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224255

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of charity law in the United Kingdom and the case for reform.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government published its response to Lord Hodgson’s statutory review of the Charities Act 2006, and the Public Administration Select Committee’s review of the regulation of charities on the legal and regulatory framework for charities in England and Wales in September 2013. Most of the reports’ recommendations were accepted and these are currently being taken forward.</p><p>The Joint Committee on the Draft Protection of Charities Bill published its report into its scrutiny of the Draft Protection of Charities Bill on 25 February 2015. The Draft bill would give the Charity Commission more powers to tackle mismanagement and abuse in charities. The Government will respond shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Charity law is devolved in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/03/2015 13:33:17 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

224256

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Almshouses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of almshouses.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>Almshouses continue to play an important role today in providing accommodation for those in need throughout the United Kingdom and have a role in responding to the huge national challenge of creating more housing specially designed for older people. Almshouses have been part of this country's life for many generations and also make a valuable contribution to our national heritage by maintaining many fine, historic buildings.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/03/2015 13:12:26 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

176657

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the number of electors registered in each constituency on the new electoral registers; what is the change compared with the registers as first published in the previous year in (1) numbers, and (2) as a percentage change; and whether they are taking further action to increase the number of people registered before the General Election.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>We are only mid-way through the transition to Individual Electoral Registration (IER) and so the current electoral registers offer only an initial and partial snapshot of the registration landscape. Electoral statistics based on the last electoral registers published under the previous household system are available on the Office for National Statistics website:</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pop-estimate/electoral-statistics-for-uk/2013/stb---2013-electoral-statistics.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pop-estimate/electoral-statistics-for-uk/2013/stb---2013-electoral-statistics.html</a></p><p> </p><p>ONS plans to publish statistics for England and Wales on 26 February based on the registers as at 1 December 2014 and on 16 April for the Scottish registers as at 2 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided funding of over £14 million between financial years 2013/14 and 2014/15 to support the costs of activities aimed at increasing the completeness and accuracy of the electoral register. We have also provided all Local Authorities and Valuation Joint Boards in Great Britain with a share of £30m resource funding, across this financial year and the previous financial year, to support them in making the transition to IER.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 12/02/2015 16:56:29 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

155364

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what powers local authorities possess to improve the accuracy of the register of electors in their own locality.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities in Great Britain are required to appoint and fund Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), who are legally distinct from the authority which appoints them. The role and powers of EROs is set out in statute. They are responsible for compiling and maintaining registers of electors for their areas.</p><p> </p><p>Electoral registration in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL2823 question first answered 18/11/2014 16:29:47 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

155365

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the powers of an Electoral Registration Officer differ from those of a local authority in the regulation of electors.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities in Great Britain are required to appoint and fund Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), who are legally distinct from the authority which appoints them. The role and powers of EROs is set out in statute. They are responsible for compiling and maintaining registers of electors for their areas.</p><p> </p><p>Electoral registration in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL2822 question first answered 18/11/2014 16:29:47 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

155515

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many harassment cases were reported to the police in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
uin	214310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 17/11/2014 16:40:15 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 214310 ONS 400.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Harassment Cases
tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

147397

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Mutual Societies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action are they taking to support the establishment of mutuals in local government.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to helping public sector staff take control of the services they deliver. The Cabinet Office Mutual Support Programme (MSP) provides £10m in funding to deliver guidance and support to employee controlled services and organisations.</p><p> </p><p>There are now 101 cross-sector public service mutuals across England, delivering over £1.5bn of public services.</p><p> </p><p>More information on the support available through the Cabinet Office Mutuals Programme can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/mutuals</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 17/11/2014 12:36:27 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

99784

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Social Enterprises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which social enterprise incubators outside London his Department supports.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	211134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office has supported 10 incubators through its £10M Social Incubator Fund.</p><p>The incubators cover all areas of England, with six of the incubators located outside of London.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Incubator </strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Geographical focus</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td>Social Incubator North</td><td><p>North of England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Incubator East</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEEDbed</p></td><td><p>South West of England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dotforge</p></td><td><p>North of England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Young Academy</p></td><td><p>London, Nottingham and Derby</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solve</p></td><td><p>London and Birmingham / Black Country</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The other four incubators (Wayra UnLtd, Bethnal Green Ventures, Big Issue Invest's Corporate Social Venturing and Health Social Innovators’ Fund) are based in London but have a national focus.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 23/10/2014 15:48:06 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

61931

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: ICT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes local authorities are required to make to their information technology services in order to remain connected to the gov.uk secure network.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The Public Services Network (PSN) is a new and trusted single network for government. Ninety-eight per cent of local authorities have already transitioned to PSN, with the remainder due to transfer before the end of summer.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is supporting local authorities as they transition to PSN by providing guidance, project managers and information assurance specialists.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL350 HL351 question first answered 24/06/2014 16:33:23 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

61932

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: ICT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice has been issued to local authorities to make the required changes to their information technology services to remain connected to the gov.uk secure network.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The Public Services Network (PSN) is a new and trusted single network for government. Ninety-eight per cent of local authorities have already transitioned to PSN, with the remainder due to transfer before the end of summer.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is supporting local authorities as they transition to PSN by providing guidance, project managers and information assurance specialists.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL349 HL351 question first answered 24/06/2014 16:33:23 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark