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439682

registered interest
date	21/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Inquiries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which public inquiries they set up between May 1997 and January 2004; and what was the purpose of each.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>This information was made available as part of the evidence provided by the Government to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Inquiries Act 2005:</p><p>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201314/ldselect/ldinquiries/143/14318.htm</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 08/01/2016 14:51:31 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL4758 Table of inquiries under other Acts and non-statutory inquiries as at 03... (1).doc title Table of Inquiries under other Acts
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

432108

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider amending electoral law to provide for and require the amounts and details of parliamentary candidates' election expenses to be published online, and whether this could be implemented voluntarily in the meantime.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>Electoral legislation sets out the process for publicising the details and amounts of candidates’ election expenses; election expenses are made available for two years after they are submitted.</p><br /><p>Current electoral law does not expressly require candidates’ election expenses to be published online, but nor is this expressly excluded.</p><br /><p>The Law Commission has raised the matter of online publication of this information in their review of electoral law. This review is on-going and we are awaiting the recommendations of the Law Commission before consideration is given to further legislation in respect of this matter.</p><br /><p>The Government is therefore not persuaded of the need to change legislation at this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 08/12/2015 17:20:17 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

429238

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether all quasi-judicial decisions made by government departments or agencies should be made public.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>There are a wide variety of quasi-judicial decisions and each are subject to different statutory requirements. In many cases the reasons behind the decisions are published with the decisions, for instance where a Secretary of State decides to make, or not make, a Development Consent Order under the Planning Act 2008, the decision letter and associated order, if applicable, must be published.There are several reasons why decisions might not be published and those include national security, sensitive personal data or commercial sensitivity.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 02/12/2015 17:35:09 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

429240

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what non-disclosure agreements the Cabinet Office made in 2003–04, and on what date each agreement was made.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The information requested can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 03/12/2015 11:59:15 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

426972

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they define the term "freedom" for the purposes of the development of policies and legislation, and in public statements.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government offers no specific separate definition for the purposes of the development of policies and legislation, or for public statements.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 23/11/2015 17:30:35 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

424153

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Media
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost to answer a media query to the Government and whether they impose a limit on the number of questions a member of the media can ask in a week.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government receives a large number of media queries each day, which are received and managed by the relevant department.</p><p>The amount of time each media query takes depends on many factors and variables, so it is not possible to estimate an average cost or time. No restriction is placed on the number of queries a journalist can make.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 09/11/2015 17:22:26 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

418621

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Sick Leave
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average number of days lost through sickness in the Northern Ireland Office, and in the civil service as a whole, over the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on average days lost across the Civil Service are collected and published by the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year ending</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland Office</strong></p><p><strong>AWDL per staff year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Civil Service</strong></p><p><strong>AWDL per staff year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2010</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2011</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2012</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2013</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>7.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>6.4</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2015</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td><td><p>7.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Civil Service actively manages sickness absence and we continually review our progress. We strive to improve health and wellbeing at work for our staff and this remains a priority</p><p> </p><p>The Average Working Days Lost (AWDL) per staff year in the Northern Ireland Office has reduced from 8.8, for the year ending 31 March in 2010, to 5.9, for the same period in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The Average Working Days Lost (AWDL) per staff year in the Civil Service has reduced from 8.8, for the year ending 31 March in 2010 to 7.4 for the year ending 31 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics demonstrate that we have made significant progress in reducing sickness absence in the Northern Ireland Office and the Civil Service as a whole. We are continuing to work with both line managers and staff to address absence issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/09/2015 11:14:22 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

346793

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2015: Absent Voting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, prior to the general election, what were the total and percentage figures for (1) the number of postal voters registered in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales, and (e) Northern Ireland; and (2) the number of postal votes cast in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales, and (e) Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL31
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL32 question first answered 09/06/2015 15:59:27 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name ONS Reply HL31 and HL 32 Lord Larid.pdf title UK Statistics Reply
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

346794

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2015: Absent Voting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which 20 constituencies had the highest number of postal votes in the United Kingdom during the general election; which five constituencies in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales and (4) Northern Ireland had the highest number of postal votes; and what percentage of the total number of postal voters these figures represent in each case.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL32
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL31 question first answered 09/06/2015 15:59:27 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name ONS Reply HL31 and HL 32 Lord Larid.pdf title UK Statistics Reply
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird