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711187

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Oral Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they use a system to monitor commitments by Ministers to write to members if they are unable to answer the oral question at the time it is asked in the House of Lords Chamber; and if so, how many replies are currently outstanding.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL6075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The content of answers to Oral Questions is a matter for the Minister concerned, and each Minister is accountable to the House for the answers they provide. As such it is for individual departments to ensure commitments made by Ministers to write to members meet the Minister's responsibilities under section 1 of the Ministerial Code.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 28/03/2017 16:16:37 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

708694

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many smartphones have been issued to (1) ministers, and (2) senior civil servants, from public funds in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL5825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/03/2017 16:44:58 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

708695

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether WhatsApp and other instant messaging applications are enabled on smartphones issued to ministers and senior civil servants; and if so, what guidance is provided for their use.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL5826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Only applications specifically approved for use on Cabinet Office-issued OFFICIAL smartphones are accessible to Ministers and Civil Servants within the department.</p><p>The use of such applications is subject to strict conditions of use including acceptable use guidelines and departmental records management policy, which govern what systems may be used for and how records of such communications are retained, in line with our legal obligations and the Civil Service code.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/03/2017 16:44:32 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

707552

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Copyright
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in renegotiating their agreement with the Copyright Licensing Agency; and in doing so, what consideration is being given to providing efficiencies to the public purse, through means such as obtaining a pan-government licence.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL5775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office currently coordinates the purchase of a cross-government copyright licence on behalf of departments and is considering a proposal from the Copyright Licence Agency.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 16/03/2017 16:05:24 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

707558

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Copyright
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding they provide to support the renewal of central government copyright licences.
tabling member printed	Lord Dubs
uin	HL5781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office pays for the cross-government copyright licence and then recharges to other government departments.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 16/03/2017 16:05:38 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	805 label Biography information for Lord Dubs

707569

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	List of Ministerial Responsibilities
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 15 November 2016 (HL2927), when they expect to publish a corrected and updated edition of the List of Ministerial Responsibilities issued by the Cabinet Office in October 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL5792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The most recent copy of the List of Ministerial Responsibilities was published in December 2016 on Gov.uk. This document will now be updated and published on a quarterly basis. The update will be published shortly on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 13/03/2017 14:55:21 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

707575

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will respond to the report <i>Missing Evidence: An Inquiry into the delayed publication of government-commissioned research</i> published in June 2016 and whether they intend to publish an online register of government commissioned research.
tabling member printed	Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve
uin	HL5798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>This government is committed to being the most transparent government in the world. We believe that access to research is fundamental to effective policy development and wider scientific inquiry across government. The report is a useful contribution to work in this area.</p><p> </p><p>While the publication of individual pieces of research is a decision for individual government departments, the Government Digital Service (GDS) is committed to ensuring users can find the content they need on Gov.uk; users are able to search and filter relevant policy and research papers from government departments and agencies. GDS is also undertaking work to improve data discovery tools, building on the data.gov.uk platform, to make it easier for government departments to publish data they hold and for external users to find it. This will help to improve the quality of data descriptions so finding the right data will become easier for our users.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 13/03/2017 14:52:44 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2441 label Biography information for Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve

705825

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Students
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 25 January (HL Deb, col 661), when they will publish analysis of the voter registration initiative trialled at Sheffield University; and what criteria will be used to determine the success of the initiative.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL5655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently evaluating the initiative trialled at the University of Sheffield and will be publishing its findings in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 09/03/2017 14:27:27 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

694347

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Schools: Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion of, schools in the UK work in partnership with electoral registration offices.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL5621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this data. Responsibility for such partnerships rests with local Electoral Registration Officer’s.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 09/03/2017 17:08:27 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

692707

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Males
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the incidence of breast cancer in men; and whether it has changed over the last 20 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL5520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 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 House Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 07/03/2017 14:55:40 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name PQ HL5520 final v.04 (1) (1).pdf title Response to HL5520
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie