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1674192

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe of 28 November (HL 277), whether they will now answer the question put, namely to list the ministers and whips in the House of Lords alongside their respective salaries and allowances.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The ministers and whips in the House of Lords and their respective claimed salaries for financial year 2023-2024 are as follows:</p><table><thead><tr><th scope="col"><p>Minister</p></th><th scope="col"><p>Salary</p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Lord Cameron</p></td><td><p>£104,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Lord True</p></td><td><p>£104,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Neville-Rolfe</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Vere of Norbiton</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Lord Benyon</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Sharpe of Epsom</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Minto</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Bellamy KC</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Camrose</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Scott of Bybrook</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Penn</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Markham</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbie Douglas-Miller</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Earl Howe</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Johnson</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Offord of Garvel</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£70,969</del><ins class="ministerial">Unpaid</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Callanan</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Younger of Leckie</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Barran</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Davies of Gower</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Caine</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC</p></td><td><p>£94,772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Baroness Williams of Trafford</p></td><td><p>£81,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Courtown</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Gascoigne</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Harlech</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Evans of Rainow</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Roborough</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Baroness Swinburne</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Unpaid</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In line with the Ministerial and Other Pensions Act 1991, Lords ministers are able to claim the Lords Office-Holders Allowance (LOHA). There are two rates for LOHA: Lords ministers living in London can claim £4,435 for the financial year 2023-2024, and Lords ministers living outside of London can claim £36,366 per year.</p><p> </p><p>Lords ministers who are unpaid may choose between claiming either LOHA or the Lords Daily Allowance. Lords ministers who receive a salary are not permitted to claim the Lords Daily Allowance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 06/12/2023 11:41:08 question first ministerially corrected 07/12/2023 15:35:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 5576 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1086339

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the Prime Minister has said publicly that the UK will be leaving the EU on 29 March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL14378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can be found in the public domain.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 13/03/2019 17:38:07 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

825275

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the ONS regarding the reasons for the disparity between the 2015 Pink Book, which stated that the gross UK contribution to the EU budget was £19.1 billion, and the 2016 Pink Book, which offered no equivalent figure.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL4808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 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> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 30/01/2018 13:19:04 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name HL4808.pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1549167

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which members of the Government are unpaid.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL4054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The following members of the Government are unpaid:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP, Minister of State and Minister without Portfolio</p></li><li><p>John Glen MP, Minister of State, HM Treasury (Chief Secretary to the Treasury)</p></li><li><p>Andrew Griffith MP, Minister of State, HM Treasury (Economic Secretary to the Treasury)</p></li><li><p>Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Minister of State, Cabinet Office</p></li><li><p>Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice</p></li><li><p>Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State, Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office</p></li><li><p>Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office</p></li><li><p>Baroness Goldie DL, Minister of State, Ministry of Defence</p></li><li><p>Rt Hon Earl Howe GBE, Minister of State and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords</p></li><li><p>Lord Markham CBE, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care</p></li><li><p>Rt Hon Lord Benyon Minister of State, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</p></li><li><p>Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE, Minister of State, Department for International Trade</p></li><li><p>Baroness Barran MBE, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education</p></li><li><p>Lord Offord of Garvel, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scotland Office</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 13/12/2022 14:28:11 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1086338

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Location
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their policy to encourage the dispersal of public sector jobs from London to other regions in the UK; and if so, how this is being implemented by the British Transport Police.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL14377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s commitment to locate more Civil Service roles out of London and into the regions and nations of the United Kingdom was contained in the 2017 Manifesto, affirmed in the Industrial Strategy White Paper and most recently in the Government Estate Strategy, published in July 2018.</p><p>To deliver on this commitment, the Cabinet Office is co-ordinating activity under the Places for Growth programme. This programme will take a place-based approach to relocating roles that ensures we have the skills and capacity in the right places to enable organisations and cities to flourish</p><p><br>No new public bodies may be created with a base in London and the South East of England and the location of all new public bodies must be agreed in collaboration with the Places for Growth Programme. <br> <br>British Transport Police currently do not have a policy about dispersing jobs from London to other regions of the UK. However, British Transport Police continuously review where its resources should be located in light of its national responsibility.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 19/03/2019 17:53:08 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1463827

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Overseas Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any civil servants in UK-based senior leadership roles have been working from abroad in each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold departmental information about civil servants in UK-based senior leadership roles working from abroad.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In terms of departmental records, these records are not collected by the Cabinet Office, with information captured at a line manager level.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Working abroad has always been by exception in the Cabinet Office and is not permitted unless there is a specific business need or under the most exceptional of circumstances (an example of which might be where an employee’s partner is a civil servant and is permanently posted abroad).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 06/06/2022 16:10:43 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1088852

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 13 March (HL14378), where in the public domain the information requested can be found.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL14557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to my previous answer HL14378, which stated that this information is not held centrally</p><p><br>The Prime Minister’s contributions in the House of Commons are recorded in Hansard and speeches made outside of parliament are published on gov.uk. The Government does not hold a complete record of media interviews or public statements conducted by the Prime Minister.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/03/2019 17:16:09 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1670108

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the salaries and allowances of each of the Ministers and Whips in the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Details of the salaries and allowances currently paid to Ministers at different ranks can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data</a></p><p>This will be updated in due course.</p><p>The full list of ministers can be found on gov.uk at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-november-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-november-2023</a></p><p>The ministers and whips in the House of Lords currently appointed and not in receipt of a ministerial salary are: Baroness Nevile-Rolfe DBE CMG, Lord Ahmad, Rt Hon Lord Benyon, the Earl of Minto, Lord Bellamy KC, Viscount Camrose, Lord Markham CBE, Rt Hon Earl Howe GBE, Lord Johnson CBE, Lord Offord of Garvel, Baroness Barran MBE, and Baroness Swinburne.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 28/11/2023 13:09:50 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1306690

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Certificates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for enabling individuals to show proof of having been vaccinated against COVID-19.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL14630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the ‘COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021,’ published on 22 February, the Government will review whether COVID-status certification could play a role in reopening our economy, reducing restrictions on social contact and improving safety. The Government will set out its conclusions ahead of Step 4 of the roadmap, which will happen no earlier than 21 June.</p><p>The Government has published the Terms of Reference for the review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 12/04/2021 16:41:45 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1469187

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Overseas Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 6 June (HL302), how many UK-based (1) Permanent Secretaries, and (2) Senior Civil Servants, have been working from abroad at any time in the last 24 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>As I stated in my response to HL302 on 6 June, the Cabinet Office does not hold departmental information about civil servants in UK-based senior leadership roles working from abroad.</p><p>In terms of departmental records, these records are not collected by the Cabinet Office, with information captured at a line manager level.</p><p>Working abroad has always been by exception in the Cabinet Office and is not permitted unless there is a specific business need or under the most exceptional of circumstances (an example of which might be where an employee’s partner is a civil servant and is permanently posted abroad).</p><p>This is still the current position of the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/06/2022 11:20:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean