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769226

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Joint Ministerial Committee
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the next plenary session of the Joint Ministerial Council will be held.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The memorandum of understanding agreed between the UK Government and devolved administrations states that the Joint Ministerial Committee (Plenary) should meet at least once a year. Dates for these meetings are agreed by all four administrations. The Joint Ministerial Committee (Plenary) last met on 30 January 2017 in Cardiff and prior to that, on 24 October 2016 in London. The UK Government and the devolved administrations are working together to agree the date of the next meeting of Joint Ministerial Committee (Plenary).</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 24/10/2017 15:25:44 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

749950

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Kingston Hospital
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what was the size of the Privy Council on 1 July 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Privy Counsellors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 July 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>671</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A list of current Privy Council members can be found here:</p><p> </p><p>https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/privy-counsellors/</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 13/07/2017 12:06:21 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

746660

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 27 June 2016 (HL662), what progress has been made with their consideration of honorary titles for the spouses of women members of the House of Lords; and for same sex spouses and civil partners of members of the House of Lords.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is sympathetic to those who are seeking to change the current system of courtesy titles, and has considered this complex issue. However, resolving this difficult matter is not a priority for the current Parliamentary session.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 11/07/2017 13:00:33 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

692166

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Politics: Education
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 recommendations in the WebRoots Democracy report, <i>Democracy 2:0: Hitting refresh on the Digital Democracy Commission</i>; and what assessment they have made of its call to make political education compulsory in schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL5460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government notes the recommendations in The Institute for Digital Democracy’s report <em>‘Democracy 2:0: Hitting refresh on the Digital Democracy Commission’</em> and thanks them for their work in this very important area. The subject of citizenship has been part of the national curriculum for secondary maintained schools since 2002. One of the aims of citizenship education is to ensure that young people acquire a sound knowledge and understanding of how the United Kingdom is governed, its political system and how citizens participate actively in its democratic systems of government. New statutory programmes giving schools greater freedom over how to teach their Citizenship curriculum, including the aspects of political literacy, have already been established, taking effect in September 2014. In addition, The Government also has a range of free learning resources, such as Rock Enrol!, that aim to engage young people in the democratic system and can be used in an educational setting.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 02/03/2017 16:37:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

677413

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	History: Publications
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 Young of Cookham on 23 January (HL4523), whether they intend to commission any new projects to carry forward the Official History programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL4879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>As the Noble Friend knows from my answer to his written question, there are a number of Official Histories currently being produced. The Government will decide on new history projects when the current programme has been completed.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/01/2017 14:16:37 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

671120

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	History: Publications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether plans have been made to continue the Official History programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL4523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the reply given by Lord Gardiner of Kimble during a QSD on Official Histories on 10 December 2015.</p><p>Following the recent publication of the Official History of the Cabinet Secretaries by Ian Beesley, the Government is now working towards the publication of several more previously-announced volumes, including the second volume of the Official History of the Civil Service, further volumes of the Official Histories of the UK’s relationship with the European Union, the Joint Intelligence Committee and the nuclear deterrent, and the first volume of the Official History of the Criminal Justice System in the near future.</p><p>As well as official histories, the Cabinet Office have also recently worked with Sir Anthony Seldon on a history of the Cabinet Office, published on the occasion of the department's centenary in December. In addition to this, the acclaimed online government history project continues with regular updates at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/history" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/history</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/01/2017 14:34:01 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

583912

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Profumo Inquiry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider releasing papers relating to Lord Denning's Report on the Profumo affair earlier than 2048.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answer Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen gave to Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield on 14 September 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Mobarik question first answered 21/09/2016 15:37:10 answering member 4335 label Biography information for Baroness Mobarik
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

576262

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Devolution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to respond to the Constitution Committee’s report, <i>Inter-governmental relations in the United Kingdom</i>, published on 27 March 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>I would like to thank the Constitution Committee for their report ‘Intergovernmental relations in the UK’ which was published in March 2015. As the former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster noted in his initial response to the Committee, the report was timely as it followed the launch of a joint review of intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom which was commissioned by the Prime Minister and heads of the Devolved Administrations at the Joint Ministerial Committee Plenary JMC(P) meeting in December 2014.</p><p>The review was undertaken by senior officials within each of the four administrations and the recommendations have been considered. It is anticipated that the review’s findings will be considered at the next Plenary meeting of the JMC later this year. The Committee has agreed that the Government issue a full response to its report following the JMC(P) meeting.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 09/09/2016 11:15:50 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

541216

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lord Chancellor
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the new Lord Chancellor meets the criteria for appointment laid down in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>Appointments of Government Ministers and the Lord Chancellor are for the Prime Minister to recommend to Her Majesty. I would note that Section 2 of the 2005 Act explicitly states that the Prime Minister may take into account experience as a Minister of the Crown and as a member of either House of Parliament when deciding whether a person is qualified by experience to be Lord Chancellor.</p><p>I would also refer the noble peer to the speech by the Lord Chief Justice at the swearing in of the Lord Chancellor, which provides background on the Lord Chancellor’s experience, but also the historical context of those who have had custody of the Great Seal of the Realm, including its first female keeper back in 1253.</p><p><a href="https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lcj-speech-swearing-in-lord-chancellor-july2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lcj-speech-swearing-in-lord-chancellor-july2016.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 28/09/2016 15:10:59 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

539188

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Privy Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the size of the Privy Council on 13 July; and how many appointments had been made to it up to that date since 11 May 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>The information is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Privy Counsellors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>13th July 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>657</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Appointments since 11th May 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>179</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 26/07/2016 13:11:18 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden