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1122917

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Asset Life
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they, or the Financial Conduct Authority, are investigating the activities of Asset Life and the suitability of its directors.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL15308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>This question has been passed on to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA will reply directly to Lord Myners by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 08/05/2019 12:55:24 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1091617

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Efficiency Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to assess the financial benefits to UK taxpayers that have resulted from the Green Review of public sector procurement, published in October 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL14662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Responding to the findings of the Green Review, HMG took steps to increase efficiency across Government. This included work to enable the UK public sector to get better value from its procurement of common goods and services which is now being taken forward by the Crown Commercial Service.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has published details of savings made through efficiency and reform each year since 2010. The most up-to-date figures are contained in the Crown Commercial Service 2017-18 Annual Report which details £354 million in commercial benefits including savings for central government and £247 million for the wider public sector in that financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/03/2019 16:49:29 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1091618

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours Forfeiture Committee
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Honours Forfeiture Committee is next due to meet.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL14663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>We expect the next meeting to be held over the summer.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 28/03/2019 17:26:09 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1059215

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours Forfeiture Committee
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions the Honours Forfeiture Committee met in each of the last eight calendar years; and when that committee last met.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL13601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Prior to 2017, the Forfeiture Committee met to consider cases on an ad-hoc basis, or by correspondence as business required. The Committee now only meets formally and in person. Since 2017 has met on three occasions, and it last met in September 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/02/2019 13:53:44 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

997089

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to commission a review into the benefit of adopting the recommendations on government procurement made in The Efficiency Review by Sir Philip Green, published in 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL11093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>We have implemented the key recommendations on public sector procurement made by the Efficiency Review in 2010. There are no current plans to review these recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>However, best practice guidance for public sector procurement is regularly published as procurement policy notes on GOV.UK at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/procurement-policy-notes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/procurement-policy-notes</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/11/2018 17:04:55 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

838370

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Carillion
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 Young of Cookham on 1 February (HL5031), whether they will now answer the question asked, namely who were the Crown Representatives named for Carillion; what was their period of service; and what was their previous relevant experience.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>​Julie Scattergood was the Crown Representative for Carillion from April 2014 to August 2017.</p><p>We do not publish officials’ CVs. However, we believe she had the necessary qualifications for the appointment.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/02/2018 12:16:54 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

829049

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer given by Lord Young of Cookham on 15 January (HL Deb, col 471), which department or government body was responsible for assessing the financial stability of Carillion; and whether the assessment took into consideration the substantial goodwill element within that company's asset base.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of individual Contracting Authorities to assess the financial stability of potential suppliers as part of normal procurement activity.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/02/2018 14:53:43 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

829051

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Crown Representatives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last published a list of Crown Representatives and strategic suppliers; whether the published listed is updated when appointments cease or new ones are made; and if not, when that list will next be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>A list of Crown Representatives and strategic suppliers is attached.</p><p>This list is updated periodically.</p><p>Crown representatives are contractors assigned to companies where they have knowledge of the sector, but where there is no conflict with other concurrent roles. They are not political appointees and they have no authority to take procurement decisions.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/02/2018 15:26:44 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name Crown Representatives and Strategic Suppliers- January 2018 .docx title Crown Representatives and Strategic Suppliers
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

829052

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Carillion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who were the Crown Representatives named for Carillion; what was their period of service; and what was their previous relevant experience.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>A list of Crown Representatives and strategic suppliers is attached.</p><p>This list is updated periodically.</p><p>Crown representatives are contractors assigned to companies where they have knowledge of the sector, but where there is no conflict with other concurrent roles. They are not political appointees and they have no authority to take procurement decisions.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/02/2018 16:15:26 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name Crown Representatives and Strategic Suppliers- January 2018 .docx title Crown Representatives and Strategic Suppliers- Jan
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

829053

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 15 January (HL Deb, col 471), whether the joint and several liability that applies to all parties to the six joint venture contracts they let to groups in which Carillion was a shareholder will transition all of Carillion's obligations and liabilities to other joint venture partners without further cost or negative consequence; whether the stress testing of financial capacity of contractors to take on additional government work included an assessment of joint and several underwriting; and whether Carillion was judged capable of taking on the obligations of its joint venture partners if they failed.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Our Priority is the continuity of public services.</p><p> </p><p>Contractually, the partners to those Joint Ventures are required to deliver the requirements of the Joint Venture if one of the partners fails.</p><p> </p><p>We routinely stress-test contracts to ensure that if one party within a contract fails to deliver, the other parties involved will step in to complete the work. Individual contracts for these Joint Ventures are not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/02/2018 14:54:24 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners