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1002220

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2018
	date	05/11/2018
	date tabled	05/11/2018
	ddp created	05/11/2018 22:43:19
	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	05/11/2018 22:55:54 04/12/2018 13:43:03
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11241
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/12/2018 13:10:58
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated cost to the House of (1) restoration, (2) repair, and (3) fire protection work underway in (a) the Palace of Westminster, (b) Fielden House, and (c) Millbank House.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11241
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11241
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>‘Restoration’ has been taken to include work currently underway on the Estate to restore or conserve areas of the historic building fabric, including but not limited to the restoration work in Westminster Hall and the Encaustic Tile project. It does not include the estimated costs of the Restoration and Renewal Programme. ‘Repair’ includes project works underway on the estate but does not include general day to day maintenance. Fire protection work costs are based on the Fire Life Safety Works Programme.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Palace of Westminster</p></td><td><p>Millbank House</p></td><td><p>Fielden House</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Restoration</p></td><td><p>External Courtyards Conservation work (Phase 1) current approved cost: £20.2m; Westminster Hall current approved cost: £12.1m (subject to review); Elizabeth Tower current approved cost: £61.1m (subject to review); Cast Iron Roofs current approved cost: £84.4m; Encaustic Tiles current approved cost: £14.3m.</p></td><td><p>There is no restoration work currently underway.</p></td><td><p>There is no restoration work currently underway.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repair</p></td><td><p>Works to the Palace in 2017/18 totalled £2m; works in 2018/19 are forecast to cost £2.8m.</p></td><td><p>Works to 5 Great College Street and its integration into Millbank House total £42.9m.</p></td><td><p>Planning is underway for the refurbishment of Fielden House. Surveying work is expected to commence in December 2018. The surveying working is required to finalise the business case. Until it is finalised it is not possible to provide an estimate.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fire Protection</p></td><td><p>The approved business cases forecast expenditure of £90m for fire safety work underway in the Palace of Westminster. The forecast expenditure of a project within the Fire Safety programme is currently being revised.</p></td><td><p>The cost of fire protection in the Great College Street area of Millbank House has been integrated into the project itself and therefore is included in the repair figure above. The cost of Fire Protection in 1&amp;2 Millbank is currently forecast at £1.6m excluding risk and optimism bias (OB) and £2.1m including risk and OB.</p></td><td><p>The cost of making Fielden House Fire Life Safety compliant will form part of the refurbishment project. Therefore, it is not possible currently to confirm how much it will cost.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 04/12/2018 13:10:58 answering member 4148
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1006673

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2018
	date	13/11/2018
	date tabled	13/11/2018
	ddp created	13/11/2018 21:55:28
	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	13/11/2018 22:05:44 26/11/2018 16:13:01
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11453
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	26/11/2018 15:41:56
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker who tendered for the contract to supervise by-elections for hereditary peers; and which tender was successful.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11453
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11453
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>ERS, Kanto Elect and UK Engage responded to the invitation to tender. ERS was the successful applicant.</p> question first answered 26/11/2018 15:41:56 answering member 4148
	creator	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1006674

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2018
	date	13/11/2018
	date tabled	13/11/2018
	ddp created	13/11/2018 21:55:29
	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	13/11/2018 22:05:46 26/11/2018 16:13:03
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11454
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	26/11/2018 15:41:39
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the overall cost, including the cost to the House Authorities, of the contract to supervise by-elections for hereditary peers; whether that cost is paid annually or per by-election; and whether the cost is dependent on the number of candidates or electors.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11454
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11454
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The costs are paid per by-election. Costs vary according to the number of electors. The current cost of a whole House by-election is £1440; a Labour or Liberal Democrat by-election costs £570, and a Conservative or Crossbench by-election costs £600; all costs are inclusive of VAT. This is in addition to the cost of House of Lords staff time spent organising the by-election which forms part of their normal duties and is not costed separately.</p> question first answered 26/11/2018 15:41:39 answering member 4148
	creator	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1006675

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2018
	date	13/11/2018
	date tabled	13/11/2018
	ddp created	13/11/2018 21:55:30
	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	13/11/2018 22:05:47 26/11/2018 16:13:04
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11455
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	26/11/2018 15:41:08
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether arrangements will be made to enable members of the House who wish to observe the count of the votes cast for the hereditary peer by-election scheduled to take place on 27 and 28 November.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11455
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11455
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>A member of the relevant party or group is appointed to act as scrutineer at each count, and this will happen on 28 November when the votes (all of which will be cast by post) will be counted. There is no count on 27 November. There are no plans to make further arrangements to enable more members of the House to observe the count of the votes cast.</p> question first answered 26/11/2018 15:41:08 answering member 4148
	creator	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1002567

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/11/2018
	date	06/11/2018
	date tabled	06/11/2018
	ddp created	06/11/2018 21:46:48
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	14/05/2019 16:45:13 15/05/2019 18:19:02
	hansard heading	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Energy
	house id	1
	identifier	188843
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/05/2019 17:47:49
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) Cabinet Office, (ii) 10 Downing Street, (iii) the Crown Commercial Service, (iv) Government Property Agency, (v) the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and (vi) the Privy Council Office in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 188843
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188843
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Cabinet Office electricity and natural gas consumption and costs are detailed below. 10 Downing Street is an integral part of the Cabinet Office, and therefore their consumption and costs are included in Cabinet Office consumption and costs below. The Crown Commercial Service, Government Property Agency, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and the Privy Council Office are occupiers within other buildings and would be recharged via their service charges.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Usage (kWh)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3,372,255</p></td><td><p>317,656</p></td><td><p>236,058</p></td><td><p>£12,325</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4,656,054</p></td><td><p>1,476,212</p></td><td><p>293,939</p></td><td><p>£44,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>4,649,731</p></td><td><p>1,513,230</p></td><td><p>378,811</p></td><td><p>£42,258</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /><p /> question first answered 15/05/2019 17:47:49 answering member 15
	creator	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1002568

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/11/2018
	date	06/11/2018
	date tabled	06/11/2018
	ddp created	06/11/2018 21:46:50
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	14/05/2019 16:45:15 15/05/2019 18:20:03
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Energy
	house id	1
	identifier	188844
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/05/2019 17:48:24
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) Cabinet Office, (ii) 10 Downing Street, (iii) the Crown Commercial Service, (iv) Government Property Agency, (v) the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and (vi) the Privy Council Office in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 188844
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188844
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Cabinet Office electricity and natural gas consumption and costs are detailed below. 10 Downing Street is an integral part of the Cabinet Office, and therefore their consumption and costs are included in Cabinet Office consumption and costs below. The Crown Commercial Service, Government Property Agency, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and the Privy Council Office are occupiers within other buildings and would be recharged via their service charges.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Usage (kWh)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3,372,255</p></td><td><p>317,656</p></td><td><p>236,058</p></td><td><p>£12,325</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4,656,054</p></td><td><p>1,476,212</p></td><td><p>293,939</p></td><td><p>£44,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>4,649,731</p></td><td><p>1,513,230</p></td><td><p>378,811</p></td><td><p>£42,258</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> question first answered 15/05/2019 17:48:24 answering member 15
	creator	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003884

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/11/2018
	date	09/11/2018
	date tabled	09/11/2018
	ddp created	09/11/2018 16:50:56
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	09/11/2018 17:04:42 28/11/2018 15:00:09
	hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
	house id	1
	identifier	189825
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2018 14:28:44
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what framework is used by Government when deciding whether digital projects should be completed in-house or contracted out.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 189825
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189825
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <blockquote>There is no specific framework that government uses to decide whether a digital project should be completed in-house or contracted out.</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>Government uses the principles of the HMT Green Book guidance, supplementary guidance (such as the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-governent/agile-digital-and-it-projects-clarification-of-business-case-guidance" target="_blank">Agile digital and IT projects</a>), and the 5 case model to scrutinise the costs and benefits of different options to deliver a particular project, including management, commercial and financial aspects. When relevant, some of these options may refer to in-house provision whereas others may refer to outsourcing.</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>The preferred option will be selected on the basis of value for money and capacity to meet the project objectives.</blockquote> question first answered 28/11/2018 14:28:44 answering member 4441
	creator	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1003888

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/11/2018
	date	09/11/2018
	date tabled	09/11/2018
	ddp created	09/11/2018 16:51:08
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	09/11/2018 17:04:50 28/11/2018 14:57:03
	hansard heading	Offices: Wales
	house id	1
	identifier	189829
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2018 14:25:01
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to close the office of the (a) Boundary Commission for Wales in Fitzalan Court, Cardiff, (b) Company Names Tribunal on Cardiff Road, Newport, (c) Estyn office on Keen Road, Cardiff, (d) Forest Research on Cefn Gethiniog, Powys, (d) Office for National Statistics on Cardiff Road, Newport, (e) Public Health Wales on Tyndall Street, Cardiff, (f) Wales Audit Office at 24 Cathedral Road, Cardiff (g) Wales Audit Office at North Wales Business Park, Conwy and (h) Wales Audit Office on Penllergaer, Swansea.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 189829
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189829
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Following consultation with the Government Property Agency who now manage the Cabinet Office estate, I can confirm that none of the locations referred to in the above question are owned or managed by Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><p>The civil service is going through a fundamental transformation in the way that we work and deliver services, not least through advances in technology. The future civil service will be more efficient, more highly skilled and agile.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with departments to deliver our commitments within the Government Estates Strategy and to ensure that we make the best use of our Government Estate assets, including the office estates. We have a particular commitment to consider locations outside of London as identified through our Places for Growth programme.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/11/2018 14:25:01 answering member 4441
	creator	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1003894

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/11/2018
	date	09/11/2018
	date tabled	09/11/2018
	ddp created	09/11/2018 16:51:29
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	09/11/2018 17:05:03 09/01/2019 10:27:01
	hansard heading	Financial, Professional and Education Services Business Council
	house id	1
	identifier	189621
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/01/2019 09:55:59
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the membership is of the Financial, Professional and Education Services Business Council that was announced on Tuesday 6 November 2018.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 189621
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189621
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the press release issued on 6 November 2018 which is available on the <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cparlybranch.pqs%40beis.gov.uk%7C9ad067fa3a92439b7dbb08d6674bc0fc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636809972386667732&amp;sdata=qDvp%2Fivy%2BZT8eeCoLyUJQnDWScWP%2B%2FS6jpOK%2F1iIqKQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Ffive-new-business-councils-to-advise-the-prime-minister-on-post-brexit-opportunities&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cparlybranch.pqs%40beis.gov.uk%7C9ad067fa3a92439b7dbb08d6674bc0fc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636809972386677740&amp;sdata=3VqetcEYYzYW0ZvGiYLoxbqcpjXoXUXIFNmqVq%2Bzw0U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/five-new-business-councils-to-advise-the-prime-minister-on-post-brexit-opportunities</a>, which outlines the co-chairs and business representative of each Business Council. Full membership of each Council will be confirmed shortly.</p> question first answered 09/01/2019 09:55:59 answering member 4441
	creator	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1005590

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/11/2018
	date	12/11/2018
	date tabled	12/11/2018
	ddp created	12/11/2018 22:04:58
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	12/11/2018 22:15:36 26/11/2018 17:48:01
	hansard heading	Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11361
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	26/11/2018 17:47:04
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from measures to improve social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being undertaken by the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11361
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11361
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There are a number of similarities in what Wales are currently doing in relation to the Future Generations Act, and what the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) proposes to do within the Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill, which they will publish before Christmas. This includes setting out environmental principles in primary legislation and monitoring the application of the principles. However, the main focus of the Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill is to be broadly equivalent to the governance provided by Europe relating to the environment and this is wider than just considering principles.</p><p> </p><p>We have learnt a great deal from the good work that Wales has done on the Well-Being of Future Generations Act and will continue to do so as we develop our policy statement on the principles as well as wider considerations on environmental governance. This includes reflecting on how the legislative framework is set out and the outcomes that they seek to achieve.</p><p> </p> question first answered 26/11/2018 17:47:04 answering member 57
	creator	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird