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1005615

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	G20: Buenos Aires
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the Prime Minister’s key strategic priorities for the G20 Leaders’ Summit taking place in Buenos Aires on 30 November–1 December 2018.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL11386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister will attend the G20 Summit to discuss a range of global issues and meet with leaders.</p><p>The G20 will be an opportunity to push for progress on shaping the rules governing the global economy and advance UK priorities such as ​agreeing ​an ambitious and urgent process for reform of the World Trade Organisation, making the global economy work for everyone, climate change and Modern Slavery.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/11/2018 12:07:51 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1176616

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what final budget has been agreed for the cost of hosting the COP26 Summit in Glasgow in November 2020.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL1368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Prime Minister demonstrated his focus on climate action on Tuesday 4 February 2020 by launching the COP26 Climate Summit. The text of the speech is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-cop-26-launch-4-february-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-cop-26-launch-4-february-2020</a></p><p>Regarding meetings of the Cabinet, it is a long established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not shared publicly.</p><p>The negotiations timetable for COP26 will be set by the UK, as President of COP26, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat. The timetable will be informed by the outcome of negotiations, including at the intersessional meeting in Bonn in June. Details of the timetable for high level and public events will be announced by the Government in due course.</p><p>The UK Government is working closely with the Scottish Government and with operational delivery partners, including Police Scotland and Glasgow City Council, to ensure the successful delivery of COP26 in Glasgow. The security plan for the COP26 venue will be jointly developed and agreed on by the United Nations security team and UK counterparts. Discussions with delivery partners regarding costs for COP26 are ongoing, and final budgets and details are yet to be confirmed.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to working with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive to deliver an ambitious and successful summit for the whole of the UK. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on GOV.UK</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1344 HL1345 HL1346 HL1347 question first answered 13/02/2020 11:35:46 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1200721

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Disinformation: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the fourth factsheet of the UK COVID-19 news and information project published by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on 1 June, what assessment they have made of the results of the survey fielded from 21–27 May which reported that trust in Her Majesty's Government as a source of information about COVID-19 had “declined substantially since April”, and which showed a “significant increase in the percentage of people who say they are concerned about false or misleading information about coronavirus from the UK government”; and how they intend to tackle the issue of the loss of public trust in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL5307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>In responding to this unprecedented pandemic, the Government has been guided by the very best scientific and medical advice from our world-leading experts, and we believe their advice to be trustworthy. This approach is illustrated in the advice received and followed from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Protecting the health and safety of the British public is, and must always be, our number one priority. Minutes of SAGE meetings have been published and are available to view here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies-sage-coronavirus-covid-19-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies-sage-coronavirus-covid-19-response</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 18/06/2020 16:15:49 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1276951

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Donald Trump
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Prime Minister last spoke to President Trump.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL12159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister last spoke to the President of the United States on 7 October 2020 to wish him a speedy recovery from Covid-19.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 28/01/2021 17:51:35 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1276955

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enable further Parliamentary scrutiny of the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL12163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to facilitating appropriate parliamentary oversight of the UK’s relationship with the EU and is carefully considering appropriate scrutiny processes.</p><p>The House of Lords scrutinised the TCA further in an extensive debate on 8 January, and Ministers will continue to engage with the appropriate Select Committees in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 28/01/2021 17:51:46 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1286655

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Freedom of Information
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Freedom of Information (FOI) requests they have not responded to within 20 working days; and whether they have any plans to improve the efficiency of the FOI request system.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL13320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office publishes information on the handling of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests across Government on a quarterly basis on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>Covid-19 has put particular pressures on public officials, but as the published figures demonstrate that between July and September 2020, departments received around 8,000 freedom of information requests and responded to almost 90% of them within 20 working days or with a permitted extension. This reflects the Government’s commitment to fulfill its freedom of information obligations, despite the pressures of responding to COVID-19.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/02/2021 12:21:50 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1309923

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to appoint a new Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests; and why that post has remained vacant since the resignation of Sir Alex Allan in November 2020.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL15011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister yesterday announced the appointment of Rt Hon Lord Geidt to serve as the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests. Lord Geidt is a Crossbench Member of the House of Lords, a Privy Councillor and a former Private Secretary to The Queen. He brings a distinguished record of impartial public service and experience of Government to bear on the appointment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Prime Minister has agreed Terms of Reference for the role with Lord Geidt. These have been published on Gov.uk and will be deposited in the House libraries.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As part of these new Terms of Reference, and taking into account the recommendations of the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, the Independent Adviser will now have the authority to advise on the initiation of investigations.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 29/04/2021 13:04:15 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1311714

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: ICT
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to reform the Ministerial Code to take greater account of ministerial communication by (1) text, (2) Signal, (3) WhatsApp, and (4) other encrypted messaging services.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL15224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Ministers’ formal meetings with external organisations are published quarterly on <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSWestlake%40no10.gov.uk%7C0faa6cb16e8f48ebe64808d9056dd79c%7C29c8cbb9d9af4c7eb28b470f15275e47%7C1%7C0%7C637546791584656990%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=yVe3Q9bozLT9COQ9kNDsfKNJKTOvh1szem2OvMY6oX4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers will have informal conversations from time to time, in person or remotely, and significant content relating to government business from such discussions is passed back to officials.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers will use a range of digital forms of communication for discussions in line with relevant guidance on information handling and security.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office has previously published guidance on how information is held for the purposes of access to information, and how formal decisions are recorded for the official record. Ministers are also given advice on the security of electronic communications.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 29/04/2021 11:11:47 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1354662

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	USA: Travel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how often the taskforce set up with the United States of America to discuss the establishment of a travel corridor has met; and what progress has been made on agreeing a date to open such a corridor.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL2616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister and US President announced the establishment of a UK/US Expert Working Group on international travel following their meeting on 10 June 2021. Since then, the group met in full regularly over the summer to discuss the reopening of travel between the UK and US, as well as further engagement between the UK and US chairs, our embassy in Washington, and technical discussions.</p><p> </p><p>Facilitated by the UK/US Working Group, the UK reopened travel for double vaccinated US residents on 2 August, meaning that they no longer need to self isolate on arrival into the UK.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 September, the US announced that they will allow double vaccinated British nationals to enter the US from November, completing the fully vaccinated travel corridor. Travellers will need proof of full vaccination and a negative COVID test taken three days before departure and will not need to quarantine.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 24/09/2021 13:52:07 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1380341

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Foreign Relations: Russia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Prime Minister last spoke to the President of Russia.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL4233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister last spoke to President Putin of Russia on Monday 25 October.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Details of their call were published on GOV.UK (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-president-putin-of-russia-25-october-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-president-putin-of-russia-25-october-2021</a>) and stated that:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>“The Prime Minister spoke to Russian President Putin this afternoon ahead of the COP26 Summit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>He welcomed the steps Russia has taken in recent days to commit net zero by 2060. The Prime Minister expressed his hope that Russia will raise that target to achieving net zero by 2050 as well as making further progress on ending deforestation and an ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>President Putin expressed his regret that he would not be able to attend the COP26 Summit in person in the light of the coronavirus situation in Russia.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Prime Minister was clear that the UK’s current relationship with Russia is not the one we want. He said significant bilateral difficulties remain, including the poisonings in Salisbury in 2018. The Prime Minister also underscored the importance of Ukrainian sovereignty.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Prime Minister said that as fellow permanent members of the UN Security Council and major world economies with a long, shared history, the UK and Russia have a responsibility to work together to tackle shared challenges like climate change and safeguard international agreements like the Iran Nuclear Deal.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The leaders also discussed the current situation in Afghanistan. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of any recognition of the Taliban being conditional on their behaviour, including respect for human rights.”</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 29/11/2021 17:50:47 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian