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387760

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Parliamentary Procedure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what cross-party discussions have taken place regarding the recognition of opposition front-bench speaking rights for Liberal Democrat spokesmen in the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL1137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The second largest opposition party is neither formally defined nor given specific speaking rights by the Standing Orders of the House or the Companion to the Standing Orders. The Companion to Standing Orders does, however, set out several areas where the “opposition front benches” have the right to speak for longer than backbenchers or have rights to speak at specific points in proceedings.<br><br>Of the political parties represented in the House, only the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat group operate frontbenches of a size that permits them to shadow each Government department. It is for that reason that the definition of “opposition frontbenches” that applied in practice before the 2010 Parliament has been reverted to in this Parliament. <br><br>It remains open to any member who wishes to propose a change to current arrangements to make representations to me and/or make a submission to the Procedure Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL1135 HL1136 HL1138 HL1139 HL1588 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:47:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

387761

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Parliamentary Procedure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether UKIP Peers in the House of Lords are to be granted opposition front-bench speaking rights; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL1138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The second largest opposition party is neither formally defined nor given specific speaking rights by the Standing Orders of the House or the Companion to the Standing Orders. The Companion to Standing Orders does, however, set out several areas where the “opposition front benches” have the right to speak for longer than backbenchers or have rights to speak at specific points in proceedings.<br><br>Of the political parties represented in the House, only the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat group operate frontbenches of a size that permits them to shadow each Government department. It is for that reason that the definition of “opposition frontbenches” that applied in practice before the 2010 Parliament has been reverted to in this Parliament. <br><br>It remains open to any member who wishes to propose a change to current arrangements to make representations to me and/or make a submission to the Procedure Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL1135 HL1136 HL1137 HL1139 HL1588 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:47:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

387762

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Parliamentary Procedure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether the percentage of the vote cast for a political party at a general election is a consideration in deciding whether a political party is granted opposition front-bench speaking rights in the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL1139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The second largest opposition party is neither formally defined nor given specific speaking rights by the Standing Orders of the House or the Companion to the Standing Orders. The Companion to Standing Orders does, however, set out several areas where the “opposition front benches” have the right to speak for longer than backbenchers or have rights to speak at specific points in proceedings.<br><br>Of the political parties represented in the House, only the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat group operate frontbenches of a size that permits them to shadow each Government department. It is for that reason that the definition of “opposition frontbenches” that applied in practice before the 2010 Parliament has been reverted to in this Parliament. <br><br>It remains open to any member who wishes to propose a change to current arrangements to make representations to me and/or make a submission to the Procedure Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL1135 HL1136 HL1137 HL1138 HL1588 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:47:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

391050

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Political Parties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House on what basis a political party with 7.9 per cent of the national vote at a general election holds front bench status in the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL1588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The second largest opposition party is neither formally defined nor given specific speaking rights by the Standing Orders of the House or the Companion to the Standing Orders. The Companion to Standing Orders does, however, set out several areas where the “opposition front benches” have the right to speak for longer than backbenchers or have rights to speak at specific points in proceedings.<br><br>Of the political parties represented in the House, only the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat group operate frontbenches of a size that permits them to shadow each Government department. It is for that reason that the definition of “opposition frontbenches” that applied in practice before the 2010 Parliament has been reverted to in this Parliament. <br><br>It remains open to any member who wishes to propose a change to current arrangements to make representations to me and/or make a submission to the Procedure Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL1135 HL1136 HL1137 HL1138 HL1139 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:47:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

389420

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2015 to Question 2952, if he will make it his policy to secure accredited Living Wage Employer status for the Law Officers Departments from the Living Wage Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	6655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>This government is the first government to introduce a compulsory National Living Wage as of April 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All employers, including government departments, will be required to comply with the new National Living Wage of £7.20/ph for those aged 25 and above, as set out in the Budget, which is expected to reach £9 p/h by 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/07/2015 09:17:13 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

390145

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Government Legal Service: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what guidance he provides to Government Legal Service (GLS) personnel on compliance with the Data Protection Act by (a) the Government, (b) agencies and (c) clients of the GLS to ensure that (i) data is not sent to a data controller who is not registered under the Data Protection Act, but ought to have done so and (ii) secure data handling procedures are operated by both the GLS and any external data controller to whom data is sent.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
	tabling member printed	Marie Rimmer
	uin	7382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government Legal Department provides guidance to all its staff on the Data Protection Act, which requires staff to act in accordance with the legislation as it affects their work. How data is handled when it arrives with an external data controller rests with the receiving organisation and not with GLD. Staff in other parts of the Government Legal Service are governed by any guidance issued by the departments for which they work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 22/07/2015 10:15:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

390146

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Government Legal Service: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, who in the Government Legal Service (GLS) has operational lead responsibility for ensuring that training is provided to officials of the GLS on compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 ICO guidance and Treasury Solicitor and GLS information security and data protection related policies and procedures; and what assessment (a) has been and (b) will be made on what date and by whom of the effectiveness of that training provision.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
	tabling member printed	Marie Rimmer
	uin	7444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury Solicitor, as Permanent Secretary, has overall responsibility for data protection within the Government Legal Department, which is the largest unit within the Government Legal Service. The Treasury Solicitor is supported in that role by a DPA co-ordinator and, in the provision of training, by the GLD people development team. Staff in other GLS teams are subject to the procedures and training in the departments for which they work, supported again by the GLD people development team. That team assesses the effectiveness of training by surveying course participants and through other feedback.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Comprehensive training, developed with the Information Commissioner’s Office, was conducted between February and June 2015 and consisted of a three part training programme‎ including an ICO video, face to face interaction and online elements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The GLD people development team provide training within GLD, and support Government Legal Service (GLS) training. The people development team assess all training by surveying all course participants in the training they organise, and continually monitor the effectiveness of the training as a result of survey responses and general feedback.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 22/07/2015 10:16:48 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

390149

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what data protection training has been given to (a) the Treasury Solicitor, (b) the Head of Litigation, (c) the Head of the Bona Vacantia Division, (d) the Ministry of Justice Advisory SCS1 Team Leaders, (e) the Ministry of Justice Legal SCS2 Team Leaders and (f) Legal Aid Agency Senior Lawyers at Grade 6 or above since 1 July 2013.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
	tabling member printed	Marie Rimmer
	uin	7506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>A comprehensive package of data protection training, developed with the Information Commissioner’s Office, was provided between February and June 2015 to all Government Legal Department staff including, (a) the Treasury Solicitor, (b) the Head of Litigation, (c) the Head of the Bona Vacantia Division, (d) the Ministry of Justice Advisory SCS1 Team Leaders, (e) the Ministry of Justice Legal SCS2 Team Leaders and (f) Legal Aid Agency Senior Lawyers at Grade 6 or above.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The training consisted of a three part training programme‎ including an ICO video, face to face interaction and online elements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 22/07/2015 10:17:58 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

390147

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what guidance he provides to (a) Government Legal Service personnel and officials in his Department and (b) others on the steps they (i) can and (ii) must take if they are or should reasonably be aware that data has been unlawfully processed by a data controller because that controller has not notified the Information Commissioner's Office.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
	tabling member printed	Marie Rimmer
	uin	7445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government Legal Department provides guidance to all its staff on the Data Protection Act, which requires staff to act in accordance with the legislation as it affects their work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Staff in other parts of the Government Legal Service are governed by any guidance issued by the departments for which they work</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 22/07/2015 10:19:15 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

390719

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) children and (b) adults were living in overcrowded accommodation in (i) London and (ii) each London borough in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	7674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>According to the English Housing Survey, in 2010 there were 434,000 children and 708,000 adults living in overcrowded accommodation in London. For 2011, there were 435,000 children and 703,000 adults, and for 2012 there were 420,000 children and 693,000 adults living in overcrowded accomodation in London.<br><br>My Department does not record or collect the information requested at London borough level.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/07/2015 14:26:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan