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350119

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the report of the Muslim Brotherhood review will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Baroness to the Prime Minister’s Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March. The government intends to publish the main findings of the Muslim Brotherhood Review, and the government’s Counter Extremism Strategy, in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 22/06/2015 16:34:46 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

348818

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2015: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role the police played in the prevention of electoral fraud at the General Election in (1) areas identified as being at particular risk of fraud, and (2) other areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>At elections in the UK, the police are responsible for ensuring that electors’ democratic rights are upheld. The police are also responsible for investigating all allegations of electoral fraud.</p><p>The previous Government made an additional £500,000 available to 17 local authorities identified as being at greater risk of electoral fraud and the majority of these worked with the police in some capacity. Initiatives included police analysis of data to identify potential issues and providing a greater police presence before and during the poll. Feedback from Returning Officers has been positive.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 23/06/2015 11:17:42 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

348825

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the report of the Chilcot Inquiry to be published before the summer recess; and, if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Sir John Chilcot and the Prime Minister exchanged letters on 15 and 17 <ins class="ministerial">January</ins> <del class="ministerial">June</del>. In his letters, Sir John said that once the essential Maxwellisation process was complete, it was his intention to provide the Prime Minister with a timetable for the completion of the Inquiry’s report.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name 2015-01-20_Chilcot_to_Cameron.pdf title Sir John Chilcot to David Cameron Letter 2 file name 2015-01-20_Cameron_to_Chilcot.pdf title David Cameron to Sir John Chilcot Letter question first answered 23/06/2015 11:16:54 question first ministerially corrected 24/06/2015 11:40:17 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley previous answer version 7535 answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name 2015-01-20_Chilcot_to_Cameron.pdf title Sir John Chilcot to David Cameron Letter 2 file name 2015-01-20_Cameron_to_Chilcot.pdf title David Cameron to Sir John Chilcot Letter answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

348850

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2015: Absent Voting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen on 4 June (HL Deb, cols 916–18), how many complaints were made by registered electors overseas who failed to receive the postal votes for which they had applied because of maladministration by electoral offices in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The Electoral Commission will produce a report on the General Election in the coming months and this will cover any concerns that arise around the use of postal votes by overseas electors.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 22/06/2015 16:32:23 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

348499

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the number of people currently not on the electoral register and the reported risk that this will increase with the implementation of individual registration, how much they plan to spend in the current financial year to support local authorities to ensure that the register is as complete as possible.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>Over £14million has been invested over the last two financial years to support activities aimed at increasing the completeness and accuracy of the register, including in the run up to the General Election. In addition, Electoral Registration Officers have been provided with grant funding in the current financial year of £20million. The Electoral Commission is due to publish its latest analysis of the electoral register later this month, including the impact of activity to promote registration before the election, and it is important to consider any further steps in light of this report.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 18/06/2015 16:04:02 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

347907

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Income
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the latest figures for gross value added per capita for (1) England, (2) Northern Ireland, (3) Scotland and (4) Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 09/06/2015 15:58:34 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL193 Lord Wigley ONS Reply.pdf title UK Statistics Reply
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

347908

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the latest figures for the employee activity rates in (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, (3) Northern Ireland and (4) each of the regions of England.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL194 Lord Wigley ONS Reply.pdf title UK Statistics Reply 2 file name HL194 Tables.xlsx title Referenced Tables question first answered 11/06/2015 16:01:22 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

347911

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce the number of seats in the House of Commons ahead of the 2020 general election.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to equalising the size of constituencies in order to make votes of more equal value. The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies (PVSC) Act 2011 provides for the number of UK constituencies to be reduced from 650 to 600 through a boundary review which must report before the 1 October 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 15:52:15 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

347915

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet: Legislation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what procedures they have put in place to ensure that legislative proposals have been adequately discussed and agreed by committees of the Cabinet and the Cabinet before being announced.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee is tasked with overseeing the Government's legislative programme. The Government does not comment on the proceedings of Cabinet or its committees.</p><p>Information on the legislative process is available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website. A copy of ‘Guide to Making Legislation’ has been attached for ease.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 15:51:38 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name Guide_to_Making_Legislation_July_2014.pdf title Guide to Making Legislation
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

347918

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Bodies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the case for, and powers of, the existing non-ministerial departments, agencies and other public bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government's Public Bodies Reform Programme, introduced in 2010, has reduced the number of arm's-length bodies, including executive agencies and non-ministerial departments, by a third. To date, this has delivered cumulative savings in excess of £2.6bn.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this Programme, there is a requirement that both non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies are subject to regular review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 16:53:12 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon