07/2014
	date tabled	08/07/2014
	ddp created	08/07/2014 22:43:37
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:35:26
	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	Peers: Attendance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL945
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/07/2014 16:46:38
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many, and which, Members of the House of Lords have not attended a sitting of the House since the last General Election.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL945
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL945
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Fifty-four peers who were Members of the House of Lords at the time of the last General Election have not attended a sitting of the House since then. This figure includes six Members who hold disqualifying judicial offices, three Members who resigned under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (one of whom has since died), two Members who have retired under the informal retirement scheme, twenty-two Members who have taken leave of absence, twenty Members who have died and one who has not yet taken the oath (having been disqualified until the end of June 2014). A list of their names has been placed in the Library of the House.</p> question first answered 22/07/2014 16:46:38 answering member 2124
	creator	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

79726

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/08/2014
	date	29/07/2014
	date tabled	29/07/2014
	ddp created	29/07/2014 21:38:39
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:55:25
	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	Parliamentary Information and Communications Technology Service
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1618
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/08/2014 10:44:46
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many staff are employed by PICT in each senior pay band; and what has been the average yearly increase in salary for each band in each of the last five years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord McAvoy
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1618
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1618
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>PICT employs 1 member of staff at senior pay band 2 and 4 at senior pay band 1.</p><p> </p><p>Pay for senior staff in the House of Commons, under whose terms and conditions PICT staff are paid, has increased over the last 5 years as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Percentage increase</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>yet to be agreed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 04/08/2014 10:44:46 answering member 2124
	creator	4158 label Biography information for Lord McAvoy
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4158 label Biography information for Lord McAvoy

89925

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/09/2014
	date	01/09/2014
	date tabled	01/09/2014
	ddp created	01/09/2014 20:08:17
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:59:51
	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	Parliamentary Information and Communications Technology Service
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1767
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/09/2014 12:29:51
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what is the mean and maximum time delay for PICT to answer telephone helpline calls from Members of the House of Lords.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1767
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1767
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The mean and maximum time for PICT to answer telephone calls to extension 2001 (the PICT Service Desk) is set out by month in the table below. These figures represent all calls to the Service Desk. Unfortunately, it is not possible to produce figures for specific customer groups.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean wait (minutes: seconds)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Maximum time delay (minutes: seconds)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>01:52</p></td><td><p>24:14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>01:27</p></td><td><p>21:37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>01:42</p></td><td><p>17:45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>01:23</p></td><td><p>20:22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>01:56</p></td><td><p>19:26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>02:41</p></td><td><p>35:00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>03:29</p></td><td><p>29:41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>02:55</p></td><td><p>27:26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>PICT aims to answer 80% of calls in 20 seconds or less and 90% of calls in 60 seconds or less.</p> question first answered 22/09/2014 12:29:51 answering member 2124
	creator	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

100594

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 23:14:08
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:16:48
	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	Parliament: Veterans
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2331
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/11/2014 12:36:33
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether he has any plans, in conjunction with the House of Commons Commission, to identify those posts in the Palace of Westminster which could be filled by recently disabled servicemen and servicewomen and to keep those posts open, in the first instance, only for such individuals.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2331
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2331
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There are no current plans to reserve posts in the Palace of Westminster in the first instance for recently disabled servicemen and servicewomen.</p><p>Employment practice in both Houses is to recruit through fair and open competition and to welcome job applications from people with disabilities, making any reasonable adjustments to enable disabled applicants to compete equally for employment and promotion.</p><p>The bi-cameral workplace equality network ParliABLE promotes awareness and positive approaches to disability through publicity and events which continue to be well supported by Members of both Houses.</p> question first answered 04/11/2014 12:36:33 answering member 2124
	creator	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

89924

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/09/2014
	date	01/09/2014
	date tabled	01/09/2014
	ddp created	01/09/2014 20:08:16
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:59:50
	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: Software
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1766
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/09/2014 12:33:15
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many Members of the House of Lords have been unable to access features such as their emails and calendars since the switch to Office 365.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1766
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1766
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Between 14<sup>th</sup> July and 31<sup>st</sup> August, PICT logged cases from 237 Members which directly related to issues resulting from the migration of their mailboxes to Microsoft Office 365. The cases covered a wide variety of issues including reconfiguration of desktops, laptops and mobile devices; we do not know the number of Members who were unable to access their email or calendar.</p><p> </p><p>PICT apologises for the problems that the implementation of Office 365 caused for some Members of the House of Lords.</p> question first answered 22/09/2014 12:33:15 answering member 2124
	creator	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

90808

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/09/2014
	date	05/09/2014
	date tabled	05/09/2014
	ddp created	05/09/2014 17:10:16
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 21:56:13
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	1
	identifier	208417
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/09/2014 13:34:33
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by the Law Officers' Departments within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 208417
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	208417
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion answered on the named day </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 (To date)</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Departmental performance information, for ordinary and named day Parliamentary Questions, is collated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and submitted to the Procedure Committee. This is published on a sessional basis by the committee, and includes evidence regarding departmental performance. The monitoring report relating to the 2012-13 session was published on 13 February 2014 as HC1046. The report covering statistics relating to performance during the 2013-14 session will be published very shortly by the Procedure Committee.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/09/2014 13:34:33 answering member 4106
	creator	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

93088

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:01:01
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:21:42
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Unfair Practices
	house id	1
	identifier	210566
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/10/2014 14:17:32
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the police have contacted the Crown Prosecution Service in regards to whether the practice of payday lenders or others issuing legal demands through letters from fake solicitors constitutes a criminal offence.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210566
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210566
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is aware that City of London Police, the national police lead in substantial fraud investigations, is currently considering the widely-reported case involving Wonga. To date the CPS have not been asked by the police as to whether the practice of issuing letters from fake solicitors constitutes a criminal offence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any referral to the CPS will be made to the CPS Specialist Fraud Division, who would provide wider advice about whether such practices constitute a criminal offence if that was requested by the police.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 21/10/2014 14:17:32 answering member 4106
	creator	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

91479

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/09/2014
	date	10/09/2014
	date tabled	10/09/2014
	ddp created	10/09/2014 22:11:36
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 22:57:43
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Travellers: Offences against Children
	house id	1
	identifier	209002
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/10/2014 14:15:47
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of child sexual exploitation have been prosecuted in each of the last five years, involving members of the Traveller, Gypsy and Roma communities.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 209002
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209002
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 13/10/2014 14:15:47 answering member 4106
	creator	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton