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1290185

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the use of algorithms by their departments.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL13712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>Safe and ethical use of algorithms in the public sector offers major opportunities for government, including improving public service delivery and increasing productivity and efficiency. The Government’s Data Ethics Framework and ‘Guide to Using AI in the Public Sector’, alongside other area-specific guidance available on GOV.UK, support the ethical and safe use of algorithms in the public sector.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 03/03/2021 17:48:10 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1286637

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their current requirements for the geographic location of servers used to store public data when procuring cloud services.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL13302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>When procuring cloud services, departments should use the Technology Code of Practice principles and follow the government Cloud First policy. They should also follow NCSC security guidance and the Information Commissioner's Office’s guidance on adequacy of a country’s level of data protection. These policies and guidance provide clear guidelines of the things a department should consider, including security classification and best value for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/02/2021 12:22:48 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1286655

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Freedom of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Freedom of Information (FOI) requests they have not responded to within 20 working days; and whether they have any plans to improve the efficiency of the FOI request system.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL13320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office publishes information on the handling of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests across Government on a quarterly basis on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>Covid-19 has put particular pressures on public officials, but as the published figures demonstrate that between July and September 2020, departments received around 8,000 freedom of information requests and responded to almost 90% of them within 20 working days or with a permitted extension. This reflects the Government’s commitment to fulfill its freedom of information obligations, despite the pressures of responding to COVID-19.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/02/2021 12:21:50 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1285842

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the letter dated 22 January from the Minister for the Constitution and Devolution to members of the Parliamentary Parties Panel and the May 2021 polls delivery plan, published on 5 February, what evidence they have which supports the cessation of (1) doorstep campaigning, and (2) the delivery of leaflets, by individual political party activists.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL13268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Democracy should not be cancelled because of covid. As outlined in my Written Ministerial Statement of 8 February 2021 (HLWS766), the Government has confirmed that the set of council, mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner elections scheduled for May will go ahead, and made a firm commitment that the Government will support the sector to deliver them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published a Delivery Plan for the May elections, setting out how the Government will support local elections teams to deliver effective polls that are covid-secure for voters and staff. The Government has committed to further engage with political parties through the Parliamentary Parties Panel.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the current national lockdown restrictions and the delivery of leaflets by volunteers, I refer the Noble Lord to the Dear Colleague letter from the Minister for Constitution and Devolution, which I have placed in the Library. The letter reflects the broader guidance and law on the national lockdown, based on advice from the Chief Scientific and Medical Officers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL13269 HL13270 HL13271 question first answered 22/02/2021 12:20:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1285843

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the letter dated 22 January from the Minister for the Constitution and Devolution to members of the Parliamentary Parties Panel and the May 2021 polls delivery plan, published on 5 February, what evidence they have to suggest that the delivery of leaflets by individual political party activists carries a greater risk than paid deliveries by (1) the Royal Mail, or (2) other delivery services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL13269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Democracy should not be cancelled because of covid. As outlined in my Written Ministerial Statement of 8 February 2021 (HLWS766), the Government has confirmed that the set of council, mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner elections scheduled for May will go ahead, and made a firm commitment that the Government will support the sector to deliver them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published a Delivery Plan for the May elections, setting out how the Government will support local elections teams to deliver effective polls that are covid-secure for voters and staff. The Government has committed to further engage with political parties through the Parliamentary Parties Panel.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the current national lockdown restrictions and the delivery of leaflets by volunteers, I refer the Noble Lord to the Dear Colleague letter from the Minister for Constitution and Devolution, which I have placed in the Library. The letter reflects the broader guidance and law on the national lockdown, based on advice from the Chief Scientific and Medical Officers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL13268 HL13270 HL13271 question first answered 22/02/2021 12:20:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1285850

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Contracts
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 ethical implications of awarding public contracts to firms which (1) directly, or (2) indirectly, help to promote tax avoidance.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL13279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Aggressive tax avoidance is unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p>The grounds for exclusion of bidders from public procurement procedures relating to tax are set out in The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/02/2021 12:21:05 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1285860

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Disability: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reinstate the EnAble Fund for Elected Office to encourage disabled people to participate as candidates in the May 2021 elections.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL13289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>It is the Government’s ambition to see more disabled people in public office.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that the responsibility for supporting disabled candidates sits with political parties and that the EnAble Fund was an interim measure to give parties time to put their own support in place.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers wrote to the main Parties twice in 2019 to ask them how they intend to support their candidates on a long-term basis.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL13181 question first answered 22/02/2021 12:10:00 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1285861

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to offer (1) assistance, or (2) exemption from the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic, to deaf candidates in the May 2021 elections who are not able to contact electors by phone.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL13290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Campaigning is an essential part of democracy. Voters deserve to be well informed before going to the polls and there must be a level playing field for candidates.</p><p> </p><p>Many forms of campaigning can be carried out without increased face-to-face contact, including online campaigning, and delivery of leaflets by post or other commercial delivery services. The Government has already uprated election expenses for council candidates, which will provide greater opportunity for such candidates to campaign in this way.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/02/2021 12:21:26 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1285884

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the letter dated 22 January from the Minister for the Constitution and Devolution to members of the Parliamentary Parties Panel and the May 2021 polls delivery plan, published on 5 February, what steps they have taken to ensure that (1) independent, and (2) smaller political party, candidates are not disproportionately affected by the restrictions on (a) doorstep campaigning, and (b) the delivery of leaflets by individual political party activists.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL13270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Democracy should not be cancelled because of covid. As outlined in my Written Ministerial Statement of 8 February 2021 (HLWS766), the Government has confirmed that the set of council, mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner elections scheduled for May will go ahead, and made a firm commitment that the Government will support the sector to deliver them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published a Delivery Plan for the May elections, setting out how the Government will support local elections teams to deliver effective polls that are covid-secure for voters and staff. The Government has committed to further engage with political parties through the Parliamentary Parties Panel.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the current national lockdown restrictions and the delivery of leaflets by volunteers, I refer the Noble Lord to the Dear Colleague letter from the Minister for Constitution and Devolution, which I have placed in the Library. The letter reflects the broader guidance and law on the national lockdown, based on advice from the Chief Scientific and Medical Officers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL13268 HL13269 HL13271 question first answered 22/02/2021 12:20:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1285885

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation, if any, they undertook with (1) independent candidates, (2) smaller political parties, and (3) the Independent Group of the Local Government Association, in the development of the letter dated 22 January from the Minister for the Constitution and Devolution to members of the Parliamentary Parties Panel and the May 2021 polls delivery plan, published on 5 February.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL13271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Democracy should not be cancelled because of covid. As outlined in my Written Ministerial Statement of 8 February 2021 (HLWS766), the Government has confirmed that the set of council, mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner elections scheduled for May will go ahead, and made a firm commitment that the Government will support the sector to deliver them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published a Delivery Plan for the May elections, setting out how the Government will support local elections teams to deliver effective polls that are covid-secure for voters and staff. The Government has committed to further engage with political parties through the Parliamentary Parties Panel.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the current national lockdown restrictions and the delivery of leaflets by volunteers, I refer the Noble Lord to the Dear Colleague letter from the Minister for Constitution and Devolution, which I have placed in the Library. The letter reflects the broader guidance and law on the national lockdown, based on advice from the Chief Scientific and Medical Officers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL13268 HL13269 HL13270 question first answered 22/02/2021 12:20:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb