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1717412

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to enable employment tribunals to determine counterclaims by employers relating to a contract of, or connected with, employment where the employee’s employment has not been terminated.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to look closely at these important issues. While we have noted the recommendations of the Law Commission, any decision to change current procedures must fully consider the impact this will have on the tribunal system, which remains under pressure, as well as the effect on Acas, who are responsible for conducting early conciliation.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4449 HL4450 HL4451 HL4454 HL4578 HL4579 HL4580 HL4581 HL4582 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:38:49 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1471 label Biography information for Lord Goodman of Wycombe

1717413

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to enable employment tribunals to determine counterclaims by employers relating to a contract of, or connected with, employment where the alleged liability arose after employment has terminated.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to look closely at these important issues. While we have noted the recommendations of the Law Commission, any decision to change current procedures must fully consider the impact this will have on the tribunal system, which remains under pressure, as well as the effect on Acas, who are responsible for conducting early conciliation.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4449 HL4450 HL4451 HL4454 HL4577 HL4579 HL4580 HL4581 HL4582 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:38:49 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1471 label Biography information for Lord Goodman of Wycombe

1717414

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to provide for different financial limits on employment tribunals’ contractual jurisdiction to (1) claims by employees, and (2) counterclaims by employers.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to look closely at these important issues. While we have noted the recommendations of the Law Commission, any decision to change current procedures must fully consider the impact this will have on the tribunal system, which remains under pressure, as well as the effect on Acas, who are responsible for conducting early conciliation.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4449 HL4450 HL4451 HL4454 HL4577 HL4578 HL4580 HL4581 HL4582 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:38:48 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1471 label Biography information for Lord Goodman of Wycombe

1717415

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to give employment tribunals jurisdiction to hear complaints by workers that they are working hours in excess of the maximum working time limits contained in regulations 4(1), 5A(1), 6(1) and 6A of the Working Time Regulations 1998.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to look closely at these important issues. While we have noted the recommendations of the Law Commission, any decision to change current procedures must fully consider the impact this will have on the tribunal system, which remains under pressure, as well as the effect on Acas, who are responsible for conducting early conciliation.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4449 HL4450 HL4451 HL4454 HL4577 HL4578 HL4579 HL4581 HL4582 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:38:49 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1471 label Biography information for Lord Goodman of Wycombe

1717416

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to give employment tribunals jurisdiction to hear claims of unlawful deductions from wages that relate to unquantified sums.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to look closely at these important issues. While we have noted the recommendations of the Law Commission, any decision to change current procedures must fully consider the impact this will have on the tribunal system, which remains under pressure, as well as the effect on Acas, who are responsible for conducting early conciliation.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4449 HL4450 HL4451 HL4454 HL4577 HL4578 HL4579 HL4580 HL4582 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:38:49 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1471 label Biography information for Lord Goodman of Wycombe

1717417

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to provide employment tribunals with the power to determine whether an employer has deducted the correct amount of money from an employee’s or worker’s wages where a Tribunal finds that one or more of the “excepted deductions” listed in section 14(1) to 14(6) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 apply.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to look closely at these important issues. While we have noted the recommendations of the Law Commission, any decision to change current procedures must fully consider the impact this will have on the tribunal system, which remains under pressure, as well as the effect on Acas, who are responsible for conducting early conciliation.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4449 HL4450 HL4451 HL4454 HL4577 HL4578 HL4579 HL4580 HL4581 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:38:49 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1471 label Biography information for Lord Goodman of Wycombe

1716643

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend the time limits for bringing claims before employment tribunals.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to look closely at these important issues. While we have noted the recommendations of the Law Commission, any decision to change current procedures must fully consider the impact this will have on the tribunal system, which remains under pressure, as well as the effect on Acas, who are responsible for conducting early conciliation.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4450 HL4451 HL4454 HL4577 HL4578 HL4579 HL4580 HL4581 HL4582 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:38:49 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1471 label Biography information for Lord Goodman of Wycombe

1716644

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for increasing the £25,000 limit on employment tribunals’ contractual jurisdiction in respect of claims by employees to £100,000, and thereafter maintaining it at parity with the financial limit upon bringing contractual claims in the county court.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to look closely at these important issues. While we have noted the recommendations of the Law Commission, any decision to change current procedures must fully consider the impact this will have on the tribunal system, which remains under pressure, as well as the effect on Acas, who are responsible for conducting early conciliation.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4449 HL4451 HL4454 HL4577 HL4578 HL4579 HL4580 HL4581 HL4582 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:38:49 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1471 label Biography information for Lord Goodman of Wycombe

1716682

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for giving employment tribunals the same jurisdiction to determine breach of contract claims in relation to workers within the meaning of section 230(3)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 as they have in relation to employees within the meaning of section 230(1) of the Act.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodman of Wycombe
uin	HL4454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to look closely at these important issues. While we have noted the recommendations of the Law Commission, any decision to change current procedures must fully consider the impact this will have on the tribunal system, which remains under pressure, as well as the effect on Acas, who are responsible for conducting early conciliation.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4449 HL4450 HL4451 HL4577 HL4578 HL4579 HL4580 HL4581 HL4582 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:38:49 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1471 label Biography information for Lord Goodman of Wycombe

436983

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Elections: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland has the power to require district councils in Northern Ireland to conduct election counts for elections to Westminster and the Northern Ireland Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <p>The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland is currently considering a range of options for reforming his Office. This includes capitalising on new technology by introducing on-line registration.</p><p>The Chief Electoral Officer will have regard to the continued effective delivery of elections in Northern Ireland and ensuring that his Office remains on a sustainable financial footing. The Northern Ireland Office fully supports him in this approach. I understand that work on some options is at an early stage.</p><p>The Representation of the People Act 1983 makes provision for the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland to delegate returning officer functions to the clerk of a district council.</p><p>Detailed questions on headcount and budget are operational matters for the Chief Electoral Officer who is independent of Government. The Chief Electoral Officer publishes all such information in his annual report which is presented to Parliament and copies are made available in the Library of the House.</p><p>The headline budgets allocated to the Chief Electoral Office are:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Operational Funding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Capital Funding</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£5.452m *</p></td><td><p>£100k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£2.336m</p></td><td><p>£56.2k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£2.296m</p></td><td><p>£25k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* includes £3m for the 2013 canvass</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office has not agreed any budgets with the Chief Electoral Officer for future years pending receipt of the Department’s detailed Spending Review 2015 settlement letter from HM Treasury.</p><p><br> <br></p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop grouped question UIN HL4450 HL4451 HL4452 HL4453 HL4454 question first answered 23/12/2015 10:33:49 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey