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671115

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Harassment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen on 20 December 2016 (HL4029) concerning threatening behaviour against those holding public office, how they will keep the House updated on this issue.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL4518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>We will continue to consider this matter and will keep the House updated of future developments in the most appropriate way.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 19/01/2017 11:38:54 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

671120

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	History: Publications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether plans have been made to continue the Official History programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL4523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the reply given by Lord Gardiner of Kimble during a QSD on Official Histories on 10 December 2015.</p><p>Following the recent publication of the Official History of the Cabinet Secretaries by Ian Beesley, the Government is now working towards the publication of several more previously-announced volumes, including the second volume of the Official History of the Civil Service, further volumes of the Official Histories of the UK’s relationship with the European Union, the Joint Intelligence Committee and the nuclear deterrent, and the first volume of the Official History of the Criminal Justice System in the near future.</p><p>As well as official histories, the Cabinet Office have also recently worked with Sir Anthony Seldon on a history of the Cabinet Office, published on the occasion of the department's centenary in December. In addition to this, the acclaimed online government history project continues with regular updates at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/history" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/history</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/01/2017 14:34:01 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

671146

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen on 12 July (HL1134), and in the light of the resignation of the UK ambassador to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers, what steps they will take to ensure that all civil servants, including those employed in the diplomatic service, will work to carry out the decision to leave the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL4547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Service Code requires civil servants to support the government of the day in developing and implementing its policies. This applies to all Government policies, including carrying out the decision to leave the European Union. The same requirement is set out in the Code of Conduct for members of the Diplomatic Service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 17/01/2017 13:40:47 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

671147

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Devolution: England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth concerning the Neighbourhood Planning Bill: English Votes for English Laws (HLWS329), what steps they have taken to examine the case for an English Parliament and publish a green paper on the subject.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL4548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>We will not be examining the case for an English Parliament. The Government believes in a strong United Kingdom Parliament for a strong United Kingdom.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/01/2017 16:18:07 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

671148

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities: Grants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen on 19 December 2016 concerning the total amount of donations made by the Government and the NHS to charities, whether they have plans to review their policy of not collating this information centrally, and how they plan to communicate to taxpayers the extent to which their taxes are being used to support charities.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL4549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>There are no formal plans to review government policy on donations.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 17/01/2017 13:51:45 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

662670

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Minimum Wage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many civil service employees are paid the minimum wage; and what the implementation of the National Living Wage for civil servants will cost.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL4277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to helping the lowest paid. We are the first government to introduce a compulsory Living Wage. From 1<sup>st</sup> April 2016, the new National Living Wage was introduced for workers aged 25 and above, initially set at £7.20 per hour.</p><p>The Chancellor announced a further increase to the National Living Wage in the Autumn Statement. As of 1<sup>st</sup> April 2017, the National Living Wage will be set at £7.50 per hour.</p><p>The Low Pay Commission advises the Government on the rate of annual increases required to achieve a National Living Wage that will represent 60% of median earnings by 2020. The Low Pay Commission amended its recommendations this year to meet this target, based on the latest market forecasts. In light of these changes, government departments are currently reviewing the cost and number of civil servants that will benefit from future National Living Wage increases.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 09/01/2017 13:14:58 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

662069

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Life Expectancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the ranking of the UK for life expectancy of (1) men, (2) women, and (3) both groups, aged 65, amongst EU member states.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL4237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The information is not held in the Government. I refer the noble Lord to the Euro Stat website below which might be of some help.</p><p><a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fec.europa.eu%2Feurostat%2Fstatistics-explained%2Findex.php%2FMortality_and_life_expectancy_statistics&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNFsaWjDKwlEnV8F7_WVxA0bsRwZ1Q" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Mortality_and_life_expectancy_statistics</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 09/01/2017 13:38:43 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

658699

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to implement the proposal to limit child tax credits to the first two children in a household.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
uin	HL4117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>In future, all families - those in receipt of benefits and those supporting themselves solely through work - will be faced with the same sorts of financial considerations when making decisions about having more children. At Summer Budget 2015 the Government announced that families will no longer be able to claim additional support through Child Tax Credit (CTC) for third or subsequent children in a family where the child is born after April 2017. This policy was legislated for in the Welfare Reform and Work Act which received royal assent in March and will come into effect from April 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/12/2016 12:36:44 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton

657737

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a public sector worker who earns less than £11,000 a year, and who contributes to a public sector pension scheme, receives the equivalent of basic rate tax relief on their contributions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL4056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not centrally collate data on the annual earnings of public sector workers.</p><p> </p><p>Defined benefit public sector pension schemes operate on a net pay basis. The Partnership scheme, which is a defined contribution scheme open to civil servants and other public sector workers, operates a relief at source system for payment of pension contributions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL4057 question first answered 21/12/2016 12:32:05 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

657738

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many workers in the public sector earn less than £11,000.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL4057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not centrally collate data on the annual earnings of public sector workers.</p><p> </p><p>Defined benefit public sector pension schemes operate on a net pay basis. The Partnership scheme, which is a defined contribution scheme open to civil servants and other public sector workers, operates a relief at source system for payment of pension contributions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL4056 question first answered 21/12/2016 12:32:05 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann