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173018

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 18 January 2012 (HL14630), 30 January 2012 (HL14978), 10 July 2014 (HL828) and 28 July 2014 (HL1115), what were the relevant figures for the awards of Knighthoods and Damehoods in the 2015 New Year honours lists.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL4090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested concerning the number of honours recipients described as holding the title of Professor in the New Year 2015 honours list at Knighthood/Damehood levels is in the public domain at <a href="http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.london-gazette.co.uk</a>. Percentages are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of recipients at Knight/Dame</p></td><td><p>Number of Knight/Dame recipients who described themselves as Professor</p></td><td><p>Percentage of Knight/Dame recipients who described themselves as Professor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2015</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 15/01/2015 16:18:08 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

173019

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage cut in the salaries of Government Ministers would be required in order to create savings sufficient to pay salaries at the appropriate level to all Ministers who are currently unpaid.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL4091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 limits the total number of ministerial salaries to 109, and there are 109 such salaries being paid. Accordingly, it would not be possible to pay salaries to those Ministers who are currently unpaid even if salaries were reduced. Indeed, Ministerial salaries have reduced by 5% this Parliament, saving approximately £4million and demonstrating leadership in a time of pay restraint.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information concerning levels of entitled ministerial salary can be found in the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (amendment) Order 2011:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111509258/body" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111509258/body</strong></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/01/2015 17:38:14 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

156544

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 18 January 2012 (WA 140), 30 January 2012 (WA 298–300), 10 July (HL828) and 28 July (HL1115), whether they have reviewed the way in which honours lists reflect the distribution of people in the community deserving of a knighthood or damehood, in the light of 30 per cent of those receiving such honours in the last 10 lists being styled "Professor".
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL2967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Every five years the Cabinet Office conducts a review to examine the allocation of honours. The Quinquennial Review is guided by the priorities set by the Prime Minister and any changes to the sizes of the workforces in each sector of the economy. The last review of the honours system took place in December 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 27/11/2014 16:37:35 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

100653

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 10 July (HL828) and 28 July (HL1115), whether they will now consolidate the replies and list the figures for the birthday honours list for 2012 which have not been supplied with regard to the number of Knighthoods and Damehoods given to those described as professors.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL2384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested concerning the number of honours recipients described as holding the title of professor since the Birthday 2012 Honours List at Knighthood/Damehood and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) levels is in the public domain, and can be found in The London Gazette at <a href="http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.london-gazette.co.uk</a>. Percentages are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>List</p></td><td><p>Number of recipients at Knight/Dame</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Knight/Dame recipients who described themselves as Professor</p></td><td><p>Percentage of Knight/Dame recipients who described themselves as Professor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2012</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2013</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2013</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2014</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2014</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>List</p></td><td><p>Number of recipients at CBE</p></td><td><p>CBE recipients who described themselves as Professor</p></td><td><p>Percentage of CBE recipients who described themselves as Professor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2012</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2013</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2013</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2014</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2014</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 06/11/2014 17:57:29 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

79560

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 22 July (WA 197), how many of the 13 ministers who are not in receipt of a ministerial salary are members of (1) the House of Commons, and (2) the House of Lords.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL1458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p>There are currently three Ministers who are members of the House of Commons and ten Ministers who are members of the House of Lords who are not in receipt of a ministerial salary.</p><p> </p><p>Information on current Government Ministers, including those who are unpaid, was published in July 2014. I will place a copy in the library.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 11/08/2014 12:28:03 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name Ministerial-changes-July-2014.pdf title Ministerial changes at July 2014
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

78836

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Ministers, in either the House of Lords or the House of Commons, are not in receipt of a Ministerial salary.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL1226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>There are currently thirteen Ministers in Her Majesty’s Government who are not in receipt of a Ministerial salary.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/07/2014 16:43:21 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

78837

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Ministers are members of the full Cabinet; how many have attendance status at the Cabinet; and how many Ministers in the House of Lords are in each group.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL1227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>There are 22 Cabinet Ministers and 11 Ministers attending Cabinet. There are two House of Lords Ministers attending Cabinet: the Leader of the House of Lords and Baroness Warsi, as set out on the Government’s website (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 30/07/2014 10:54:34 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling