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49856

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value of the "grey economy", which consists of legal activities but whose participants fail to pay tax or comply with regulations.
tabling member printed	Lord Barnett
uin	HL6854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 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 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name PQ HL6854.pdf title Grey Economy - ONS Letter
tabling member	1018 label Biography information for Lord Barnett

49937

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
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 number of voluntary organisations undertaking charitable work activities that have ceased functioning since 2010; and what they consider to be the implications for meeting the social and support needs of vulnerable communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL6899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The number of registered charities in England and Wales has increased slightly from 162,415 on 31 December 2010 to 164,158 on 31 March 2014. During the same period the annual gross income of registered charities rose significantly from £53.86 billion to £63.64 billion.</p><p>The Charity Commission removes around 6,000 charities from its register every year and registers a similar number.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

47405

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remark by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 5 February that "the last point is one that I will take back, as we are certainly considering how best to encourage all this" (HL Deb, col 195), what steps have been taken towards enclosing electoral registration forms in their communications with young people, both on- and offline.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL6637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Funding has been provided to all 363 local authorities and valuation joint boards to support maximising registration activities. Using these resources, the Electoral Commission's planned public awareness campaign, the introduction of online registration, and the availability of the Rock Enrol! learning resource for young people, registering to vote will be more accessible and convenient for young people than ever before.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

46397

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Cabinet Office prepares any management information or reports that provide comparisons between departments; and, if so, which areas they cover.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office runs a system that allows departments and arm's length bodies to compare their performance across a full range of indicators.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

46398

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the statement in Practical Steps to Improve Management Information in Government that "ill-informed public comment can create a conflicting incentive on departments and reduce the impartiality of reporting and thereby data integrity", what research or evidence has been used or is regularly collected to review the decision not to publish the associated performance data that goes into the Quarterly Data Summary.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government's position is to be as transparent as possible. We consult widely on what data should be published in Dr Martin Read's report &quot;Practical Steps to Improve Management Information in Government” commissioned by the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2012 and regularly consider publication of performance data as part of this consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn