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993820

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what automatic entitlement they provide to suppliers in the event of late payment by a public authority; and what process they follow to ensure that (1) interest, and (2) compensation claimed is paid without the need for a reminder.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL10953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Public Contract Regulations 2015 require all contracting authorities to include 30 day payment terms in all public contracts and to ensure these payment terms are passed down the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>Interest for late payment will be payable according to the terms of the particular contract or, in the absence of any express terms, for contracts for the commercial supply of goods and services, as provided for in the late payment legislation. Under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, suppliers under such contracts are entitled to statutory interest, and debt recovery costs, on unpaid invoices.</p><p> </p><p>Where instances of late payment occur in public sector contracts, suppliers are encouraged to contact the government’s Mystery Shopper service.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/11/2018 12:50:12 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

993821

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the requirement to pursue claims against public authorities in the courts in order to claim statutory interest and compensation; and what plans they have to improve access to interest and compensation owed to SMEs by public authorities due to late payment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL10954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of prompt, fair and effective payment in all businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who may not have the cash reserves of larger companies.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers can claim statutory interest where a public sector buyer has not paid an undisputed and valid invoice within the contractual payment terms, where the contract does not otherwise provide for the payment of interest.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory guidance for public sector buyers and suppliers on paying undisputed, valid invoices within 30 days down the public sector supply chain came into force on 26 February 2015. Public sector buyers must include 30 day payment terms in all public contracts and must ensure that their prime contractor includes equivalent 30 day payment terms in any subcontracts through the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The Government encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment in public sector contracts in breach of contract terms, including late payment in the supply chain, to its Mystery Shopper service.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL10955 question first answered 06/11/2018 17:00:55 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

993822

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact of small and medium-sized enterprises assigning their rights to pursue late payment claims against public authorities for statutory interest and compensation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL10955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of prompt, fair and effective payment in all businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who may not have the cash reserves of larger companies.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers can claim statutory interest where a public sector buyer has not paid an undisputed and valid invoice within the contractual payment terms, where the contract does not otherwise provide for the payment of interest.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory guidance for public sector buyers and suppliers on paying undisputed, valid invoices within 30 days down the public sector supply chain came into force on 26 February 2015. Public sector buyers must include 30 day payment terms in all public contracts and must ensure that their prime contractor includes equivalent 30 day payment terms in any subcontracts through the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The Government encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment in public sector contracts in breach of contract terms, including late payment in the supply chain, to its Mystery Shopper service.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL10954 question first answered 06/11/2018 17:00:55 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

993823

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to public authorities to ensure that suppliers who pursue late payment claims against them are not disadvantaged in future public procurement exercises with those authorities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL10956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Guidance for central government departments, including their Executive Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies on prompt payment policy is available in Procurement Policy Note – Prompt Payment Policy and Reporting of Performance:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0515-prompt-payment-and-performance-reporting" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0515-prompt-payment-and-performance-reporting</a></p><p> </p><p>If a supplier feels that they are being disadvantaged in a procurement exercise having made a late payment claim against the contracting authority, contrary to relevant laws, they should raise this issue with the government’s Mystery Shopper service.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/11/2018 17:01:32 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

993831

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Alastair Cook
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to recomending Alastair Cook for knighthood.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tyrie
	uin	HL10964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not comment on individual honours nominations. Due to the confidential nature of the honours system, discretion regarding individual cases is considered important to safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of the honours system.</p><p> </p><p>Nominations are considered by one of ten independent Honours Committees before recommendations are made to Her Majesty The Queen.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/11/2018 12:37:56 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie

993840

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Census: Travellers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the next census in England and Wales will separate Gypsies and Travellers into two categories.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL10973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/11/2018 17:04:29 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name PQ HL10973 Baroness (Janet) Whitaker .pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

993843

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Non-departmental Public Bodies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance, if any, they have given to employees of non-departmental public bodies about their rights to express concerns about the impact of Brexit on their ability to perform their roles successfully.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL10976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>No guidance has been provided on the rights of NDPB employees to raise concerns specifically about EU Exit. We would expect NDPB employees to be able to raise any such concerns through their organisation’s existing systems, as they would any other issue that may affect them.</p><p> </p><p>Policy and products about whistle-blowing and raising a concern have been made available to Civil Service departments. The products include a specific policy and FAQs for employees of Non-Departmental Public bodies (NDPBs). The guidance encourages employees of NDPBs to report perceived wrongdoing within their organisation, including a breach of the organisation's core values. An employee should raise these types of concern with their line manager straight away. If the employee feels that it is not appropriate to raise a concern with their manager, they can raise it with another senior manager or directly with a Nominated Officer within their parent department. Concerns can be raised confidentially and investigations will be conducted sensitively and as quickly as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/11/2018 17:03:42 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

994356

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Ethnic Groups
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 31 July (HL9752) and their response to the report by the Women and Equalities Committee, Race Disparity Audit, published by that Committee on 11 September, when they will adopt the same categories as are used in the Census as the minimum standard for data collection on ethnicity across Government departments; and whether this will include specific categories for Gypsies and Irish Travellers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL11000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The ethnicity data published on the <em>Ethnicity Facts and Figures</em> website includes data from the Census, published official statistics, numerous Government surveys and Departments’ own administrative records. <br> <br> Currently, the website has 52 measures (web pages) that present data using the detailed classification of ethnicity developed for the 2011 Census, which includes Irish Traveller and Gypsy/Roma Travellers (GRT). However, figures for the GRT ethnic group in some of these measures were suppressed for reasons of confidentiality protection and/or because the numbers were too small to enable robust estimates to be produced.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for the design of the Census, including advising Parliament on the format of a question about ethnicity. <br> <br> ONS also has a leadership role across the Government Statistical Service, to encourage those conducting household surveys to use survey questions and output classifications that are harmonised with the Census approach, and across government more generally in relation to the use of harmonised approaches (to data collection) on administrative systems</p><p><br> The Cabinet Office is working with the ONS on how to support the widespread adoption of the detailed ethnicity classification that will be used in the 2021 Census</p><p><br> The Cabinet Office's Race Disparity Unit is also taking steps to enhance the degree of harmonisation in ethnicity data presented on the <em>Ethnicity Facts and Figures</em> website, for example by requesting new analyses to match the high level groups that represent the current harmonised ethnicity standard.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/11/2018 12:57:23 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

994364

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cybercrime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of what constitutes a cyber attack.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL11008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-2021 defines a cyber attack as the deliberate exploitation of computer systems, digitally dependent enterprises and networks to cause harm.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/11/2018 12:54:07 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

994365

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cybercrime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how any response to a cyber attack against the UK is decided.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL11009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), National Crime Agency (NCA) and regulators together agree the immediate response to a cyber incident, seeking to reduce harm and aid recovery within victim organisations. In April 2018, the NCSC in partnership with UK law enforcement introduced a new cyber attack categorisation framework to drive consistency and support improvements in the UK’s response. The framework encompasses cyber incidents in all sectors of the economy and gives consistency and clarity to response mechanisms for incidents. In those cyber incidents affecting UK infrastructure or critical services, the COBR crisis response mechanism is activated to coordinate incident management actions and priorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/11/2018 12:51:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley