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1304502

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Peers: Conduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the ‘Valuing Everyone’ training session for Peers on the morning of 16 March, whether describing a female over the age of 14 as a ‘girl’ rather than a ‘lady’ in the course of their parliamentary duties would constitute a breach of the Code of Conduct for Members of the House of Lords; and if so, what the penalty would be.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL14454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2021 answer text <p>Only the Commissioner for Standards and the Conduct Committee can decide whether something is a breach of the Code of Conduct, upon receipt of a specific complaint to the Commissioner or appeal to the Conduct Committee. They do not deal with hypothetical situations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 06/04/2021 15:16:06 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1303638

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated cost of providing ‘Valuing Everyone’ training to all (1) Peers, and (2) staff of the House of Lords; and out of which budget it is paid.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL14339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>To the end of February £40,446 has been spent on Valuing Everyone training for members of the House of Lords, and £29,169 has been spent on Valuing Everyone training for staff of the House of Lords Administration, based on an assumption of cost per head across all training sessions delivered. The House of Lords share (30%) of development costs, pilot sessions and administration fees is £43,080. 　All costs relating to the Valuing Everyone training are paid for from the budget of the bicameral Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 15/04/2021 13:37:06 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1303106

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Hybrid Bills
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he plans to initiate a review of hybrid Bill procedures; and if so, when he expects to start that review and when it will invite evidence.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL14249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>In 2016, a review of hybrid bill procedure was commissioned by the Senior Deputy Speaker and the Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons. It was planned to take place in two stages. The first stage was completed in 2017 and resulted in a number of changes to the Private Business Standing Orders in both Houses. On the 22 March, I wrote to the Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal informing her that a consultation in relation to the second stage would begin soon. It will last for two to three months. It will be a public consultation and evidence will be invited. This is a joint review, and the Chairman of Ways and Means has written to the Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons in similar terms.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 23/03/2021 15:25:18 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1289354

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans he has to discuss with the appropriate House committees and authorities the possibility of opening House catering facilities on 17 May, in strict compliance with any COVID-19 rules applicable at that time to cafes, bars and restaurants outside the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL13657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. The policy of the House Administration, endorsed by the House of Lords Commission, is to ensure that facilities on the Lords part of the Parliamentary Estate are provided in accordance with the advice of and guidance from Public Health England to ensure a safe and secure environment for members and staff. The Services Committee and the Commission will keep under review the potential for reopening and reconfiguring facilities in line with that guidance, and will be issuing further information in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Touhig question first answered 08/03/2021 15:34:26 answering member 542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1288361

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Correspondence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many items of postal correspondence were received in the Palace of Westminster in 2020; and of those, how many were received in the House of Lords.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL13482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. 858,483 mail items were received on the Parliamentary Estate in 2020. The Administration does not count which House each item goes to but estimates that approximately 15 per cent of these items were destined for the House of Lords.</p><p>Please note that this figure refers to the whole Parliamentary Estate, not just the Palace of Westminster, and these figures do not include parcels, courier items or internal mail.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Touhig question first answered 08/03/2021 15:33:54 answering member 542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1288519

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Big Ben: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when will (1) the scaffolding be removed from, and (2) the refurbishment be completed of, the Elizabeth Tower.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL13535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Finance Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p>Scaffolding was removed around the roof level of the Elizabeth Tower in October 2020. More scaffolding is expected to be removed towards the end of this year and continuing into 2022.</p><p>Covid-19 has restricted the progress of the refurbishment. The completion date will be later than the planned 2021 date, and is now expected in 2022. Further information on the revised completion date will be announced once the schedule of works is finalised.</p><p>The original outline business case for the Elizabeth Tower assessed the costs at £29.7m. In 2017, the final business case for the Elizabeth Tower was approved at a value of £61m, subsequently revised in February 2020 to £79.7m. The additional costs due to the impact of COVID-19 are currently being assessed.</p> answering member printed Lord Vaux of Harrowden grouped question UIN HL13536 question first answered 08/03/2021 15:33:31 answering member 4687 label Biography information for Lord Vaux of Harrowden
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1288520

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Big Ben: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the original estimated cost of the refurbishment of the Elizabeth Tower; when was that refurbishment originally intended to be completed; and what is the expected final cost of that refurbishment.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL13536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Finance Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p>Scaffolding was removed around the roof level of the Elizabeth Tower in October 2020. More scaffolding is expected to be removed towards the end of this year and continuing into 2022.</p><p>Covid-19 has restricted the progress of the refurbishment. The completion date will be later than the planned 2021 date, and is now expected in 2022. Further information on the revised completion date will be announced once the schedule of works is finalised.</p><p>The original outline business case for the Elizabeth Tower assessed the costs at £29.7m. In 2017, the final business case for the Elizabeth Tower was approved at a value of £61m, subsequently revised in February 2020 to £79.7m. The additional costs due to the impact of COVID-19 are currently being assessed.</p> answering member printed Lord Vaux of Harrowden grouped question UIN HL13535 question first answered 08/03/2021 15:33:31 answering member 4687 label Biography information for Lord Vaux of Harrowden
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1285867

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Antisemitism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what steps can be taken against members of the House of Lords who express anti-Semitic opinions falling within the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of anti-Semitism in the course of their parliamentary duties and activities (1) during, and (2) outside, Parliamentary proceedings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL13242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Code of Conduct requires members to treat those with whom they come into contact in the course of their parliamentary duties and activities (including parliamentary proceedings) with respect and courtesy. Behaviour that amounts to bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct is a breach of the Code. Under the definitions appended to the Code, harassment is unwanted physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct that has the purpose or effect of either violating a person’s dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them and is related to the protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010, including religion or belief. Anti-Semitic behaviour that amounts to harassment would thus be liable to sanction under the Code.</p><br /><p /><p /> <p> </p><p /><p /><p /><p>In relation to parliamentary proceedings, however, the Code of Conduct recognises the constitutional principle of freedom of speech and excludes members’ views and opinions from the Commissioner for Standards’ remit. It is open to all members to address offensive behaviour or language used in the course of proceedings.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 24/02/2021 11:47:24 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1284249

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Peers: Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how much was paid to Members of the House of Lords in financial support (excluding travel costs) in each month during 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL13009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The total amount of financial support (excluding travel costs) paid to Members of the House of Lords in each month during 2020 was as follows;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> <strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>Amount　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 £000s</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> January 2020</p></td><td><p><br> 2,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> February 2020</p></td><td><p><br> 1,643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> March 2020</p></td><td><p><br> 1,385</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> April 2020</p></td><td><p><br> 80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> May 2020</p></td><td><p><br> 226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> June 2020</p></td><td><p><br> 711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> July 2020</p></td><td><p><br> 539</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> August 2020</p></td><td><p><br> 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> September 2020</p></td><td><p><br> 1,471</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> October 2020</p></td><td><p><br> 1,538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> November 2020</p></td><td><p><br> 1,478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> December 2020</p></td><td><p><br> 1,112</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 04/03/2021 13:09:09 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1284250

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Peers: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what has been the total cost to public funds to date for Members of the House of Lords undertaking Valuing Everyone training.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL13010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>To date, £82,158 has been spent on Valuing Everyone training for members of the House of Lords. The same training courses have been offered to, and attended by, members of both Houses. This figure includes an assumption of cost per head, as well as 30% share of development costs, pilot sessions and administration fees.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 08/03/2021 14:19:07 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford