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1246834

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2020
	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	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what guidance or training is given to Ministers on the requirements to answer written questions from Members of the House comprehensively.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL9633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>As Leader of the House I take very seriously the responsibility incumbent on all Ministers to provide full, timely and comprehensive answers to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs). My office works closely with all departmental Parliamentary teams to help provide advice on what is expected of them in providing such answers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ministers are also reminded regularly of the importance of their obligations to the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 02/11/2020 12:26:13 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1245662

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2020
	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	Leader of the House of Lords: Senior Civil Servants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are in the Office of the Leader of the House of Lords at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
	uin	HL9427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>In line with reporting protocol and for disclosure control purposes, figures are suppressed where base headcounts include less than five individuals. BAME figures for the Leader of the Lords office cannot be disclosed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 26/10/2020 17:39:55 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

1244737

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2020
	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	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House how much Cranborne money has been budgeted to (1) the Labour party, (2) the Liberal Democrat party, (3) the office of the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers, and (4) any other groups or parties in the House of Lords, in the current financial year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mann
	uin	HL9304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>For the 2020-21 financial year, the maximum amount available for financial assistance to opposition parties and the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers (“Cranborne money”) is as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Labour - £656,948</p></li><li><p>Liberal Democrats - £328,008</p></li><li><p>Office of the Convenor of the Crossbench peers - £ 99,770</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>No other groups or parties are able to claim it.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 22/10/2020 10:56:00 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1244094

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2020
	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	Lords Amendments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they make any assessment of the estimated costs arising from an amendment agreed to by the House of Lords to a Government Bill; and if so, (1) how, and (2) whether they publish that estimate.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL9225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>The government does not always make an assessment of the costs arising from a non-government Lords amendment. If it is relevant to the question of whether a money resolution will be needed in the House of Commons, the government may provide an assessment to the Clerk of Legislation in the House of Commons to assist him in the advice he gives to the Speaker. Communications between the government and the Clerk are not published, but if the government has made an assessment, it may be published in the explanatory notes to the Lords Amendments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 26/10/2020 17:18:53 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1240215

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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	Questions for Short Debate and Select Committee Reports: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what plans there are to set aside time on currently non-sitting Fridays to debate (1) Select Committee reports, or (2) Questions for Short Debate, in the Chamber or in Grand Committee.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL8699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>My Noble Friend the Government Chief Whip has no such plans. In line with the Guidance on Hybrid House and Hybrid Grand Committee set down by the Procedure and Privileges Committee, legislation is currently taking precedence on sitting Fridays.</p><p>Despite the constraints on the way in which the House is working we have managed to debate 11 Select Committee reports in the session to date. I expect it to be possible to debate further reports as the session progresses.</p><p>Last week the Government Chief Whip wrote to the Procedure and Privileges Committee with a suggestion as to how we can adapt our current working practices to allow a limited number of Questions for Short Debate to be asked in Grand Committee.</p><p>Background/points we could make:</p><p>- The short answer to the question is ‘no’.</p><p>- We normally sit on only one Friday per calendar month. We have had to sit on more than that since returning from the summer recess to accommodate the various Coronavirus regulations.</p><p>- The Procedure and Privileges Committee guidance clearly states, at paragraph 39, that:</p><p>- “Until further notice, Thursday and Friday sittings of the hybrid House may be used for legislation which shall have precedence over other business.”</p><p>- Despite the broadcasting and administrative restrictions we have been working under we have still managed to debate 11 select committee reports in the session to date. And will take more where we can.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 19/10/2020 15:35:19 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park attachment 1 file name Scan_Isabelle Tombs_20201019-123716_2720_001.pdf title B Evans signed
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1235711

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	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	Carbon Emissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what plans she has to arrange a debate on the report by the Committee on Climate Change Reducing UK emissions: 2020 Progress report to Parliament, published on 25 June.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
	uin	HL8236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>My Noble Friend the Government Chief Whip does not intend to schedule such a debate in Government time. Members who wish to initiate a debate of their own are able to do so by tabling a question for short debate. Subject to the progress of legislative business, it is expected that questions for short debate will be re-introduced during October.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 30/09/2020 13:18:36 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park attachment 1 file name Scan_Isabelle Tombs_20200930-132706_2708_001.pdf title B Evans signed
	tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton

1460482

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2022
	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	Government Departments: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House when she last drew the attention of Ministers and Permanent Secretaries to the fact that several Departments have not answered Questions for Written Answer within ten working days; in particular (1) the Department of Health and Social Care, (2) the Home Office, and (3) the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL7966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I take my responsibility to ensure all Ministers provide full, timely and accurate responses to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs) very seriously.</p><p>I regularly remind Front Bench colleagues of their obligation to the House as stipulated in the Companion and of the importance of answering QWAs within the 10 day target. This has been raised regularly at Front Bench meetings and I have previously written to colleagues on the issue.</p><p>My office works closely with all departments across Government to ensure prompt responses to all QWAs. This is a process that has been followed with the Department of Health and Social Care, the Home Office, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 27/04/2022 16:44:13 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1232111

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2020
	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	Questions for Short Debate
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House when Questions for Short Debate will be re-introduced as an item of business in the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL7901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>Subject to the progress of legislative business, it is expected that questions for short debate will be re-introduced during October.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 23/09/2020 14:00:58 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1228223

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2020
	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	Peers: Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to her answer on 22 July (HL Deb cols 2227–8), what plans she has to initiate a discussion in the House of Lords Commission on the establishment of a select committee with backbench representation to (1) consider, and (2) report to the House on, the allowance system.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	uin	HL7500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>I have no plans to initiate a discussion on this matter.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 05/08/2020 12:53:06 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1228057

	registered interest
	date	27/07/2020
	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	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of questions for written answer tabled by members of the House of Lords that have not been answered within the required timeframe; and why those questions have not yet received an answer.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL7393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>As of 30th July, there have been 7,372 QWAs tabled this session in comparison, a total of 6,266 QWAs were tabled in the whole of 2019. All departments have been working extremely hard in difficult and unprecedented circumstances. My office is in regular contact with departments about late responses. Additionally, I remind my ministerial colleagues of the need to provide timely answers to written questions and have received assurances that any backlogs are being worked through.<strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 30/07/2020 12:37:26 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno