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1520907

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Offshore Structures: Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan (HL2382), whether the Cabinet Office coordination of departmental actions takes place from an operations room in real time; and whether this functions 24 hours per day.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL2510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Policy and National Security Secretariat (FPNSS) within the Cabinet Office works with responsible departments across Whitehall to coordinate policy on the resilience of subsea and offshore infrastructure. This policy coordination role compliments broader horizon scanning efforts within the department which aim to identify potential risks to infrastructure through early warning mechanisms or relevant intelligence.</p><p>Where crises impacting this infrastructure do materialise and could harm the UK’s national security, the Cabinet Office's National Security Watchkeepers, a team responsible for monitoring open source and government reporting tools on a 24/7 basis, alert the relevant teams within government.</p><p>Following any crisis notification, it is up to the relevant policy team in the FPNSS to work with the lead government department to assess the level of risk, identify any impacts and outline the appropriate next steps which HMG needs to take, including the activation of crisis machinery within the Cabinet Office where required.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/10/2022 15:42:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1521483

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	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 His Majesty's Government which minister is accountable for the Privy Council office; and what reporting mechanisms exist to Parliament in relation to the activities of the office.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL2521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Privy Council Office provides the Secretariat to the Privy Council and is a constituent part of the Cabinet Office. The Minister with responsibility for the Privy Council Office is the Lord President of the Council and Leader of the Commons, the Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt.</p><p> </p><p>Relevant Government policy ministers are accountable to Parliament for all matters conducted through the Privy Council.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/10/2022 12:02:51 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1521492

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Monarchy: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government to which events to mark the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and proclamation events to mark the accession of His Majesty King Charles III that they were responsible for organising, members of the Northern Ireland Judiciary were invited; and (1) which events they attended, and (2) who was in attendance from this group in each case.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	uin	HL2532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, The Rt Hon. Dame Siobhan Keegan DBE KC was the member of the Northern Ireland Judiciary invited to events to mark the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and proclamation events to mark the accession of His Majesty King Charles III, for which the organisational responsibility was with HMG.</p><p> </p><p>The Lady Chief Justice attended the Accession Council. The Lady Chief Justice was invited to the Proclamation at Hillsborough Castle and was invited to and attended the Service of Reflection at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Household had responsibility for the guest list for the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. HMG provided support in coordinating certain elements of the guest list.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/10/2022 12:02:19 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1521535

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Official Residences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate was made by the Privy Council office of the number of people who can be safely accommodated in the picture gallery of St James’ Palace.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL2522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Privy Council Office is not responsible for estimating the number of people who can be safely accommodated in the Picture Gallery of St James' Palace.</p><p>St. James's Palace has a maximum occupancy figure for each of its State Rooms developed in line with the relevant legislation on public safety (including fire safety and evacuation) in historic buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/10/2022 12:01:51 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1523491

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Science and Technology Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new Inter-Ministerial Advisory Group on Science and Technology will be afforded the same decision-making status as its predecessor, the National Science and Technology Council.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL2687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The National Science and Technology Council was established as a Cabinet committee in October 2021 to consider matters relating to strategic advantage through science and technology. The Cabinet committee list was updated in September 2022. In October 2022, the National Science and Technology Council was established as an inter-ministerial group responsible for delivering an ambitious UK science and technology strategy and to consider key science and technology issues. Where collective agreement is necessary for issues covered by an inter-ministerial group, it is sought in the usual way through a committee or ministerial correspondence.</p><p>Cabinet committees support the principle of collective responsibility, ensuring that policy proposals receive thorough consideration and collective agreement. Cabinet committee decisions have the same authority as Cabinet decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2805 question first answered 01/11/2022 17:34:19 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1523509

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	AUKUS
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions the Prime Minister has held with the President of the United States of America and the Prime Minister of Australia regarding the AUKUS agreement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL2699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>The Prime Minister holds frequent discussions with both President Biden and Prime Minister Albanese on a range of security and defence matters including AUKUS.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 31/10/2022 16:04:01 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1524822

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Duty Costs Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the value of the Public Duty Cost Allowance; and whether they stipulate how it is spent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Public Duty Cost Allowance (PDCA) is a payment for reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary office and secretarial costs arising from fulfilling public duties, to a maximum of £115,000 per annum.</p><p>All former Prime Ministers’ are eligible to draw on the PDCA. They cannot claim the allowance if they are serving as Leader of the Opposition.</p><p>The annual amount received by each PDCA claimant is published each year in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">Cabinet Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK</a></p><p>Further information about the PDCA is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-duty-cost-allowance/public-duty-costs-allowance-guidance" target="_blank">Public Duty Costs Allowance guidance - GOV.UK</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2769 question first answered 26/10/2022 15:43:22 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1524823

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Duty Costs Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government who currently receives the Public Duty Cost Allowance; and how much they receive.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Public Duty Cost Allowance (PDCA) is a payment for reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary office and secretarial costs arising from fulfilling public duties, to a maximum of £115,000 per annum.</p><p>All former Prime Ministers’ are eligible to draw on the PDCA. They cannot claim the allowance if they are serving as Leader of the Opposition.</p><p>The annual amount received by each PDCA claimant is published each year in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">Cabinet Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK</a></p><p>Further information about the PDCA is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-duty-cost-allowance/public-duty-costs-allowance-guidance" target="_blank">Public Duty Costs Allowance guidance - GOV.UK</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2768 question first answered 26/10/2022 15:43:22 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1524824

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Duty Costs Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the outgoing Prime Minister, Liz Truss, will receive the Public Duty Cost Allowance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Former Prime Ministers are entitled to claim the Public Duty Costs Allowance, which provides reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary office and secretarial costs arising from the fulfilment of public duties. The annual amount received by each claimant is published each year in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>Information about the Public Duty Costs Allowance is available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-duty-cost-allowance/public-duty-costs-allowance-guidance" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>, at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-duty-cost-allowance/public-duty-costs-allowance-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-duty-cost-allowance/public-duty-costs-allowance-guidance</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/10/2022 15:53:54 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1535212

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Science and Technology Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new Inter-Ministerial Advisory Group on Science and Technology will be afforded the same decision-making status as its predecessor, the National Science and Technology Council.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL2805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The National Science and Technology Council was established as a Cabinet committee in October 2021 to consider matters relating to strategic advantage through science and technology. The Cabinet committee list was updated in September 2022. In October 2022, the National Science and Technology Council was established as an inter-ministerial group responsible for delivering an ambitious UK science and technology strategy and to consider key science and technology issues. Where collective agreement is necessary for issues covered by an inter-ministerial group, it is sought in the usual way through a committee or ministerial correspondence.</p><p>Cabinet committees support the principle of collective responsibility, ensuring that policy proposals receive thorough consideration and collective agreement. Cabinet committee decisions have the same authority as Cabinet decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2687 question first answered 01/11/2022 17:34:19 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones