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1700766

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Secretaries of State: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House when they will respond to the Report of the Procedure Committee of the House of Commons Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords (1st Report, HC 338).
	tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
	uin	HL3828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government responded to the House of Commons Procedure Committee Report Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords (1st Report, HC 338) on Wednesday 17th April 2024. A copy of the report can be found on the Procedure Committees website on the link below.</p><p><strong><br><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/126/procedure-committee/publications/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/126/procedure-committee/publications/</a> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 18/04/2024 11:35:16 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

1694356

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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: Select Committees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on civil servants giving evidence to House of Lords committees, and under what circumstances a request for such evidence may be declined.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watts
	uin	HL3091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government, including the Civil Service, is committed to being as accommodating as possible when requests are made by Select Committees. The Cabinet Office has dedicated guidance for Civil Servants about giving evidence to House of Lords Select Committees. Officials will always carefully consider requests to give evidence. When they do accept such invitations, they require Ministerial agreement and are there to represent the Minister's views.</p><p>In the event that a Select Committee requests a named civil servant from a department and the department feels that they are not the most appropriate person to represent the Minister, the department has the right to suggest an alternative to the Committee. There may be rare examples where the Department and Ministers feel an official is unable to attend, but the guidance is clear that if a Department considers it is unable to meet any requests from the Select Committee, they should inform the Committee as soon as practicably possible and set out the reasons why.</p><p>As Leader of the House of Lords, I have made it clear to my Ministerial Colleagues, that Ministers in both Houses should make every effort to facilitate Select Committee requests, including evidence session attendance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 19/03/2024 16:38:16 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts

1688855

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2024
	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	Government Departments: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, with regard to the 19 questions for written answer that remained unanswered after 10 working days on 12 February, how many of the answering bodies have not sent an apology to the questioner for the delay in responding.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL2441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I take my duty to represent the House to His Majesty’s Government with the utmost seriousness. Central to this is ensuring that Peers have their questions answered in a timely fashion by all departments. Over the recent months, I have reminded all Front Bench Ministers of their duty to respond to Written Questions within the 10 day target.</p><p>In addition to this, my Office routinely contacts departments who have breached this target to ascertain the reasons why their deadlines have been missed. As an indication of how seriously I have taken this issue, I have also written to the Permanent Secretaries of departments and met individually with Front Bench Ministers who repeatedly miss the target.</p><p>I believe an apology is appropriate in such circumstances, but that it is a matter for each individual department to determine.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 27/02/2024 12:30:16 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1678290

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House why Written Questions HL660 and HL661, tabled on 28 November, have not been answered after 10 working days.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
	uin	HL1214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p><strong>As Leader of the House of Lords I have reiterated to all Departments the importance of adhering to the 10 day target for responses to questions for written answer. My office has been in close contact with the Department for Health and Social Care’s Parliamentary Team to ascertain why HL660 and HL661 went unanswered. They have now confirmed that they have been answered. The Permanent Secretary has previously reassured me that the department is working to return performance to pre-pandemic levels. As this issue has persisted I am writing again to the Permanent Secretary to highlight the lack of improvement.</strong></p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 19/12/2023 14:51:53 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1655036

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2023
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 19 June (HL8246), what explanations he has had from the Department of Health and Social Care concerning the number of questions allocated to that department that remain unanswered after 10 working days.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL9624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2023 answer text <p>As Leader of the House of Lords I have reiterated to all Front Bench Ministers the importance of adhering to the 10 day target for responses to questions for written answer. As stated in my response on 19 June (HL8246) the Department for Health and Social Care faced significant disruption to the delivery of parliamentary support due to the pressures they faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. They have since implemented a Written Parliamentary Question Recovery Plan to deal with the backlog of written questions. At the time of writing, DHSC’s PQ on-time rate for July is 89.6%, the highest percentage during a sitting month since early 2020.</p><p><strong><br></strong>The Permanent Secretary has further reassured me that they are committed to improving the process and have taken further steps to bring performance levels back to pre-pandemic levels including streamlining the drafting process. I will be looking for further improvements on their record as a result of the Department's Recovery plan. It is important that the highest standards are achieved by all Departments in replying to members of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 03/08/2023 09:31:05 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1642409

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2023
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what explanations he has had from the Department for Health and Social Care concerning their failure to answer 18 questions for written answer, dating back to 19 April, within the recommended time.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL8246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>As Leader of the House I see it as essential that Noble Lords receive accurate and timely responses to all written questions tabled to His Majesty's Government. For that reason, I have spoken to all Front Bench Ministers regarding the importance of adhering to the 10 working day window for response to questions for written answer. I have also written to the Permanent Secretary of DHSC to reiterate the importance of his department responding to peers within this timeframe, as well as urging them to clear the backlog as soon as possible.</p><p>My office has contacted DHSC regarding their repeated failure to meet the 10 day target for response. After the significant disruption caused to the delivery of parliamentary support to the House of Lords by the COVID-19 pandemic, the DHSC parliamentary team has implemented a Written Parliamentary Question Recovery Plan to deal with the backlog of written questions. This recovery plan has led to significant improvements in their performance. However, your question clearly highlights that there is more work to do to ensure that all questions are answered within the 10 day target. Parliament rightly expects that more work will be done on this matter.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 19/06/2023 16:28:12 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1581655

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	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: Legislation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to the request made to the Leader by Lord Blencathra on 12 January (HL Deb col 1535), whether he will (1) send a printed copy of the Cabinet Office Guide to Making Legislation to every civil servant in the Office of Parliamentary Counsel with an instruction to read it, and (2) amend section E of the Guide which begins with the sentence “The House of Lords is usually the more difficult House to take legislation through…”.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL5192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>On instruction from the relevant policy department, the Office of Parliamentary Counsel are responsible for the drafting of Government legislation.</p><p>In light of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee's report Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive (HL 106), the Guide to Making Legislation was updated last summer. This included integrating a link to the Committee's revised guidance. Along with the Committee's report and the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee's report Government by Diktat: A call to return power to Parliament (HL 105), the guide was circulated to all officials in Whitehall responsible for preparing and passing primary legislation.</p><p>The Guide to Making Legislation is usually updated annually and I have asked the responsible officials to consider how to best express in the Guide the different procedures, practices and challenges posed by legislating in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. I hope very much that in that process officials will take carefully into account points made by Your Lordships in what was an important debate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 10/02/2023 14:11:04 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1563831

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2022
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House when they expect to answer the Written Question tabled by Lord Rogan on 17 November (HL3519) and due for answer on 1 December.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL4501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has confirmed a response to your written question was initially issued on time, but a technical error prevented it from being published by the 1 December deadline.</p><p>The FCDO has assured my office that a new response will be issued in the week commencing 9 January 2023 and the Department will write to you directly with an explanation for the delayed response.</p><p>My office will continue to work closely with all departments, including the FCDO, to ensure they conduct regular reviews of their systems and processes to prevent future incidents.</p><p>I regret the error and I will be reminding all colleagues at Front Bench of their duty to provide prompt responses to written questions in the House within the 10 day target, as stipulated in the Companion.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 09/01/2023 15:53:13 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1546224

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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	Oral Questions: House of Lords
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what steps he is taking to encourage members to keep supplementary questions short and succinct.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL3812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>I agree with the noble Lord that members should aim to keep their contributions concise and, in accordance with the Companion, confined to no more than two points. This enables as many peers from across the House as possible the opportunity to scrutinise the Government.</p><p>It is the responsibility of the whole House to work collectively on this issue and I am sure the usual channels will make every effort to ensure their members keep to this standard of practice. In June 2022 the usual channels wrote collectively to all members to remind them of these rules and the courtesies of the House more generally.</p><p>I will also remind colleagues of the importance of ministers providing succinct answers to questions, in accordance with the practice of the House, to enable the House to operate in the most effective manner including the recommendation that initial answers should be no more than 75 words.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 09/12/2022 12:13:24 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

1540894

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House why Written Questions HL2182 (tabled on 5 September), HL2307 and HL2308 (tabled on 8 September) have yet to be answered.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL3280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I have stressed that I take my responsibility to ensure all Ministers provide full, timely and accurate responses to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs) very seriously.</p><p>Of the three QWAs mentioned in your question, all have now been answered. HL2182 was answered on the date you submitted this question, 8 November.</p><p>HL2307 and HL2308 were delayed due to the death of Her Majesty The Queen on 8 September and were subsequently answered within the 10 working day target on 28 September.</p><p>For more information on what we are doing to address late QWAs please see my previous response to you on 11 October (HL2274) and my answer to Lord Scriven (HL2615) on 27 October.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/11/2022 11:40:16 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1522075

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2022
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House why Written Question HL1408, tabled on 30 June, remains outstanding as of 13 October.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL2615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>Further to my answer to Lord Jopling on 11 October (HL2274), the FCDO experienced technical difficulties in uploading their answer to this question to the Parliamentary website, but a response was issued by email, at the time. My office has since been in touch with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and received assurances that a response has now been uploaded to the website. The Department has also written directly to apologise for the delay in responding with an explanation for the delay.</p><p>I regret the error and will be reminding all Departments of their duty to offer prompt responses to questions in the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 27/10/2022 14:05:00 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1505800

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Home Office: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what plans he has to seek explanations from (1) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and (2) the Home Office, concerning their failure to respond to Questions for Written Answer tabled in June and July, contrary to the convention that answers should be provided within 10 working days.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL2274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I shall take my responsibility to ensure all Ministers provide full, timely and accurate responses to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs) very seriously.</p><p>On 7 September 2022 there were four overdue QWAs directed to the Home Office (HO), and one directed to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). As of 28 September 2022, the number of outstanding QWAs from June and July had reduced: the Home Office had two late answers and the FCDO had none.</p><p>My office contacted the FCDO who explained that a technical error prevented their response from being uploaded to the website by the deadline. They have confirmed that a response was issued on 20 July 2022 and a copy was sent via email to the Peer.</p><p>Similarly, the HO has confirmed their two outstanding QWAs were cleared on 11 July but due to a separate technical error, were not uploaded to the website. This issue is being investigated by the HO to prevent it reoccurring. The tabling Peer has been contacted.</p><p>As Leader, I will undertake to remind colleagues of the importance of answering QWAs within the 10 day target, as well as their obligation to the House and Parliament’s important role in scrutinising the Government. My office will continue to work closely with all Departments across Government, and, upon the House’s return, I will write to colleagues to ensure all Ministers in the House of Lords are aware of their duties and what is expected of them in fulfilling their duty to be accountable to your Lordships’ House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 11/10/2022 16:52:48 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1491780

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Emergencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the updating of the National Resilience Strategy; when it will be published; and whether they intend to incorporate the recommendations from the Institute for Government report Managing Extreme Risks, published on 20 July.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL1990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2022 answer text <p>The Integrated Review committed the Government to publishing a Resilience Strategy and in 2021 the Cabinet Office ran a Call for Evidence to inform this. The Strategy draws on a wide evidence base including international best practice; experience of recent crises; and external reports and recommendations on issues such as risk and critical national infrastructure from a range of organisations including Parliamentary Committees and formal advisory bodies.</p><p>The Strategy will be published at the earliest opportunity by the incoming administration.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 01/08/2022 11:57:51 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1491783

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Climate Change Convention: Egypt
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, to ensure that delegates to the COP27 conference in Sharm el Sheik are able to travel by land/sea routes and otherwise minimise carbon emissions from their journeys to and from the conference.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL1993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2022 answer text <p>It is unclear which specific land routes and land transport modes to Sharm el Sheik the Noble Baroness is recommending. To demonstrate our commitment to sustainability, we will continue to offset the carbon emissions associated with COP Unit staff and the COP26 President travelling on official business. This will include travel to COP27.</p><p><br>The ‘COP26 Sustainability Report’ sets out the measures we took to deliver a sustainable summit, including those relating to attendee travel. The ‘Carbon Management Plan: PAS 2060 Qualifying Explanatory Statement’ details our commitment to carbon neutrality and the steps we took to achieve and verify it. Both documents are available to view on the <a href="https://ukcop26.org/the-conference/sustainability/" target="_blank">sustainability section</a> of our website.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 04/08/2022 12:27:35 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1490873

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	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 whether they plan to publish quarterly lists of the identified benefits arising from the UK’s departure from the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL1904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2022 answer text <p>We will not be publishing quarterly lists of the identified benefits. Outside the European Union, Parliament is now able to take advantage of a whole host of regulatory opportunities, spanning from agriculture to financial services, and immigration reform to improved medical regulations. The government has legislated to deliver many of these benefits already.</p><p>On 22 June 2022, we published an interactive dashboard cataloguing over 2,400 pieces of retained EU law (REUL), spanning across 300 unique policy areas. The Brexit Freedoms Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech, will strengthen the Government’s ability to amend, repeal and replace REUL and will support the Government’s ambition to ensure that, now that we have left the EU, the UK can be the “best regulated economy in the world” and move away from the EU’s obsolete “one size fits all” regulatory model.</p><p>To ensure that the public knows how much EU-derived law there is on the UK statute book and how much progress the Government is making to reform it, we will be updating the catalogue of REUL on a quarterly basis.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 01/08/2022 11:57:18 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1490073

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Temperature: Public Sector
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how, and (2) when, they will report on the broader impacts of the hot weather on public services.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
	uin	HL1875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2022 answer text <p>All departments are responsible for monitoring and reporting on impacts from the extreme heat in their own sectors.</p><p>For example, Network Rail are communicating regularly with the public on rail disruption.</p><p>However, impacts related to the extreme heat were limited by the early and accurate weather forecasting by the Met Office, the effective preparedness and response at the local and national levels, and the positive response of the British public to warnings and advice issued by all sectors to take pressure off vital public services.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 01/08/2022 12:06:57 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1489463

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Privy Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which minister made the decision (1) to reduce the size of the Accession Council, and (2) to hold a ballot of Privy Councillors to attend the Council.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lamont of Lerwick
	uin	HL1767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The decision not to summons all Privy Counsellors to the next Accession Council, and to hold a ballot of Privy Counsellors not eligible to attend on an ex officio basis, was taken with the collective agreement of the Lord President of the Council and Number 10. The Royal Household was also consulted on the basis of this collective advice. This decision-making process is consistent with the decision-making process for previous Accession Councils.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The decision to reduce the size of the Accession Council and to hold a ballot for those ineligible to attend on an ex officio basis applies to all Privy Councillors, regardless of their nationality or their usual place of residence.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>St. James’s Palace is the senior Royal Palace in the United Kingdom and the Court of St. James is the Royal Court to which all Realm High Commissioners are accredited. St. James’s Palace has therefore long been agreed to be the most appropriate setting for the Accession Council.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In any case, Westminster Hall will not be available to host the Accession Council because an intensive and time critical series of works will begin on the Parliamentary estate, including Westminster Hall, as soon as Demise is announced. The purpose of these works is to prepare the estate and surrounding areas for significant elements of ceremonial and procedural activity. Hosting the Accession Council in Westminster Hall would prevent the completion of these critical works, resulting in significant disruption to other national activity.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Attendance at an Accession Council is not a statutory matter and there is no constitutional requirement to consult Privy Counsellors on any amendments to attendance arrangements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Decisions on attendance arrangements for future Accession Councils will be taken at the appropriate time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/07/2022 13:35:27 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	895 label Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick

1489464

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Privy Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the decision to reduce the size of the Accession Council and to hold a ballot also applies to Privy Councillors from (1) Commonwealth, or (2) other countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lamont of Lerwick
	uin	HL1768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The decision not to summons all Privy Counsellors to the next Accession Council, and to hold a ballot of Privy Counsellors not eligible to attend on an ex officio basis, was taken with the collective agreement of the Lord President of the Council and Number 10. The Royal Household was also consulted on the basis of this collective advice. This decision-making process is consistent with the decision-making process for previous Accession Councils.</p><p>The decision to reduce the size of the Accession Council and to hold a ballot for those ineligible to attend on an ex officio basis applies to all Privy Councillors, regardless of their nationality or their usual place of residence.</p><p>St. James’s Palace is the senior Royal Palace in the United Kingdom and the Court of St. James is the Royal Court to which all Realm High Commissioners are accredited. St. James’s Palace has therefore long been agreed to be the most appropriate setting for the Accession Council.</p><p>In any case, Westminster Hall will not be available to host the Accession Council because an intensive and time critical series of works will begin on the Parliamentary estate, including Westminster Hall, as soon as Demise is announced. The purpose of these works is to prepare the estate and surrounding areas for significant elements of ceremonial and procedural activity. Hosting the Accession Council in Westminster Hall would prevent the completion of these critical works, resulting in significant disruption to other national activity.</p><p>Attendance at an Accession Council is not a statutory matter and there is no constitutional requirement to consult Privy Counsellors on any amendments to attendance arrangements.</p><p>Decisions on attendance arrangements for future Accession Councils will be taken at the appropriate time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL1769 HL1770 HL1771 question first answered 25/07/2022 11:07:20 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	895 label Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick

1489465

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Privy Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Accession Council on the death of the Sovereign could be held in Westminster Hall; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lamont of Lerwick
	uin	HL1769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The decision not to summons all Privy Counsellors to the next Accession Council, and to hold a ballot of Privy Counsellors not eligible to attend on an ex officio basis, was taken with the collective agreement of the Lord President of the Council and Number 10. The Royal Household was also consulted on the basis of this collective advice. This decision-making process is consistent with the decision-making process for previous Accession Councils.</p><p>The decision to reduce the size of the Accession Council and to hold a ballot for those ineligible to attend on an ex officio basis applies to all Privy Councillors, regardless of their nationality or their usual place of residence.</p><p>St. James’s Palace is the senior Royal Palace in the United Kingdom and the Court of St. James is the Royal Court to which all Realm High Commissioners are accredited. St. James’s Palace has therefore long been agreed to be the most appropriate setting for the Accession Council.</p><p>In any case, Westminster Hall will not be available to host the Accession Council because an intensive and time critical series of works will begin on the Parliamentary estate, including Westminster Hall, as soon as Demise is announced. The purpose of these works is to prepare the estate and surrounding areas for significant elements of ceremonial and procedural activity. Hosting the Accession Council in Westminster Hall would prevent the completion of these critical works, resulting in significant disruption to other national activity.</p><p>Attendance at an Accession Council is not a statutory matter and there is no constitutional requirement to consult Privy Counsellors on any amendments to attendance arrangements.</p><p>Decisions on attendance arrangements for future Accession Councils will be taken at the appropriate time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL1768 HL1770 HL1771 question first answered 25/07/2022 11:07:20 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	895 label Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick

1489466

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Privy Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultations were undertaken by the Privy Council with Privy Councillors prior to the decision to reduce the size of the Accession Council.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lamont of Lerwick
	uin	HL1770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The decision not to summons all Privy Counsellors to the next Accession Council, and to hold a ballot of Privy Counsellors not eligible to attend on an ex officio basis, was taken with the collective agreement of the Lord President of the Council and Number 10. The Royal Household was also consulted on the basis of this collective advice. This decision-making process is consistent with the decision-making process for previous Accession Councils.</p><p>The decision to reduce the size of the Accession Council and to hold a ballot for those ineligible to attend on an ex officio basis applies to all Privy Councillors, regardless of their nationality or their usual place of residence.</p><p>St. James’s Palace is the senior Royal Palace in the United Kingdom and the Court of St. James is the Royal Court to which all Realm High Commissioners are accredited. St. James’s Palace has therefore long been agreed to be the most appropriate setting for the Accession Council.</p><p>In any case, Westminster Hall will not be available to host the Accession Council because an intensive and time critical series of works will begin on the Parliamentary estate, including Westminster Hall, as soon as Demise is announced. The purpose of these works is to prepare the estate and surrounding areas for significant elements of ceremonial and procedural activity. Hosting the Accession Council in Westminster Hall would prevent the completion of these critical works, resulting in significant disruption to other national activity.</p><p>Attendance at an Accession Council is not a statutory matter and there is no constitutional requirement to consult Privy Counsellors on any amendments to attendance arrangements.</p><p>Decisions on attendance arrangements for future Accession Councils will be taken at the appropriate time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL1768 HL1769 HL1771 question first answered 25/07/2022 11:07:21 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	895 label Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick

1489467

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Privy Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the decision to reduce the size of the Accession Council and to hold an annual ballot of Privy Councillors only applies to the next meeting of the Accession Council or whether annual ballots will continue thereafter.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lamont of Lerwick
	uin	HL1771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The decision not to summons all Privy Counsellors to the next Accession Council, and to hold a ballot of Privy Counsellors not eligible to attend on an ex officio basis, was taken with the collective agreement of the Lord President of the Council and Number 10. The Royal Household was also consulted on the basis of this collective advice. This decision-making process is consistent with the decision-making process for previous Accession Councils.</p><p>The decision to reduce the size of the Accession Council and to hold a ballot for those ineligible to attend on an ex officio basis applies to all Privy Councillors, regardless of their nationality or their usual place of residence.</p><p>St. James’s Palace is the senior Royal Palace in the United Kingdom and the Court of St. James is the Royal Court to which all Realm High Commissioners are accredited. St. James’s Palace has therefore long been agreed to be the most appropriate setting for the Accession Council.</p><p>In any case, Westminster Hall will not be available to host the Accession Council because an intensive and time critical series of works will begin on the Parliamentary estate, including Westminster Hall, as soon as Demise is announced. The purpose of these works is to prepare the estate and surrounding areas for significant elements of ceremonial and procedural activity. Hosting the Accession Council in Westminster Hall would prevent the completion of these critical works, resulting in significant disruption to other national activity.</p><p>Attendance at an Accession Council is not a statutory matter and there is no constitutional requirement to consult Privy Counsellors on any amendments to attendance arrangements.</p><p>Decisions on attendance arrangements for future Accession Councils will be taken at the appropriate time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL1768 HL1769 HL1770 question first answered 25/07/2022 11:07:21 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	895 label Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick

1489034

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	HIV Infection: Death
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people died in England from an AIDS-related illness in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL1722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>A response to the noble Lord’s Parliamentary Question of 13 July is below and attached.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician</strong></p><p>Lord Black of Brentwood<br>House of Lords<br>London<br>SW1A 0PW</p><p>19 July 2022</p><p>Dear Lord Black,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people died in England from an AIDS-related illness in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available (HL1722).</p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes statistics on deaths registered in England and Wales. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration. Causes mentioned on the death certificate are converted to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes, with the underlying cause of death defined as the disease or injury that initiated the events that directly lead to the death. At the ONS, we use the term “due to” to refer to the underlying cause of a death. Table 1 of the attached dataset shows the number of number of deaths due to HIV disease ICD-10 codes, from 2011 to 2021, registered in England.</p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of deaths [1] due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease ICD-10 codes [2], by year, 2011 to 2021 [3], England [4]</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>B20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>B21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>B22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>B23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>B24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Per Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total per code</strong></p></td><td><p>935</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>1729</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Office for National Statistics</em></p><p><strong>Footnotes:</strong></p><p><strong>[1]</strong> Number of deaths by ICD-10 code are available through our explorable dataset NOMIS from 2013 onwards, this can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?reset=yes&amp;mode=construct&amp;dataset=161&amp;version=0&amp;anal=1&amp;initsel=" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?reset=yes&amp;mode=construct&amp;dataset=161&amp;version=0&amp;anal=1&amp;initsel=</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>[2] </strong>International Classification of Diseases 10th edition (ICD-10) codes are as follows: B20, HIV disease resulting in infectious and parasitic diseases; B21, HIV disease resulting in malignant neoplasms; B22, HIV disease resulting in other specified diseases; B23, HIV disease resulting in other conditions; B24, Unspecified HIV disease.</p><p><strong>[3] </strong>Figures are for deaths registered in a calendar year, rather than death occurrences.</p><p><strong>[4] </strong>Figures are based on area of usual residence and exclude non-residents.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 27/07/2022 14:47:42 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True attachment 1 file name UKSA_Response_to_PQHL1722.pdf title UKSA response to HL1722
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1488569

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many (1) vacancies, and (2) roles, there were in the farming sector, in each month of 2022.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Leicester
	uin	HL1696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>A response to the noble Lord’s Parliamentary Question of 12 July is below and attached.</p><p> </p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician</p><p>The Earl of Leicester<br>House of Lords<br>London<br>SW1A 0PW</p><p>18 July 2022</p><p>Dear Lord Leicester,<br>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking what estimate has been made of how many (1) vacancies, and (2) roles, there were in the farming sector, in each month of 2022 (HL1696). The Office for National Statistics produces statistics on both vacancies and jobs in our Vacancies and Jobs statistical publication[1]. Within this publication, estimates of both vacancies[2] and jobs[3] are produced by industry, according to the Standard Industrial Classification 2007. Within the classification, the closest industry to “farming” would be Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing. With the data available, unfortunately it is not possible to provide estimates of the number of vacancies held by agricultural businesses. This is because the vacancy survey excludes businesses within the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing industry, owing to the disproportionate costs involved as the industry mainly consists of very small businesses with few vacancies. We are however exploring the use of online job advert data to provide better insights into labour demand by occupation, and we are hoping to publish these insights later this year.</p><p>Statistics on jobs are published on a quarterly basis and for agriculture, forestry and fishing are based on estimates of first and second jobs, either as employees or as self-employed, as measured by our Labour Force Survey[4]. As it is a survey of people within private households, it is based on respondents correctly classifying themselves within the right industry. Our most recent publication in June covered data up to March 2022 when we estimate there to have been 329,000 jobs within the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing industry[5]. This represented a fall of 13,000 from the previous period (December 2021), and a fall of 79,000 when compared with its pre-pandemic level in December 2019.</p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p>1 https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/jobsandvacanciesintheuk/latest<br>2 https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/datasets/vacanciesbyindustryvacs02<br>3 https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/workforcejobsbyindustryjobs02<br>4 https://www.ons.gov.uk/surveys/informationforhouseholdsandindividuals/householdandindividualsurveys/labourforcesurvey<br>5 https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/summaryoflabourmarketstatistics</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 18/07/2022 16:32:17 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True attachment 1 file name UKSA_Response_to_PQHL1696 (1).pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	4919 label Biography information for The Earl of Leicester

1487766

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Conservative Party
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) civil servants, and (2) special advisers, in 10 Downing Street are restricted from commenting on the process to elect a new leader of the Conservative Party.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL1623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Civil Service should act as it did during previous periods in 2016 and 2019. Official resources must not be used to support leadership campaign activity.</p><p> </p><p>As at all times, the Civil Service must serve the Government in a way which maintains political impartiality and retains the confidence of Ministers, while at the same time ensuring it will be able to establish the same relationship with those who may go on to lead the Government.</p><p> </p><p>Special advisers are exempt from the Civil Service Code requirement of political impartiality. Therefore, as laid out in the Special Adviser Code of Conduct, their involvement in political activity does not need to be restricted in the same way as it is for other civil servants. All Special Advisers have been made aware of the expectations regarding their role and conduct during this period. If they wish to take part in leadership campaign activity, they must do so in their own time, out of office hours or via unpaid leave, and not involve the use of departmental resources.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/07/2022 13:24:26 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1487774

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Redundancy Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what payments will be made to each of the ministers who recently resigned from the Government; and whether they have plans to introduce legislation to make employers liable for similar payments to those who voluntarily resign from the (1) public, and (2) private, sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL1631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under the provisions of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, a former minister only becomes entitled to a severance payment in the event that they are not appointed to another relevant office within three weeks of stepping down.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The provision of severance payments is set out in legislation, passed by Parliament, that has been applied by successive administrations over a significant period. Severance pay reflects the unpredictable nature of ministerial office.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/07/2022 13:19:50 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham