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1249026

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many meetings (1) the Prime Minister, (2) the Chancellor of the Exchequer, (3) the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and (4) the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, have had with the COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sherlock
	uin	HL10018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk.</p><p>Ministers are acutely aware of the grief, heartbreak and loss suffered by families across the country as a result of the virus, and the Government has fully committed to looking back and reflecting on all aspects of the pandemic.</p><p>There will be an opportunity to learn lessons from all aspects of the pandemic in the fullness of time, but for now, the Government remains focused on reducing the spread of the virus, and to protect those most vulnerable in society.</p><p>Ministers have met and continue to meet with those who have been bereaved as a result of Covid-19. And with respect to this particular group, Ministers from Her Majesty’s Government will be happy to meet them at an appropriate time to do so, and once legal proceedings have concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 17/11/2020 17:17:17 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock

967546

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that they meet their target of awarding small and medium-sized enterprises 33 per cent of public works contracts by 2022.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL10029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting small businesses and we continue to aspire to 33% of Government procurement spend on goods, services and works goes to SMEs by 2022.</p><p> </p><p>In April the government announced a number of measures to help achieve this, including:</p><p> </p><p>· Requiring greater transparency by prime contractors to increase SMEs visibility in the supply chain;</p><p>· Improving the visibility of supply chain opportunities to SMEs; and</p><p>· Consulting on how to improve prompt payment to SMEs in the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>We have already streamlined our procurement processes to assist small businesses, and we continue to focus on breaking down the barriers that might deter SMEs from bidding for Government contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/09/2018 13:28:40 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1659851

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Prisons: Domestic Visits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many times a Prime Minister has visited one of His Majesty's prisons since 2010, and in which years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
	uin	HL10042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>This information is not centrally collated. However, information on the Prime Minister’s official visits can be found on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website as part of the government’s transparency agenda.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/09/2023 15:10:15 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1249759

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	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 whether The Dunlop Review into UK Government Union capability, announced on 4 July 2019, took evidence from the devolved administrations.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bryan of Partick
	uin	HL10055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office gave evidence to the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 10 September setting out the Government’s intention to publish the Dunlop Review before the end of the year.</p><p>We are already in the process of implementing many of Lord Dunlop’s recommendations and we will set out more details on this alongside the publication of the report.</p><p>Whilst undertaking his Review, Lord Dunlop consulted widely before making his recommendations. This included meeting with politicians, civil servants, academics and others from all the nations of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL10056 question first answered 23/11/2020 11:57:19 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4701 label Biography information for Baroness Bryan of Partick

1249760

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	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 they estimate that they will conclude their consideration of the recommendations of The Dunlop Review into UK Government Union capability, first announced on 4 July 2019; and when they plan to publish (1) that review, and (2) their conclusions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bryan of Partick
	uin	HL10056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office gave evidence to the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 10 September setting out the Government’s intention to publish the Dunlop Review before the end of the year.</p><p>We are already in the process of implementing many of Lord Dunlop’s recommendations and we will set out more details on this alongside the publication of the report.</p><p>Whilst undertaking his Review, Lord Dunlop consulted widely before making his recommendations. This included meeting with politicians, civil servants, academics and others from all the nations of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL10055 question first answered 23/11/2020 11:57:19 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4701 label Biography information for Baroness Bryan of Partick

1659867

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they define (1) a hostile state, and (2) which states they consider currently meet that definition.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL10058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>HMG does not have an agreed definition of the term ‘hostile state[s]’. While the term is sometimes used by officials and Ministers, it is not centrally defined and does not describe any specific category of states.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/09/2023 15:09:59 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1249828

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Self-determination of States: Shetland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Shetland Islands Council about terms for those islands' self-determination; and what has been the outcome of those discussions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	uin	HL10064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>Government has noted the vote by the Shetland Islands Council, which was driven by funding cuts and centralised decision-making by the Scottish Government. This highlights the many problems with the Scottish Government’s position on the break up of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 24/11/2020 12:01:04 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1249833

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Appointments
	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 letter from the Commissioner for Public Appointments to the Chair of the Committee on Standards of Public Life, dated 7 October.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL10070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>Public appointments must adhere to high standards and are regulated by an independent, external process via a Governance Code. The Commissioner for Public Appointments has not found breaches of this Code in respect of the concerns he raises in the letter.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 23/11/2020 11:57:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1659988

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the evaluation of their policies, and what progress has been made on the work of the Evaluation Task Force.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kempsell
	uin	HL10098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>The Evaluation Task Force (ETF), set up in April 2021, has provided advice on 211 evaluations covering £115bn of Government spending. It has also launched the £15m Evaluation Accelerator Fund through which more than 20 evaluations have been funded in priority areas.</p><p>The ETF is currently updating the Government's major projects review with the hope that all new major programmes in Government will have a robust evaluation in place by 2023</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>By launching the Evaluation Registry the ETF will provide a single repository of evaluations of UK Government programmes, policies and projects. The Registry has been preloaded with over 2,000 existing Government evaluation reports, making it one of the largest sources of policy evidence in the world.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Finally, the ETF has set up and delivered the Evaluation Academy to 42 Civil Servants in 13 ministerial departments and the Scottish Government. These delegates have gone on to share this expertise by training over 1,100 civil servants in their respective Departments, creating free and sustainable evaluation training.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/09/2023 15:49:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4988 label Biography information for Lord Kempsell

1249779

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that local government elections are held in May 2021; and what social distancing measures they intend to put in place.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL10099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working with the electoral administrators and Public Health England to identify and resolve challenges involved in delivering the May 2021 elections, including ensuring polling stations are safe and covid-secure places to vote. People will be able participate in the polls safely, and in a way of their choice, whether by post, proxy or in-person.</p><p>This was outlined in the Minister for the Constitution and Devolution’s letter to Electoral Returning Officers, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-chloe-smith-mp-to-returning-officers</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 23/11/2020 12:01:01 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno