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79462

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet: Aberdeen
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost to the Exchequer of holding the Cabinet meeting in Aberdeen on 24 February.
tabling member printed	Baroness Seccombe
uin	HL1361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>The central cost of holding Cabinet in Aberdeen was £1,800. This is a considerable reduction from the cost of regional Cabinet meetings under the previous administration, which were reported through Parliamentary Questions to have cost between £50,000 and £100,000.</p><p>As was the case under previous administrations, Departments and agencies may also have incurred costs in terms of travel, staff time and other support. The cost of police security is a matter for the relevant police force.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 29/07/2014 11:41:44 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2097 label Biography information for Baroness Seccombe

79522

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Statutory Instruments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many statutory instruments from the Cabinet Office have been laid this calendar year; of those, what percentage corrected errors in a previous instrument (including drafts of affirmative instruments that had to be superseded by correcting drafts); and what steps that Department is taking to reduce the need for correcting instruments.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL1421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>All legislation is published online at <a href="http://legislation.gov.uk/" target="_blank">legislation.gov.uk</a></p><p>The lessons gained from any errors in Statutory Instruments are fed back into the department’s quality assurance process, ensuring that the planning process takes sufficient account of the time required for pre-laying scrutiny of instruments.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 29/07/2014 11:05:17 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

79171

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	McKinsey and Company
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which departments currently have contracts with McKinsey and Company.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL1332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>Since January 2011, as part of the Government’s transparency programme, details of contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 29/07/2014 11:02:28 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

79186

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Falkland Islands Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the comment by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 1 July (HL Deb, col 1709), whether they consider the Franks inquiry into the Falklands War to have been thorough and vigorous.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL1347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>As I stated on 16 July (HL Column WA127), the Franks Report was an important Inquiry for the public record, establishing events and learning lessons.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 29/07/2014 11:06:25 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

78967

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Questions for Written Answer have been answered by reference to websites (1) by department, and (2) in each Parliamentary session, since the 2010 General Election.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
uin	HL1284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 29/07/2014 11:55:55 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

78246

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 7 July (WA 8), why they have not sought evidence from NATO regarding claims that Russia is funding non-governmental organisations opposed to fracking in the United Kingdom; and whether they will now do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL1141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>I would like to clarify for the noble Lord, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary General has not claimed to possess evidence that Russia is funding non-governmental organisations opposed to fracking in the UK or elsewhere.</p><p>The Secretary General is reported to have said during a speech at Chatham House that it was his belief, following discussions with Allies, that “Russia, as part of their sophisticated information and disinformation operations, engages actively with so-called non-governmental organisations, environmental organisations working against shale gas – obviously to maintain European dependence on imported Russian gas. That is my interpretation.”</p><p>The UK works closely with NATO and Allies to refute misinformation disseminated by Russia.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 29/07/2014 15:50:03 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

78267

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	CCTV
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of changes proposed in the Deregulation Bill, local authorities will be allowed to use CCTV cameras to enforce rules regarding the use of bus lanes.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL1162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government is proposing to ban the use of CCTV for parking enforcement, subject to a very small number of exceptions that emerged following the public consultation, including parking in bus lanes. The proposals do not affect any moving traffic offences. Therefore local authorities will still be able to use CCTV to enforce against either parking or driving in bus lanes.</p><p><br>A copy of the Government’s response to the consultation is in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 29/07/2014 15:56:55 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

78268

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	CCTV
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of changes proposed in the Deregulation Bill, there will be a grace period for drivers whose parked cars cause obstructions in bus lanes or at yellow box junctions.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL1163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>In December, the Government’s consultation on parking asked for comments on the scope for introducing new grace periods for parking, including what areas it should apply to. In the Government’s response to the consultation, we announced we will introduce a mandatory 10 minute free period (a) at the end of paid-for on-street parking, (b) at the end of free on-street parking, and DCLG will also lead work to extend the same grace period to local authority off-street parking. I have placed in the Library a copy of the Government’s response to the consultation. We have not announced any grace periods for bus lanes or yellow box junctions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 29/07/2014 16:01:11 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

78269

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	CCTV
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of changes proposed in the Deregulation Bill, police forces will be able to use for existing purposes CCTV cameras that they control.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL1164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s proposals relate to the use of CCTV by local authorities to issue parking fines. They do not relate to or limit the use of CCTV by police forces or others to tackle crime. Indeed, Ministers believe that public confidence in CCTV is strengthened if it is used to catch criminals not make money.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL1165 question first answered 29/07/2014 15:57:56 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

78270

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	CCTV
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of changes proposed in the Deregulation Bill, shops and garages will be able to use CCTV cameras to combat theft.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL1165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s proposals relate to the use of CCTV by local authorities to issue parking fines. They do not relate to or limit the use of CCTV by police forces or others to tackle crime. Indeed, Ministers believe that public confidence in CCTV is strengthened if it is used to catch criminals not make money.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL1164 question first answered 29/07/2014 15:57:57 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw