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1462908

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Environment Protection: Policy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House what steps she is taking to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny of the draft Environmental Principles Statement.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Section 18 of the Environment Act 2021 sets out the routes for parliamentary scrutiny of the draft Environmental Principles Policy Statement recently laid before Parliament by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This includes consideration by relevant Select Committees.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Whip will work with the Usual Channels to schedule any business resulting from these routes in the usual way during the scrutiny period.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 06/06/2022 16:40:47 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1460482

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Government Departments: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House when she last drew the attention of Ministers and Permanent Secretaries to the fact that several Departments have not answered Questions for Written Answer within ten working days; in particular (1) the Department of Health and Social Care, (2) the Home Office, and (3) the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL7966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I take my responsibility to ensure all Ministers provide full, timely and accurate responses to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs) very seriously.</p><p>I regularly remind Front Bench colleagues of their obligation to the House as stipulated in the Companion and of the importance of answering QWAs within the 10 day target. This has been raised regularly at Front Bench meetings and I have previously written to colleagues on the issue.</p><p>My office works closely with all departments across Government to ensure prompt responses to all QWAs. This is a process that has been followed with the Department of Health and Social Care, the Home Office, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 27/04/2022 16:44:13 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1419752

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Select Committee Reports: Debates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House what assessment she has made of the delay in scheduling debates for Select Committee reports in the House of Lords; and what plans she has to provide for the scheduling of Select Committee report debates on Fridays when the House is not otherwise expected to sit.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL5932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>We have debated 18 Select Committee reports so far this session, including most recently on 24 January. We have seen an increase in the number of committees, with the number of Sessional Committees doubling over the last decade and six new ones set up since 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Whips Office will continue to work closely with the Usual Channels and the Committee Office to schedule time for debate on reports as regularly as possible. This includes an additional Friday sitting on 25 February to debate committee reports.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 15/02/2022 13:14:21 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1417136

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park on 26 January (HL5538), what assessment they have made of (1) whether, and (2) how, the Written Answers by Lord True on 10 January (HL5119) and 18 January (HL5234, HL5235, HL5236 and HL5360) conform to the criteria set out in the Written Answer.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL5700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p><strong>I have noted the questions referenced, as well as the Noble Lord’s three further questions submitted to the department in question (HL5696, HL5697, HL5698). I would refer the Noble Lord to the recently issued answers to these from the department.</strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 09/02/2022 14:11:38 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1404684

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to the Written Answers by Lord True on 10 January (HL5119) and 18 January (HL5234, HL5235, HL5236 and HL5360), what assessment she has made of the extent to which Ministers answer written questions from Members of the House comprehensively; and what steps she is taking to support the requirement of the Ministerial Code that “Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public” in respect of answers to written questions.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL5538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>As Leader of the House I take very seriously the responsibility incumbent on all Ministers to provide full, timely and comprehensive answers to Questions for Written Answers.</p><p>Ministers are reminded regularly of the importance of their obligations to the House and under the ministerial code. My office works closely with all departmental Parliamentary teams and Private Offices to help provide advice on what is expected of them in providing such answers.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 26/01/2022 12:03:39 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1388909

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to the statistics in House of Lords Business on Thursday 16 December which show that the Department of Health and Social Care had 56 written parliamentary questions that had not been answered in 10 working days, more than any other department, what discussions she has had with the department about improving their responsiveness to parliamentary scrutiny through Questions for Written Answer.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyrie
uin	HL5071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>As Leader of the House I take very seriously the responsibility incumbent on all Ministers and departments to provide full, timely and comprehensive answers to Questions for Written Answers. The Department for Health and Social Care received 1206 QWAs in 2021 compared to 599 in 2019, and have doubled the size of the relevant team to deal with the increased work and pressure.</p><p>My office approach departments who have not responded to questions after 10 working days, and remain in contact with them until the questions are answered. This process has been followed with the Department of Health and Social Care, and my office will continue to work with the department during this busy period to ensure prompt responses to all Questions for Written Answers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 17/12/2021 14:34:21 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie

1356404

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Leader of the House of Lords: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House on how many occasions she has been asked to respond to Lords written questions about human rights in each of the last three years in respect of (1) Belarus, (2) Mali, (3) Nicaragua, and (4) Cameroon.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL2779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2021 answer text <p>I have not been asked any written questions about human rights in Belarus, Mali, Nicaragua or Cameroon.</p><p>Over the past three years other Ministers have regularly answered questions about these four countries, including most recently: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-15/hl2108" target="_blank">HL2108</a> (Belarus), <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-15/hl2053" target="_blank">HL2053</a> (Mali), <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-09/hl952" target="_blank">HL952</a> (Nicaragua) and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-15/hl2735" target="_blank">HL2735</a> (Cameroon).</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 29/09/2021 14:21:36 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1327202

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Bills: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which bills they intend to subject to pre-legislative scrutiny in the present Session of Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text The Government intends to subject three draft bills to pre-legislative scrutiny in the present Session of Parliament: Downstream Oil Resilience, Victims, and Online Safety, and is in discussion with the Liaison Committees in both Houses regarding how the draft bills will be scrutinised. As in previous years, it is possible that additional draft bills will be added to the list and therefore this list is not exhaustive. answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 01/06/2021 10:46:34 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1312506

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Ministerial Statements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House what (1) steps they are taking, and (2) safeguards are in place, to ensure that ministerial statements delivered in the House of Lords are accurate.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL15309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government attaches great importance to informative and accurate ministerial statements. The right of parliamentarians to take up issues directly with the Government is a key part of the democratic process and underlines the accountability of Ministers to Parliament. It is important that ministers give accurate and truthful information to Parliament and that they correct any inadvertent error at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 29/04/2021 12:16:55 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1311978

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Government Departments: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House what steps she is taking to (1) encourage, and (2) require, ministers to answer written parliamentary questions as tabled.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL15259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>As Leader of the House I take very seriously the responsibility incumbent on all Ministers to provide full, timely and comprehensive answers to Questions for Written Answers. Ministers are reminded regularly of the importance of their obligations to the House, and my office works closely with all departmental Parliamentary teams to help provide advice on what is expected of them in providing such answers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 29/04/2021 12:15:44 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch