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1724757

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Legislation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that Acts of Parliament are subject to post-legislative review by sponsoring government departments three to five years after enactment.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/08/2024 answer text <p>It continues to be Government policy that all bills that have reached Royal Assent are eligible for post-legislative scrutiny three to five years after enactment. It can be agreed between the department and the relevant Commons select committee that a review is not required. Post-legislative scrutiny memoranda have been published on GOV.UK where Acts have undergone the process.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 12/08/2024 13:42:16 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1724780

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Legislation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the King’s Speech background brief, whether they intend to implement in this Parliament all the policies from the Labour Party Manifesto which are not mentioned in the Government’s legislative agenda for the first Session.
tabling member printed	Lord Udny-Lister
uin	HL546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/08/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to implementing its manifesto commitments to deliver real change over the course of the Parliament. The King's Speech takes place at the start of each session and sets out the policies which require legislation in the parliamentary session ahead.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 12/08/2024 13:43:03 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4898 label Biography information for Lord Udny-Lister

1724781

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Furniture
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what changes have been made to the Downing Street podium since the general election, and whether a new podium has been or will be procured.
tabling member printed	Lord Udny-Lister
uin	HL547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2024 answer text <p>There have been no changes to the Downing Street lectern since the general election.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 13/08/2024 10:01:20 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4898 label Biography information for Lord Udny-Lister

1724782

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Remote Working
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the most recent headquarters occupancy data for each Government department across each week in the last month for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Udny-Lister
uin	HL548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2024 answer text <p>The latest headquarters occupancy data for each Government department is available publicly on gov.uk, and is set out below. The publication of this data was suspended in line with pre-election guidance for the duration of the Pre-Election Period.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Departmental HQ</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Building</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> w/c 6th May</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>w/c 13th May</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>w/c 20th May</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>70 Whitehall</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Business and Trade</p></td><td><p>Old Admiralty Building</p></td><td><p>76%</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Culture, Media and Sport</p></td><td><p>100 Parliament Street</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Education</p></td><td><p>Sanctuary Buildings</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Energy Security and Net Zero</p></td><td><p>3-8 Whitehall Place/55 Whitehall</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</p></td><td><p>2 Marsham Street</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities</p></td><td><p>2 Marsham Street</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Science, Innovation and Technology</p></td><td><p>1 Victoria Street</p></td><td><p>no data</p></td><td><p>no data</p></td><td><p>no data</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Transport</p></td><td><p>Great Minster House</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Work and Pensions</p></td><td><p>Caxton House</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department of Health and Social Care</p></td><td><p>39 Victoria Street</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office</p></td><td><p>King Charles Street</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Revenue and Customs</p></td><td><p>100 Parliament Street</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury</p></td><td><p>1 Horse Guards</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>2 Marsham Street</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td><td><p>MOD Main Building</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Justice</p></td><td><p>102 Petty France</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Office</p></td><td><p>1 HG/Erskine House</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland</p></td><td><p>Dover House</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office of the Secretary of State for Wales</p></td><td><p>Gwydyr House</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li>DSIT were unable to provide data ahead of transfer into their new HQ 22-26WH.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 13/08/2024 14:11:23 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4898 label Biography information for Lord Udny-Lister

1724802

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Procurement Act 2023
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they anticipate the Procurement Act 2023 will fully come into effect; and what steps they are taking to encourage buying from small and medium-sized British businesses by government departments, local authorities and the NHS.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2024 answer text <p>The Procurement Act 2023 is currently expected to come into effect on 28 October 2024.</p><p>The Procurement Act 2023 introduces a range of reforms to make it easier for SMEs to access public sector supply-chains, and we will be ensuring that the powers in the Act are utilised to support the new government’s priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 13/08/2024 10:00:44 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1724803

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Customs and Import Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for (1) the Border Target Operating Model, and (2) the Single Trade Window.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government is working on reducing frictions at the border as part of the reset of our relationship with the European Union. We look forward to discussing with EU partners, and with UK and EU industry, how best to achieve this.</p><p>Work is ongoing on the Border Target Operating Model and the Single Trade Window.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 13/08/2024 10:03:10 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1724805

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 14 May (HLWS462), whether they intend to (1) continue with the ministerial spending controls and presumption against external equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) spending, (2) centralise and consolidate all EDI guidance across the Civil Service; and what is their policy on restricting diversity network time during core working hours in the Civil Service.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/08/2024 answer text <p>The controls outlined in the Civil Service Equality Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance which was published on 14 May, including those relating to ministerial controls, a presumption against external equality, diversity and inclusion expenditure and centralisation of equality, diversity and inclusion guidance remain in place.</p><p>Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Staff Network time allocation is agreed between networks and departments as the employer. The majority of staff time spent on diversity staff networks is voluntary and unpaid.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 12/08/2024 13:39:10 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1724806

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Service: Conduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 25 July (HC Deb col 797), what consideration they give to past breaches on security and probity in government in subsequent government security vetting; whether, when re-appointing Damian McBride as a government special adviser, they reviewed his autobiography to assess whether there was any evidence within it of him breaching a relevant code of conduct; and what account they took of any such evidence when deciding to re-appoint him.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2024 answer text <p>All special advisers are subject to the same checks as other civil servants in terms of security vetting, and are contractually obliged to meet the standards set out in both the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, and the Civil Service Code’s values of Honesty and Integrity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 13/08/2024 09:59:38 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1723879

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Supply Chains: Forced Labour
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking across all departments to ensure that British supply chains are free of slave labour.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2024 answer text <p>Public procurement is a key lever for enabling delivery of the Government’s missions, both in terms of sourcing the goods and services required by the public sector but also in using procurement policy to drive up standards.</p><p>The government will be ensuring that the powers in the Procurement Act are utilised to support the new government’s priorities. New measures in the Act, which are due to come into force in October 2024, strengthens the rules on disregarding bids and excluding suppliers where there is evidence of modern slavery. This will apply even in circumstances where there has not yet been a conviction or technical breach of an international treaty.</p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 07/08/2024 15:59:45 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1723407

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to revise the transparency publication guidance for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) senior officials.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	1660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>There are no immediate plans to revise transparency guidance issued to departments following the recent publication of new transparency guidance relating to ministers, special advisers and senior officials on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6604110bf9ab41001aeea39c/2024_04_02-Ministers-Transparency-Guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6604110bf9ab41001aeea39c/2024_04_02-Ministers-Transparency-Guidance.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Erith and Thamesmead answering member printed Ms Abena Oppong-Asare question first answered 02/08/2024 11:37:36 answering member 4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen