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1061380

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice and guidance is available to ministers about answering written parliamentary questions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
	uin	HL13760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Guidance on responding to Parliamentary Questions, and details of ministerial responsibilities, can be found on Gov.uk. This guidance states that Ministers must:</p><ol><li>Adhere to the Ministerial Code</li><li>Give relevant information fully, as concisely as possible and in accordance with guidance on disproportionate cost.</li><li>Not omit information sought merely because disclosure could lead to political embarrassment or administrative inconvenience.</li><li>Provide an explanation if it is concluded that information should be withheld.</li><li>Take care to avoid answers which are literally true but likely to give rise to misleading inferences.</li><li>Provide responses to answers as follows:</li></ol><ul><li>Named Day – on the day specified</li><li>Ordinary Written – within 5 working days</li><li>House of Lords Written – within 10 working days</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/02/2019 14:32:12 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

675213

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, where one department has provided information in the response to a Question for Written Answer, whether they would expect other departments to answer a similar question in a similar manner.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL4778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The content of each answer is a matter for the Minister concerned, and each Minister is responsible to the House for the answers they provide. Answers to similar questions asked of different Departments can vary.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 24/01/2017 15:55:31 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

872991

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what structures are in place to ensure consistency of quality across departments in responding to Questions for Written Answer in line with constitutional norms, especially regarding the need to be "as open as possible" in answering (LJ (1996–97) 404).
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL6676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>It is for individual Departments to ensure that written Parliamentary Questions (PQs) are answered in line with the Ministerial Code.</p><p>The Ministerial Code sets out that Ministers must give accurate and truthful information to Parliament. It also states that Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament. The Cabinet Office produces guidance to officials on drafting answers to PQs. This is available on GOV.UK;</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance. A Minister may refuse to answer a question on the grounds of unreasonable or disproportionate cost of researching an answer.</p><p>The Leader of the House of Lords’ Office oversees Departments’ performance and the quality of answers in response to Peers questions. Internal committees of both Houses conduct similar scrutiny of Departmental performance in responding to PQs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 16/04/2018 13:51:35 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1137959

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Whitehall History Publishing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Whitehall History Publishing still exists; if so, (1) what is its role, and (2) how is it managed and by whom; and if not, who is responsible for the publication of material it previously produced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
	uin	HL17058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Whitehall History Publishing, comprised of several historical branches of government departments and led by the Cabinet Office, produces material on historical matters and themes to meet individual departmental requirements. The next publication is due out in autumn 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/07/2019 14:55:07 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	940 label Biography information for Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank

860824

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Weather
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the preparedness of the UK to deal with severe cold weather conditions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL6223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government constantly reviews preparedness for the risks facing the UK, drawing on the National Risk Assessment (NRA) and Resilience Capabilities Programme (RCP). This includes preparedness to respond to and recover from severe cold weather. In addition, following any major event, debriefs are undertaken by relevant Departments and agencies to identify any lessons learned and improve future responses. This is the case with respect to the recent period of cold weather, where the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) is considering the recent water supply issue, identifying the causes of the problems and reviewing the response of the water companies. The results will be published by 15 June.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/03/2018 15:55:50 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

692178

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Voting Rights: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to commemorate the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, and the commencement of women’s suffrage in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	uin	HL5472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Parliament has developed plans to celebrate the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 through events organised by the Vote 100 Project, and the Government fully supports this.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 28/02/2017 13:06:13 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

650400

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement on 7 October that they intend to remove the 15-year rule on British citizens living overseas voting in parliamentary elections, whether expatriate UK citizens would also be entitled to participate in any future referendums.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL3790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The franchise for any future referendum would be determined by Parliament in the primary legislation which provides for that referendum.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 24/01/2017 15:54:22 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

797289

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were registered as unemployed in each Welsh local authority in (1) 1990, (2) 2000, (3) 2005, (4) 2010, and (5) 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and I will place a copy of their letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 12/12/2017 12:54:25 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name HL3721 Lord Roberts .pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

845398

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Chronic Illnesses
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in reducing rates of economic inactivity due to disability caused by preventable chronic conditions among those aged over 50.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL5598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and I will place a copy of their letter in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/03/2018 17:51:00 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name PQ HL5598.pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

889812

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the membership of the Cabinet sub-Committee that discussed the hostile environment policy for illegal immigrants; and what conclusions that sub-Committee came to on the likely impact of that policy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL7144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>Information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees, including when and how often they meet, is not disclosed as to do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion. A full list of the Cabinet Committees and Implementation Task Forces, with their membership and terms of reference, can be found on the Cabinet Office's webpage attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/05/2018 16:57:04 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name Cabinet Committees and Implementation Taskforces.pdf title Cabinet Committees and Implementation Taskforces
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton