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166105

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
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 20 November (HL2705), whether they have taken, or will take, any action in relation to any contracts for services by them or bodies funded by them entered into with auditors, accountants or financial advisers named in <i>The Guardian</i> on 6 November.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is clear that aggressive tax avoidance is totally unacceptable. That is why we are closing loopholes, bringing in a General Anti-Abuse Rule, and investing additional funding to help HMRC promote tax compliance.</p><p>The Government’s policy to promote tax compliance through public procurement is another tool that means government departments can exercise their power to exclude firms bidding for government contracts solely on the basis that they have been non-compliant in meeting their legal tax obligations.</p><p>This issue will remain under constant review by HM Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 09/12/2014 15:23:19 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

166108

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Devolution: England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce legislation to create an English parliament; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is considering the various constitutional issues that arise from further devolution, including the so-called West Lothian question.</p><p>Discussions on this issue and other proposals relating to 'the English question' are ongoing. The Government does not believe at present there is public support for a separate English Parliament which would increase the cost of politics and the number of politicians.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 08/12/2014 17:54:29 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

166121

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in a referendum on the United Kingdom membership of the European Union, those United Kingdom citizens who live in other European Union countries will be allowed a vote.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>The franchise for any referendum is set out in primary legislation which establishes that referendum. It will therefore be for Parliament to agree the franchise to be used in any future referendum on UK membership of the European Union. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 08/12/2014 17:56:09 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

164495

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	IVF
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 17 November (HL2643) and by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 21 November (HL2908), how it was possible to describe the annual incidence of linked infant deaths in answer to the previous question if such statistics were unavailable due to information on multiplicity not having been recorded at death registration; and what was the overall incidence of stillbirths for the past decade following foetal reduction in either the first trimester or early in the second trimester that affected (1) the remaining twin from the same twin pregnancy, (2) one of the remaining triplets from the same pregnancy, and (3) both of the remaining triplets from the same pregnancy.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 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 printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 01/12/2014 12:07:47 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL3088 Lord Alton ONS Letter.pdf title UK Statistics Authority Reply
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

164236

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Income: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much revenue (1) the South West of England, and (2) Bristol, have been responsible for as a percentage of the United Kingdom's gross national product since May 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL3066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 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 printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 05/12/2014 12:43:47 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL3066 Baroness Royall ONS Letter.pdf title UK Statistics Authority Reply
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

157062

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people in (1) the United Kingdom, (2) the South West of England, and (3) Bristol, are not in employment, education or training a year after having left (a) compulsory education, (b) further education, and (c) higher education.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL3007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 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 printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 04/12/2014 17:48:34 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL3007 Baroness Royall ONS Letter.pdf title UK Statistics Authority Reply
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

157063

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Income: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much revenue (1) the South West of England, and (2) Bristol, has been responsible for in real terms as a percentage of the United Kingdom’s gross national product since May 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL3008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 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 printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 02/12/2014 12:28:12 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL3008 Baroness Royall ONS Letter.pdf title UK Statistics Authority Reply
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

157067

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Acts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which are the oldest three Acts on the statute book; and what is the reason for their retention in each case.
tabling member printed	Lord Skelmersdale
uin	HL3012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>Legislation.gov.uk lists all of the known Acts of the United Kingdom Parliament and its predecessors.</p><p>The three oldest enactments are contained in the 1267 Statute of Marlborough which contains four chapters from that session. The age of an Act does not always indicate its utility; legislation is only repealed where a clear case has been made to do so. The Law Commissions regularly produce reports identifying obsolete and unnecessary legislation.</p><p>The Law Commission for England and Wales have recently published a consultation paper proposing the repeal of chapters 4 and 15 of the Statute of Marlborough. The consultation can be found at the following web address:</p><p><a href="http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/consultations/general-slr-repeal-proposals.htm" target="_blank">http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/consultations/general-slr-repeal-proposals.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 03/12/2014 15:37:03 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3121 label Biography information for Lord Skelmersdale

157074

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lobbying
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in establishing a statutory register of lobbyists.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL3019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has appointed Alison White as Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists and recently consulted on the draft regulations that will complete the statutory framework for the register.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 01/12/2014 15:58:54 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

156523

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	Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what instructions and training notes they provide to officials preparing answers to parliamentary questions; and whether they will publish any such documents.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Guidance on responding to written parliamentary questions is provided by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons. This guidance is published on the Gov.uk website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</a>. A copy of the guidance is attached to this answer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 01/12/2014 16:18:17 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name drafting-pq-responses.pdf title Drafting Answers Guidance
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird