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672266

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Nationality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any ministers are citizens of a country other than the UK; and if so, who.
tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
uin	HL4604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/01/2017 17:32:43 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

671905

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot scheme involving combining the electoral registration process with registration to attend Sheffield University, in terms of the proportion of students included on the electoral register through the scheme, compared to the proportion of students registered to vote at similar-sized universities.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL4574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government part-funded the University of Sheffield pilot, integrating electoral registration with the process of student enrolment, and has encouraged other providers of Higher and Further Education to implement a similar system.</p><p>An indicative assessment shows this project had successful outcomes. For example, in the 2015/2016 academic year, the university had 76% of eligible students registered to vote compared with figures as low as 13% for similar sized universities. The Government will further evaluate the University of Sheffield pilot to understand – in detail – the impact of the pilot and its critical success factors. We understand a number of institutions have already introduced a similar approach, or are actively considering doing so.</p><p>At the same time, we believe it is unlikely that any single approach would work in all cases. For example, the Sheffield system would not work in areas like London, or with Further Education colleges, where many students live in a different authority area from their institution, impeding the supply of information between the institution and Electoral Registration Officers. Furthermore, smaller institutions would be less able to absorb the costs associated with implementing such a system, risking the withdrawal of money from the frontline, such as providing the most up-to-date ICT equipment. For these reasons – amongst others – we believe it is right that each institution and local authority is able to choose what works best for them rather than introducing any kind of requirement for institutions to integrate enrolment and registration. Indeed, we are already seeing Higher and Further Education providers working closely with Electoral Service teams to deliver innovative ways to increase the number of students on the electoral register. The Government supports the Electoral Commission and Association of Electoral Administrators who are sharing this good practice.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL4575 question first answered 16/01/2017 14:46:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

671906

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the advantages or disadvantages to the electoral process of implementing a scheme requiring students, as part of their registration with a college or university, to be given the opportunity to indicate whether or not they would like to be included on the local electoral register, having this information securely transferred to the local authority to check the student’s eligibility to vote and, if eligible, adding the student to the electoral register.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL4575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government part-funded the University of Sheffield pilot, integrating electoral registration with the process of student enrolment, and has encouraged other providers of Higher and Further Education to implement a similar system.</p><p>An indicative assessment shows this project had successful outcomes. For example, in the 2015/2016 academic year, the university had 76% of eligible students registered to vote compared with figures as low as 13% for similar sized universities. The Government will further evaluate the University of Sheffield pilot to understand – in detail – the impact of the pilot and its critical success factors. We understand a number of institutions have already introduced a similar approach, or are actively considering doing so.</p><p>At the same time, we believe it is unlikely that any single approach would work in all cases. For example, the Sheffield system would not work in areas like London, or with Further Education colleges, where many students live in a different authority area from their institution, impeding the supply of information between the institution and Electoral Registration Officers. Furthermore, smaller institutions would be less able to absorb the costs associated with implementing such a system, risking the withdrawal of money from the frontline, such as providing the most up-to-date ICT equipment. For these reasons – amongst others – we believe it is right that each institution and local authority is able to choose what works best for them rather than introducing any kind of requirement for institutions to integrate enrolment and registration. Indeed, we are already seeing Higher and Further Education providers working closely with Electoral Service teams to deliver innovative ways to increase the number of students on the electoral register. The Government supports the Electoral Commission and Association of Electoral Administrators who are sharing this good practice.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL4574 question first answered 16/01/2017 14:46:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

671907

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Political Parties: Cybersecurity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have advised UK political parties of the potential threat of cyber-attacks of the kind allegedly made recently by foreign security services in countries such as the USA, Sweden and Germany.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL4576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>All UK organisations are responsible for protecting their information and preventing hostile actors from acquiring that data. Political parties can, and should, take steps to ensure their systems are suitably protected. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) offers UK organisations access to the best cyber security advice and support. This advice, if correctly implemented, goes a long way to reducing the prospect of compromise or data loss.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 24/01/2017 16:17:08 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

671908

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Internet: Disinformation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the potential influence of fake news disseminated via the internet on voting in the UK; and whether they are taking steps to limit that influence.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL4577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government have not made an assessment of the potential influence of fake news on voting in the UK. Department for Culture, Media and Sport are currently considering the implications of the dissemination of fake news on social media sites more broadly.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/01/2017 13:47:20 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

671909

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Advertising
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cost of their advertising budget in the current financial year; how much of that budget is for public information; and what, in particular, is the cost of promoting the married couples’ tax allowance.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL4578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The total advertising spend for April to December 2016 was £77.3m excluding VAT. This does not include agency fees and production costs. The budget for January to end March 2017 is under discussion.</p><p>HMRC is currently running an advertising campaign to encourage take-up of Married Couple’s Tax Allowance. The total projected media spend for 2016-17, excluding production costs and fees, is £688,577 excluding VAT.</p><p>The Government do not categorise activity by ‘public information’ and ‘non-public information’.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/01/2017 14:22:57 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

671115

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Harassment
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 Chisholm of Owlpen on 20 December 2016 (HL4029) concerning threatening behaviour against those holding public office, how they will keep the House updated on this issue.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL4518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>We will continue to consider this matter and will keep the House updated of future developments in the most appropriate way.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 19/01/2017 11:38:54 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

671120

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	History: Publications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether plans have been made to continue the Official History programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL4523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the reply given by Lord Gardiner of Kimble during a QSD on Official Histories on 10 December 2015.</p><p>Following the recent publication of the Official History of the Cabinet Secretaries by Ian Beesley, the Government is now working towards the publication of several more previously-announced volumes, including the second volume of the Official History of the Civil Service, further volumes of the Official Histories of the UK’s relationship with the European Union, the Joint Intelligence Committee and the nuclear deterrent, and the first volume of the Official History of the Criminal Justice System in the near future.</p><p>As well as official histories, the Cabinet Office have also recently worked with Sir Anthony Seldon on a history of the Cabinet Office, published on the occasion of the department's centenary in December. In addition to this, the acclaimed online government history project continues with regular updates at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/history" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/history</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/01/2017 14:34:01 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

671146

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
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 Chisholm of Owlpen on 12 July (HL1134), and in the light of the resignation of the UK ambassador to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers, what steps they will take to ensure that all civil servants, including those employed in the diplomatic service, will work to carry out the decision to leave the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL4547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Service Code requires civil servants to support the government of the day in developing and implementing its policies. This applies to all Government policies, including carrying out the decision to leave the European Union. The same requirement is set out in the Code of Conduct for members of the Diplomatic Service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 17/01/2017 13:40:47 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

671147

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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 statement by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth concerning the Neighbourhood Planning Bill: English Votes for English Laws (HLWS329), what steps they have taken to examine the case for an English Parliament and publish a green paper on the subject.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL4548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>We will not be examining the case for an English Parliament. The Government believes in a strong United Kingdom Parliament for a strong United Kingdom.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/01/2017 16:18:07 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon