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829548

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of deaths in the UK in each of the last ten years.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and I will place a copy of their letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/02/2018 12:03:13 question first ministerially corrected 20/02/2018 17:30:54 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name HL5053 (1).pdf title UKSA Response previous answer version 38579 answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name HL5053 LY.doc title UKSA Response
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

829575

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Statistics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to publishing student and non-student immigration figures separately.
tabling member printed	Lord Northbrook
uin	HL5077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and I will place a copy of their letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/02/2018 11:59:51 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name HL5077.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	3191 label Biography information for Lord Northbrook

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

827871

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the European Commission concerning its Note to Stakeholders of 18 January on Withdrawal of the UK and EU rules in the field of Public Procurement; and what discussions they are having with UK businesses in the light of this.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL4921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The December guidelines published by the European Council point to the shared desire of the EU and the UK to make rapid progress on an implementation period, with formal talks beginning very soon. We have been clear that this should be based on the existing structure of EU rules and regulations, during which the UK and the EU would continue to have access to one another’s markets on current terms.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/02/2018 14:55:04 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

827895

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ethnic Groups: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action plans are in place to address the inequality deficiencies identified in the Race Disparity Audit; and what arrangements are in place to review and monitor developments and progress.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL4945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made a commitment to explain or change key ethnic disparities highlighted by the Race Disparity Audit in the <em>Ethnicity facts and figures</em> website.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has launched an initial programme of work to tackle some of the disparities highlighted, including targeted action in employment areas, a review of school exclusions and a commitment to take forward a number of recommendations in the recent Lammy Review of the criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed analytical work and engagement with external partners is underway across Departments to bring forward further data driven policies to tackle disparities highlighted by the Audit and will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Race Disparity Unit in the Cabinet Office is responsible for coordinating and monitoring the progress of the Government’s response to the Audit overseen by the Cabinet Office and the Race Disparity Inter-Ministerial Group.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 05/02/2018 16:14:35 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

825639

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Private Partnerships
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the recent report by the National Audit Office and the collapse of Carillion, they plan to produce new guidance on the circumstances under which PF2 contracts should be used in future.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL4880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Private Finance 2 proposals should be assessed in line with The HM Treasury’s Green Book, which is currently being revised and will be republished in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/02/2018 15:25:54 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

825644

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Freedom of Information: Scotland
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 procedures being followed by civil servants in Scotland for maintaining records of meetings with ministers which may be subject to freedom of information requests.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL4885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>All UK Government civil servants are expected to adhere to the principles set out in the Civil Service Code. Civil servants working for the Scottish and Welsh Governments, and their agencies, have their own versions of the code. As stated in the Civil Service Code all UK officials are required to 'keep accurate official records and handle information as openly as possible within the legal framework'.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/02/2018 12:01:06 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean