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884183

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Consultation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many public consultations they have initiated since May 2015; how many have resulted in a published report or conclusion; how many of those were produced within six months of the closing date of the consultation; and for how many public consultations they have yet to publish a report or conclusion.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL6868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Granular information on consultations across all individual departments is not centrally held in the form requested, as individual departments are responsible for their consultations. The Cabinet Office is responsible for the Government Consultation Principles, which provide departments with guidance on conducting consultations. That guidance sets out that consultations and any response to them should be published on gov.uk. The Cabinet Office is taking further steps to assess the number of public consultations which have closed but have not concluded.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 30/04/2018 16:58:08 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

884214

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Emergencies: Telecommunications
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 upgrade the High Integrity Telecommunications System.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The current contract for the High Integrity Telecommunications System (HITS) will end in March 2019. A review is currently underway to determine the requirement for a successor system and the associated costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 30/04/2018 16:03:59 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

884215

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Emergencies: Telecommunications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many sites in the UK are connected to the High Integrity Telecommunications System.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The High Integrity Telecommunications System (HITS) is a resilient communications solution providing a voice and data link to 47 fixed sites across the UK. It is intended to provide failsafe communications in times of national crisis, connecting local responders and the Devolved Administrations with COBR.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 30/04/2018 16:03:42 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

884216

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Emergencies: Telecommunications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in (1) replacing the High Integrity Telecommunications System mobile terminals that were withdrawn from service in 2013, and (2) introducing improvements aimed at increasing ease of access to, and thus usability of, the network that were due to be announced by the end of 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Telecommunications System (HITS) will end in March 2019. A review is currently underway to determine the requirement for a successor system, including ease of access, mobility and usability.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 30/04/2018 16:54:33 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

884217

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of Cabinet Office data is hosted (1) in the UK, and (2) overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Information on what percentage of Cabinet Office data is hosted is not collated centrally and can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 30/04/2018 16:55:04 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

884219

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Common Frameworks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so when, they propose to consult on proposals to legislate for UK common frameworks to (1) enable the functioning of the UK internal market, (2) ensure compliance with international obligations, (3) ensure that the UK can negotiate, enter into, and implement new trade agreements and international treaties, (4) enable the management of common resources, (5) administer and provide access to justice in cases with a cross-border element, and (6) safeguard the security of the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Since July 2017, the UK Government has been working closely with the devolved administrations on the policy areas where common frameworks may be required after exiting the EU. The Government published its provisional analysis of this work in March and that initial analysis now enables a conversation beyond governments, in an open and transparent manner. These issues are of central importance to Parliament and the devolved legislatures, but also to businesses and wider stakeholders whose day to day activities will be affected by these decisions. This analysis is part of an ongoing dialogue, not a final position. The conclusions it sets out are provisional and continue to be discussed with the devolved administrations, parliamentarians and external stakeholders. The Government will continue to consult interested parties as this work develops.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 30/04/2018 15:58:31 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

874588

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Food: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the proportion of the average family budget taken up by food in (1) 1988, (2) 1998, (3) 2008, and (4) 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>​The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p><em><strong>Letter from John Pullinger CB, National Statistician, to Lord Jopling, dated 10 April 2018</strong></em></p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking what is the estimate of the proportion of the average family budget taken up by food in (1) 1988, (2) 1998, (3) 2008, and (4) 2018 <strong>(HL6808)</strong>.</p><p>Table 1 shows household expenditure on food and non-alcoholic drinks as a percentage of total household expenditure in the UK from 1987 to financial year ending 2017. The estimates are based on data from the <em>Living Costs and Food Survey (LCF)</em> and its predecessor the <em>Family Expenditure Survey</em>.</p><p>In Table 1 below, ‘expenditure on food’ includes food brought home, food eaten away from the home in restaurants or cafés, and take-away food. Data is collected at a household level but is a reasonable indication of family expenditure. We have provided this data in ten-year intervals in line with the latest available data for financial year ending 2017. The period of data collection has changed over time, therefore the time series presented in the table is made up of financial and calendar year time points.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Household expenditure on food and non-alcoholic drink<strong>[1]</strong> as a proportion of total expenditure at 2016/17 Prices<strong>[2]</strong>, 1987 to financial year ending 2017</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>1987</p></td><td><p>1996/97</p></td><td><p>2006[3]</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of total expenditure on Food and non-alcoholic drinks</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Office for National Statistics, Living Costs and Food Survey</em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>John Pullinger</strong></p><p><em><strong> </strong></em></p><p>[1] Based on the Family Expenditure Survey classification (FES); food includes food brought home, food eaten away from the home in restaurants or cafes, as well as take-away food.</p><p>[2] Figures have been deflated to 2016/17 prices using the RPI all items index.</p><p>[3] From 2001/02 onwards, commodities and services are based on the Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP) codes broadly mapped to FES.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 16/04/2018 13:53:26 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

872991

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what structures are in place to ensure consistency of quality across departments in responding to Questions for Written Answer in line with constitutional norms, especially regarding the need to be "as open as possible" in answering (LJ (1996–97) 404).
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>It is for individual Departments to ensure that written Parliamentary Questions (PQs) are answered in line with the Ministerial Code.</p><p>The Ministerial Code sets out that Ministers must give accurate and truthful information to Parliament. It also states that Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament. The Cabinet Office produces guidance to officials on drafting answers to PQs. This is available on GOV.UK;</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance. A Minister may refuse to answer a question on the grounds of unreasonable or disproportionate cost of researching an answer.</p><p>The Leader of the House of Lords’ Office oversees Departments’ performance and the quality of answers in response to Peers questions. Internal committees of both Houses conduct similar scrutiny of Departmental performance in responding to PQs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 16/04/2018 13:51:35 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

864507

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Weather
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 cost of the damage to infrastructure caused by the recent bad weather in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Departments and agencies plan for seasonal disruption and the impact of bad weather. No specific estimates have been made of the cost of the damage to infrastructure caused by the recent spell of bad weather in the UK. However, in the case of road networks, the Department for Transport announced on 26th March 2018 funding of £100 million was being provided to local highway authorities in England, outside London, to help repair local highways and improve the resilience of roads to local flooding and other severe weather events. Details can be found at the following link;<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pothole-fund-boosted-to-repair-roads-after-winter-damage" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pothole-fund-boosted-to-repair-roads-after-winter-damage</a>”.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 19/04/2018 12:14:38 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

861327

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Average Earnings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the percentage change in average earnings between (1) 1987 and 1992, (2) 1992 and 1997, (3) 1998 and 2003, and (4) 2004 and 2009.
tabling member printed	Baroness Primarolo
uin	HL6310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>​The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p><em><strong>Letter from John Pullinger CB, National Statistician, to Baroness Primarolo, dated 20 March 2018</strong></em></p><p> </p><p>Dear Baroness Primarolo,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking what was the percentage change in average earnings between (1) 1987 and 1992, (2) 1992 and 1997, (3) 1998 and 2003, and (4) 2004 and 2009 <strong>(HL6310</strong><strong>)</strong>.</p><p>Table 1 provides estimates of median gross weekly earnings for adult full time employees in Great Britain for April each year. The estimates from 1997 onwards are drawn from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and prior to that from its predecessor, the New Earnings Survey. Although the methodologies between the two surveys created some discontinuities in the published results, the differences are tolerable and the resulting series will be of benefit to those interested in changes in earnings statistics over a long period.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Median gross weekly earnings, full time employees in Great Britain whose pay was unaffected during the reference period<strong>[1]</strong><sup>,<strong>[2]</strong>,<strong>[3]</strong>,<strong>[4]</strong></sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Median gross weekly earnings, </strong> <strong>April of each years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage change in gross weekly earnings between the two quoted years</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1987 - £175.1 1992 - £264.6</p></td><td><p>51.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992 - £264.6 1997 - £321.5</p></td><td><p>21.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998 - £335.8 2003 - £405.2</p></td><td><p>20.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004 - £420.3 2009 - £489.9</p></td><td><p>16.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>John Pullinger</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>[1] Estimates prior to 1997 are drawn from the New Earnings Survey</p><p>[2] From 2004 there was improved coverage added to the Annual Survey for Hours and Earnings. This had some impact on estimates: the median gross weekly earnings estimate for 2004 excluding that improved coverage was £424.2 (compared with £420.3 including it).</p><p>[3] Estimates in Table 1 are drawn from: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/adhocs/006302annualsurveyofhoursandearningsashetimeseriesofmediangrossweeklyearningsfrom1968to2016" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/adhocs/006302annualsurveyofhoursandearningsashetimeseriesofmediangrossweeklyearningsfrom1968to2016</a></p><p>[4] Percentage changes are calculated from the median gross weekly earnings figures in the table, which are rounded to one decimal place. This may result in percentage changes being under or overstated, by up to one decimal % point.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/03/2018 12:26:49 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	217 label Biography information for Baroness Primarolo