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	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	27/02/2019
	date tabled	27/02/2019
	ddp created	27/02/2019 21:44:14
	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	27/02/2019 21:45:45 12/03/2019 18:28:03
	hansard heading	Bullying and Harassment in the House of Lords Independent Inquiry
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14089
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/03/2019 17:56:04
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated cost of the independent inquiry into bullying and harassment in the House of Lords; and what is the level of remuneration being paid to Naomi Ellenbogen QC.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14089
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14089
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The inquiry into bullying and harassment, launched on 19 December 2018, is being led independently by Naomi Ellenbogen QC. The inquiry relates to and has sought contributions from a number of key stakeholder groups, including current and, where possible, former:</p><p> </p><ul><li>House of Lords Administration staff (including agency and interim staff), and employee representative groups;</li><li>Members of the House of Lords;</li><li>Staff of Members of the House of Lords; and</li><li>Staff of the House of Commons, MPs’ staff, and staff of shared or bicameral services in Parliament.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Naomi Ellenbogen QC is being remunerated on the basis of a daily fee of £2000 plus VAT for each full day worked exclusively on the inquiry, and an hourly fee of £225 plus VAT where only part of the day is spent working on the inquiry. The contract through which Ms Ellenbogen has been engaged defines a full day as constituting 8 hours, and provides that time engaged in report writing will be payable at the agreed hourly rate.</p><p> </p><p>While the costs of the inquiry are being paid by the House of Lords, the overall cost will depend on a number of variable factors outside the Administration’s control, in particular the volume of evidence received.</p> question first answered 12/03/2019 17:56:04
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1087524

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/03/2019
	date	12/03/2019
	date tabled	12/03/2019
	ddp created	12/03/2019 22:06:24
	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	12/03/2019 22:15:33 20/03/2019 18:06:07
	hansard heading	Peers' Staff: Personnel Management
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14449
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/03/2019 17:35:52
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated annual cost attributable to the House of Lords of the HR support services for Peers' staff administered by Croner Group Ltd.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14449
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14449
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The total cost of the contract with Croner Group Ltd. in place for the period from 8th October 2018 to 7th October 2019 is £21,985. The cost of this contract is shared between the House of Commons and the House of Lords administrations. The total portion of this cost attributable to the House of Lords for HR support services for Peers' staff is £6,595.50.</p> question first answered 20/03/2019 17:35:52
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1086340

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/03/2019
	date	11/03/2019
	date tabled	11/03/2019
	ddp created	11/03/2019 21:53:28
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	11/03/2019 22:05:55 18/03/2019 15:35:02
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Death
	house id	2
	identifier	HL14379
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/03/2019 15:03:02
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the regional disparities within the UK for military deaths inquiries between 1990 and 2016, including the recognition given by the judiciary to such disparities; and (2) the impact of military deaths in Scotland not qualifying for mandatory fatal accident inquiries prior to 2017; and what plans they have to address any resulting issues identified.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL14379
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14379
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Inquests in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are carried out under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Inquests are carried out where a death was sudden, and the cause is unknown, where someone has died an unnatural or violent death, or where someone has died in a place or circumstance where there is legal requirement to hold an inquest, for example in prison custody or whilst sectioned under the Mental Health Act.</p><p> </p><p>In Scotland fatal accident inquiries are carried out under the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016. A Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) is mandated by the 2016 Act in certain circumstances, including in respect of military deaths in Scotland. Under the previous legislation -the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976- an FAI was not mandatory for such deaths.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence has not assessed the potential impact of different legislative regimes in place historically</p><p> </p> question first answered 18/03/2019 15:03:02
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock