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228951

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Population
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what would be the percentage increase in the population of the United Kingdom if net migration were 165,000 per year over the next five years; and what is their estimate of the cost to additional public services and associated infrastructure required to meet the needs of this additional population.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL5916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 26/03/2015 17:02:23 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

228702

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Partnerships
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many civil partnerships have been registered since the commencement of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL5884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 25/03/2015 13:54:29 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL5884 ONS Reply.pdf title ONS Letter to PEER - Civil Partnerships
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

228714

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether fresh Parliamentary approval would be needed for the United Kingdom to take any military action against ISIS inside Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL5896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the convention that has developed that, before troops are committed to conflict, the House of Commons should have an opportunity to debate the matter except when there was an emergency and such action would not be appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>That convention has been recorded in the Cabinet Manual. The Government’s commitment to it has been demonstrated by the decision to request the recall of Parliament on 26 September 2014 to debate the UK supporting the Iraqi and coalition military campaign against ISIL in Iraq, including the use of UK air strikes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to the existing constitutional arrangement, which provides an effective framework by which to engage Parliament in conflict decisions. However, the Prime Minister has made clear that he would act immediately and explain to Parliament afterwards if there were ever a need to do so, such as if a critical British national interest was at stake or if there was a need to act to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 26/03/2015 13:16:52 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

228722

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are conducting any reviews to examine any unintended consequences of the drive to create greater transparency in the public sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL5904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 26/03/2015 17:02:32 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

227442

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: General Election 2015
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent efforts they have made to ensure Armed Forces personnel posted overseas are able to vote in the General Election.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has extended the length of the electoral timetable for UK Parliamentary elections from 17 working days to 25 working days and removed the restriction on issuing postal votes prior to the eleventh working day before the day of the poll. Combined, these steps will allow Armed Forces personnel posted overseas more time to receive, complete and return their postal ballot packs in time for their vote to be counted.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government recently announced funding of an additional £9.8 million to maximise electoral registration. A proportion of this funding has been allocated to encouraging Armed Forces personnel to register to vote. The Government is also providing pre-paid envelopes for Armed Forces personnel based overseas to return their postal votes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 25/03/2015 13:55:51 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

226814

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Households
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the increase in households between the 2001 census and the 2011 census came from households with (1) a foreign-born household reference person, and (2) a United Kingdom-born household reference person.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL5610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 25/03/2015 13:38:52 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL5610 ONS Letter.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - 2011 Census
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

226840

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strip honours received from individuals who are implicated in the recent child exploitation cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>It is possible to rescind an honour on the advice of the Forfeiture Committee and with the approval of the Sovereign. Forfeiture may be considered for holders of awards in civilian or military Orders of Knighthood and for those appointed Knight Bachelor. We cannot comment on whether or not specific cases are being considered for forfeiture. There is no posthumous forfeiture of honours.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 24/03/2015 16:03:29 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

226854

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Devolution: England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 10 March (HL5107) concerning England's traditional counties, whether, in the light of their pride in waving the flag of St George they intend to hold a referendum on the establishment of an English parliament with equal status and powers to the Scottish Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answers I gave on 8 December 2014, 16 January 2015, 26 January 2015 and 23 February 2015 to HL3166, HL3924, HL4275 and HL4634.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to hold a referendum in England to ascertain the level of support for an English Parliament. Discussions on this issue and other proposals relating to 'the English question' are ongoing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 25/03/2015 13:54:53 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

225399

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish any guidance issued to civil servants and appointing panels as to how to judge the appropriateness of the political activity of applicants for appointment to public bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL5475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies 2011 sets out the standards expected from those who serve on the boards of UK public bodies. Paragraph 3.11 covers political activity. A link to the Code can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=code+of+conduct+for+board+members&amp;src=IE-SearchBox&amp;FORM=IENTSR" target="_blank">http://www.bing.com/searchq=code+of+conduct+for+board+members&amp;src=IE-SearchBox&amp;FORM=IENTSR</a></p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 17/03/2015 12:20:13 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

225415

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
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 percentage of attainers registered to vote.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission (EC) published its analysis of the electoral registers in England and Wales as at 1 December 2014 on 24 February. This includes an assessment of attainer registration. Their report can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/182375/Analysis-of-the-December-2014-electoral-registers-in-England-and-Wales.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/182375/Analysis-of-the-December-2014-electoral-registers-in-England-and-Wales.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing over £14 million aimed at maximising voter registration. This includes a focus on targeting new attainers with organisations such as UK Youth and British Youth Council receiving funding to help increase registration levels among this group. The EC's awareness campaign for the elections on 7 May will include a focus on reaching attainers.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 19/03/2015 16:34:58 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark