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registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-02-05
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Climate Change Convention more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the First Minister of Scotland about COP26. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
uin HL1346 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-13more like thismore than 2020-02-13
answer text <p>The Prime Minister demonstrated his focus on climate action on Tuesday 4 February 2020 by launching the COP26 Climate Summit. The text of the speech is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-cop-26-launch-4-february-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-cop-26-launch-4-february-2020</a></p><p>Regarding meetings of the Cabinet, it is a long established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not shared publicly.</p><p>The negotiations timetable for COP26 will be set by the UK, as President of COP26, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat. The timetable will be informed by the outcome of negotiations, including at the intersessional meeting in Bonn in June. Details of the timetable for high level and public events will be announced by the Government in due course.</p><p>The UK Government is working closely with the Scottish Government and with operational delivery partners, including Police Scotland and Glasgow City Council, to ensure the successful delivery of COP26 in Glasgow. The security plan for the COP26 venue will be jointly developed and agreed on by the United Nations security team and UK counterparts. Discussions with delivery partners regarding costs for COP26 are ongoing, and final budgets and details are yet to be confirmed.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to working with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive to deliver an ambitious and successful summit for the whole of the UK. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on GOV.UK</p>
answering member printed Earl Howe remove filter
grouped question UIN
HL1344 more like this
HL1345 more like this
HL1347 more like this
HL1368 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-13T11:35:46.09Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
1176587
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-02-05
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Climate Change Cabinet Committee more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the Prime Minister has convened the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Climate Change; and when it will next meet. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
uin HL1347 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-13more like thismore than 2020-02-13
answer text <p>The Prime Minister demonstrated his focus on climate action on Tuesday 4 February 2020 by launching the COP26 Climate Summit. The text of the speech is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-cop-26-launch-4-february-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-cop-26-launch-4-february-2020</a></p><p>Regarding meetings of the Cabinet, it is a long established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not shared publicly.</p><p>The negotiations timetable for COP26 will be set by the UK, as President of COP26, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat. The timetable will be informed by the outcome of negotiations, including at the intersessional meeting in Bonn in June. Details of the timetable for high level and public events will be announced by the Government in due course.</p><p>The UK Government is working closely with the Scottish Government and with operational delivery partners, including Police Scotland and Glasgow City Council, to ensure the successful delivery of COP26 in Glasgow. The security plan for the COP26 venue will be jointly developed and agreed on by the United Nations security team and UK counterparts. Discussions with delivery partners regarding costs for COP26 are ongoing, and final budgets and details are yet to be confirmed.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to working with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive to deliver an ambitious and successful summit for the whole of the UK. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on GOV.UK</p>
answering member printed Earl Howe remove filter
grouped question UIN
HL1344 more like this
HL1345 more like this
HL1346 more like this
HL1368 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-13T11:35:46.137Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-13T11:35:46.137Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this
1176616
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2020-02-05
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading UN Climate Conference 2021 more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what final budget has been agreed for the cost of hosting the COP26 Summit in Glasgow in November 2020. more like this
tabling member printed
The Marquess of Lothian more like this
uin HL1368 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-13more like thismore than 2020-02-13
answer text <p>The Prime Minister demonstrated his focus on climate action on Tuesday 4 February 2020 by launching the COP26 Climate Summit. The text of the speech is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-cop-26-launch-4-february-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-cop-26-launch-4-february-2020</a></p><p>Regarding meetings of the Cabinet, it is a long established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not shared publicly.</p><p>The negotiations timetable for COP26 will be set by the UK, as President of COP26, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat. The timetable will be informed by the outcome of negotiations, including at the intersessional meeting in Bonn in June. Details of the timetable for high level and public events will be announced by the Government in due course.</p><p>The UK Government is working closely with the Scottish Government and with operational delivery partners, including Police Scotland and Glasgow City Council, to ensure the successful delivery of COP26 in Glasgow. The security plan for the COP26 venue will be jointly developed and agreed on by the United Nations security team and UK counterparts. Discussions with delivery partners regarding costs for COP26 are ongoing, and final budgets and details are yet to be confirmed.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to working with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive to deliver an ambitious and successful summit for the whole of the UK. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on GOV.UK</p>
answering member printed Earl Howe remove filter
grouped question UIN
HL1344 more like this
HL1345 more like this
HL1346 more like this
HL1347 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-13T11:35:46.2Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-13T11:35:46.2Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
259
label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian more like this
1176187
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-04more like thismore than 2020-02-04
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Ethnic Groups: Equality more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how they are carrying forward work on the Race Disparity Audit. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
uin HL1307 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-13more like thismore than 2020-02-13
answer text <p>The Race Disparity Unit (RDU) continues to collate and publish data about ethnicity in the UK. The RDU also continues to publish reports on ethnicity, the most recent being on the Black Caribbean, Indian and Chinese ethnic groups. In addition to this, the RDU <a href="https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/dashboards/whats-new" target="_blank">published 9 updates</a> (https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/dashboards/whats-new) to existing data in January 2020 across a range of topics including school teacher workforce, pupil exclusions, judges and non-legal members of the judiciary, Prison officer workforce, and NHS workforce</p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe remove filter
question first answered
less than 2020-02-13T14:56:11.837Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-13T14:56:11.837Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
1176214
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-04more like thismore than 2020-02-04
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Government Departments: Staff more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of staff working in Government departments provided fraudulent qualifications between 2014 and 2019. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Storey more like this
uin HL1334 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-13more like thismore than 2020-02-13
answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally. Individual departments have responsibility for investigating cases of qualification fraud.</p><p>The Government Recruitment Service checks qualifications when a qualification is a mandatory requirement of the vacancy - for example, a suitable degree for a graduate programme. When instances of qualification fraud are discovered, they will be managed by the internal disciplinary procedure of that department.</p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe remove filter
question first answered
less than 2020-02-13T11:43:26.39Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-13T11:43:26.39Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
4238
label Biography information for Lord Storey more like this
1175523
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-03more like thismore than 2020-02-03
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Politics and Government more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the University of Cambridge's Centre for the Future of Democracy Global Satisfaction with Democracy 2020 that dissatisfaction with democracy is "at an all-time high" including in the United States and the UK. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Truscott more like this
uin HL1295 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-13more like thismore than 2020-02-13
answer text <p>We will consider the findings of the Future of Democracy Global Satisfaction with Democracy report as part of the Defending Democracy Programme. This programme aims to safeguard our democratic processes and ensure our democracy remains safe and inclusive.</p><p>The Government is introducing measures to maintain public confidence in democracy by improving transparency and accountability. The introduction of a digital imprints regime for online advertising is one such measure. The digital imprint proposals will be published in due course.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is continuing to work closely with DCMS, regulators and other key stakeholders to confirm the extent of such regulations and how they can best be put into practice.</p><p>Voters deserve to have confidence in our democracy and the Government is absolutely committed to ensuring this remains the case.</p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe remove filter
grouped question UIN HL1225 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-13T11:39:42.04Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-13T11:39:42.04Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
3682
label Biography information for Lord Truscott more like this
1175403
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-30more like thismore than 2020-01-30
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Civil Servants: Recruitment more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 21 January (HL527), what plans they have to increase the number of those with science and engineering graduate-equivalent qualifications who enter the Civil Service Fast Stream. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Patten more like this
uin HL1217 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-13more like thismore than 2020-02-13
answer text <p>The Fast Stream responds to the needs of government departments and professions who request the number of Fast Stream entrants they require. These are called ‘bids’. Our marketing attraction campaign targets specific audiences to meet those needs.</p><p>The Fast Stream marketing campaign targets science and engineering graduate applications through paid media channels; advertising on job sites such as <a href="https://www.stemgraduates.co.uk/" target="_blank">STEM graduates</a>, <a href="https://www.statsjobs.com/" target="_blank">Stats Jobs</a>, Economist jobs and with the New Scientist; ensuring a Civil Service presence at the ‘Ultimate STEM Graduate Recruitment Fair’; and posting <a href="https://faststream.blog.gov.uk/category/civil-service-fast-stream/science-and-engineering/" target="_blank">blogs</a> and content targeting science and engineering graduates on our social media channels.</p><p>Furthermore the campus outreach programme involves Year 2 Fast Streamers sharing their Civil Service experiences on campuses including those with science and engineering faculties.</p><p>The attached Civil Service Fast Stream: Annual Report 2017-2018 shows appointments of candidates with a science and engineering degree background have increased from 13.5% in 2016 to 19.7% in 2018.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Earl Howe remove filter
question first answered
less than 2020-02-13T11:44:42.4Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-13T11:44:42.4Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
attachment
1
file name Civil_Service_Fast_Stream_Annual_Report_2017_-_2018.pdf more like this
title Civil Service Fast Stream: Annual Report 2017-2018 more like this
tabling member
1137
label Biography information for Lord Patten more like this
1175411
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-30more like thismore than 2020-01-30
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Politics and Government more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to address the reported levels of dissatisfaction with democracy in the UK. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Truscott more like this
uin HL1225 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-13more like thismore than 2020-02-13
answer text <p>We will consider the findings of the Future of Democracy Global Satisfaction with Democracy report as part of the Defending Democracy Programme. This programme aims to safeguard our democratic processes and ensure our democracy remains safe and inclusive.</p><p>The Government is introducing measures to maintain public confidence in democracy by improving transparency and accountability. The introduction of a digital imprints regime for online advertising is one such measure. The digital imprint proposals will be published in due course.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is continuing to work closely with DCMS, regulators and other key stakeholders to confirm the extent of such regulations and how they can best be put into practice.</p><p>Voters deserve to have confidence in our democracy and the Government is absolutely committed to ensuring this remains the case.</p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe remove filter
grouped question UIN HL1295 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-13T11:39:41.977Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-13T11:39:41.977Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
3682
label Biography information for Lord Truscott more like this