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1551402

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date	13/12/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Privy Council
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 reasons for the increase in the size of the Privy Council in recent years.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL4253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>Appointments to the Privy Council are made by His Majesty The King on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Appointment to the Privy Council is for life. Those appointed comprise Ministers, other parliamentarians and members of the judiciary. Only serving Government ministers have a role in advising on Privy Council matters. Therefore the majority of Counsellors play no part in the Privy Council’s day-to-day business.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/12/2022 15:56:59 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1551403

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Special Advisers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many special advisers were appointed to assist ministers on (1) 1 January 1997, (2) 1 January 1998, (3) 1 January 2010, (4) 1 January 2011, (5) 1 January 2016, and (6) 1 December 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL4254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The data relating to 1997 and 1998 pre-dates the requirement of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (CRAG) for the Government to prepare an annual report on the numbers and costs of Special Advisers. Therefore, this information has been taken from data that is publicly available in Hansard [1]:</p><ul><li><p>In the year 1997/8, Hansard reports that there were 70 Special Advisers employed in Government.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>In the year 1998/9, Hansard reports that there were 72 Special Advisers employed in Government.</p></li></ul><p>Since 2010, as per the requirements of CRAG, the Cabinet Office has published an annual report on Special Adviser numbers and costs. Therefore, the information requested in relation to 2010 - 2022 has been taken from the relevant report on Gov.uk:</p><ul><li><p>In the Annual Report on Special Advisers published in 2010, there were 61 special advisers employed in Government as at 10 June 2010. [2]</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>In the Annual Report on Special Advisers published in 2011, there were 72 special advisers employed in Government as at 10 March 2011. [3]</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>In the Annual Report on Special Advisers published in 2016, there were 83 Special Advisers employed in Government as at 21 December 2016. [4]</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Following the centralisation of all Special Advisers onto the Cabinet Office payroll in 2019, internal data is also available as at the requested date for 2022. As at 1 December 2022, there were 102 special advisers employed in Government.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>[1] https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1999-11-11/debates/a5ac908d-ba91-443b-81ee-0b3a84b75393/SpecialAdvisers</p><p>[2] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/62377/special-advisers-in-post-June-2010.pdf</p><p>[3] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/62374/spads-in-post100311_0.pdf</p><p>[4] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579892/List_of_special_advisers_in_post_as_at_21_December_2016.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name special-advisers-in-post-June-2010.pdf title SpAds in post 2010 2 file name spads-in-post100311_0.pdf title SpAds in post 2011 3 file name List_of_special_advisers_in_post_as_at_21_December_2016.pdf title SpAds in post 2016 question first answered 20/12/2022 15:05:54 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1548211

registered interest
date	02/12/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Privy Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the size of the Privy Council on (1) 1 December 1992, and (2) 1 December 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL3970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <ol><li><p>The size of the Privy Council on 1 December 1992 was about 275.</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><ol start="2"><li><p>The size of the Privy Council on 1 December 2022 was 743.</p></li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 06/12/2022 15:24:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1434479

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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 what work they are undertaking under their Official History Programme; and when they intend to publish it.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL6355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>Volumes 4 and 5 of the Official History of the Criminal Justice system and volume 2 of the Official History of the Joint Intelligence Committee will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 02/03/2022 14:47:43 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1434481

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lord Ahmed
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to bring forward legislation to provide for the rescinding of the peerage held by Lord Ahmed.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL6356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>Nazir Ahmed retired from the House of Lords as a result of a complaint before the House of Lords Conduct Committee in 2020, which recommended he be expelled from the House. He is therefore no longer a member of the House of Lords, retains no privileges and may not return.</p><p>Whilst Peers may voluntarily stop using their titles, there is currently no formal mechanism for revoking their titles, which would require bespoke primary legislation. The Government currently has no plans to bring forward such legislation.</p><p>The Government is firmly committed to tackling all forms of child sexual abuse, whether it takes place online or in families, institutions or communities, here in this country or overseas.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 09/03/2022 12:07:38 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1275031

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Government Union Capability Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord True on 19 November 2020 (HL Deb, cols 1535–9), whether they are now in a position to publish the Dunlop Review into UK Government Union capability.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL11936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting and promoting the combined strengths of our Union, building on 300 years of partnership. As part of this, we work closely with the devolved administrations on a variety of different policy agendas, including the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the review of intergovernmental relations.</p><p>Additionally, we are undertaking a review into Union connectivity to improve links between our four nations, and to bring forward funding to accelerate infrastructure projects.</p><p>It is our intention to publish Lord Dunlop’s review of Union Capability alongside the completion of the review into intergovernmental relations, to provide as full a picture as possible. We are already in the process of implementing Lord Dunlop’s recommendations and will provide a full update when the review is published.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL11937 HL11938 question first answered 22/01/2021 14:44:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1275032

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the principal measures they have taken to strengthen the union between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL11937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting and promoting the combined strengths of our Union, building on 300 years of partnership. As part of this, we work closely with the devolved administrations on a variety of different policy agendas, including the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the review of intergovernmental relations.</p><p>Additionally, we are undertaking a review into Union connectivity to improve links between our four nations, and to bring forward funding to accelerate infrastructure projects.</p><p>It is our intention to publish Lord Dunlop’s review of Union Capability alongside the completion of the review into intergovernmental relations, to provide as full a picture as possible. We are already in the process of implementing Lord Dunlop’s recommendations and will provide a full update when the review is published.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL11936 HL11938 question first answered 22/01/2021 14:44:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1275033

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the principal measures they have taken to strengthen the Union between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL11938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting and promoting the combined strengths of our Union, building on 300 years of partnership. As part of this, we work closely with the devolved administrations on a variety of different policy agendas, including the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the review of intergovernmental relations.</p><p>Additionally, we are undertaking a review into Union connectivity to improve links between our four nations, and to bring forward funding to accelerate infrastructure projects.</p><p>It is our intention to publish Lord Dunlop’s review of Union Capability alongside the completion of the review into intergovernmental relations, to provide as full a picture as possible. We are already in the process of implementing Lord Dunlop’s recommendations and will provide a full update when the review is published.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL11936 HL11937 question first answered 22/01/2021 14:44:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1275035

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland on the sovereignty of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL11940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 was approved by Parliament on 23 January 2020. It implemented the agreement between the United Kingdom and the EU under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union. It sets out the arrangements for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU including the Northern Ireland Protocol. As the Protocol itself makes clear, the UK as a whole, including Northern Ireland, has left the EU customs territory. The future of the Protocol is in the hands of the people of Northern Ireland, with Northern Ireland’s elected institutions to determine whether to extend or end its alignment provisions four years after the end of the transition period.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/01/2021 14:46:32 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1235928

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Uk Government Union Capability Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Dunlop Review of UK Government Union Capability will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL8321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>As the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office stated to the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 10 September, we will publish the Dunlop Review before the end of the year.</p><p>We are in the process of implementing many of Lord Dunlop’s recommendations and we will set out that work when we publish the report.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 05/10/2020 16:17:01 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden