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1650114

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Treasury: Flags
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their reason for replacing the Union Jack flag flying above His Majesty's Treasury with a flag to celebrate Gay Pride.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL9018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>Following instruction from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (the government department responsible for informing other departments regarding flag flying protocol), for the assigned period the flag in recognition of Pride month was flown over 100 Parliament Street. This is the official and principal address and entrance for the following Departments:</p><ul><li><p>HM Revenue and Customs</p></li><li><p>Department of Culture, Media and Sport</p></li><li><p>Department of Science, Innovation and Technology</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The Union Flag was flown during the same period at 1 Horse Guards Road, the official and principal address and entrance for the following Departments:</p><ul><li><p>HM Treasury</p></li><li><p>UK Export Finance</p></li><li><p>Northern Ireland Office</p></li><li><p>Cabinet Office</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>This has been confirmed with the operatives who manage the flags process for designated flying days.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 18/07/2023 15:12:58 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1420133

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Procurement: Xinjiang
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether safeguards around government procurement prevent goods produced by slave labour in Xinjiang from entering UK supply chains.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>This government is committed to preventing modern slavery occurring in public sector supply chains.</p><p><br>The Cabinet Office has published commercial policy and guidance setting out the steps that all Government departments must take to identify and mitigate modern slavery and labour abuse risks throughout the commercial life cycle focussing on the areas of highest risk. This policy is mandatory for all Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies. The policy can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0519-tackling-modern-slavery-in-government-supply-chains" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0519-tackling-modern-slavery-in-government-supply-chains</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord True attachment 1 file name Modern_Slavery_PPN_05_19_FINAL.docx..pdf title Modern Slavery PPN 05/19 2 file name September_2019_Modern_Slavery_Guidance.pdf title TACKLING MODERN SLAVERY IN GOVERNMENT SUPPLY CHAIN question first answered 21/02/2022 16:56:10 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1339150

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Advisory Bodies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether members of the COVID-19 advisory bodies are bound by collective responsibility; and what assessment they have made of the consistency of public statements by members of those bodies with the conclusions of those bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>Members of advisory bodies are appointed as private individuals to advise the Government, not as representatives of the Government. The principle of Cabinet Collective Responsibility, that the Cabinet system of Government is based on, does not extend beyond Government Ministers.</p><p>A Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees, published by the Government Office for Science, provides guidance for all aspects of their governance, such as those scientific advisory bodies engaged on the COVID-19 response. It provides guidance on the establishment, management and conduct of committees and sets out their relationship with the bodies they advise. Members rights and responsibilities, and procedures for arriving at conclusions and consensus are also covered in the guidance. The Code is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/scientific-advisory-committees-code-of-practice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/scientific-advisory-committees-code-of-practice</a></p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 06/07/2021 16:17:56 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1246947

registered interest
date	29/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Asia: Intelligence Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the comment on 14 October by the Director General of MI5 that MI5 is "looking to do more against Chinese activity", what representations they intend to make to the other members of the Five Eyes alliance on the possibility of including additional countries geographically close to China, and in particular (1) India, (2) Japan, (3) Taiwan, and (4) South Korea, in that alliance.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL9755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK works closely with partners across the world and through a range of formal and informal multilateral fora, including the UN, the G7 and G20, NATO, Five Eyes and the E3. We strongly value our long-standing relationship with our Five Eyes partners and will continue to work closely with them in pursuit of shared policy interests.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 12/11/2020 17:48:14 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1200272

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime: China
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect Parliamentarians who criticise the government of China from cyber-attacks by the People's Liberation Army Cyber Warfare units, otherwise known as PLA Unit 61398.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is clear that it will not tolerate malicious cyber activity and will react robustly and proportionately to the threat. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Centre for the Protection of Critical National Infrastructure (CPNI) provide advice and guidance for members of both Houses of Parliament. This guidance sets out protective measures Members, Peers and their offices can take to protect themselves from a range of threats and threat actors, including espionage and cyber attacks. All of us in public life have a responsibility to remain vigilant and report intimidating or suspicious behaviour wherever it occurs.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 15/06/2020 13:22:36 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1013186

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Thames House
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the (1) cost of, and (2) justification for, the cladding covering the scaffolding on the headquarters of MI5, Thames House; and what plans they have to recycle the cladding materials once the work on Thames House is complete.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL11746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>As has been the policy of successive governments, the government does not comment on matters relating to the intelligence agencies including the security of their buildings. The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament scrutinises the policies, expenditure, administration and operations of the intelligence agencies on behalf of Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL11747 question first answered 05/12/2018 13:43:22 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1013187

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Thames House
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what repair or refurbishment work is taking place on the headquarters of MI5, Thames House, which requires the whole building to be covered in scaffolding and cladding.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL11747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>As has been the policy of successive governments, the government does not comment on matters relating to the intelligence agencies including the security of their buildings. The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament scrutinises the policies, expenditure, administration and operations of the intelligence agencies on behalf of Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL11746 question first answered 05/12/2018 13:43:22 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

804743

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which (1) business, (2) industrial, and (3) public, sectors top the national statistics for productivity; and what percentage each one is of the whole.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and I will place a copy of their letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL4076 question first answered 19/12/2017 14:02:00 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name HL4075 & HL4076 Lord Blencathra.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

804744

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries in the G20 (1) include, and (2) do not include, the number of unemployed in their calculations of productivity.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and I will place a copy of their letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL4075 question first answered 19/12/2017 14:02:00 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name HL4075 & HL4076 Lord Blencathra.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra