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432369

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date	25/11/2015
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords Press Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees, further to his Written Answer on 24 November (HL3466), whether the total of £195,000 for the estimated annual running costs of the House of Lords Press and Media Team includes the cost of office space and similar overheads, and if not, what are the estimated total running costs of that team including those overheads.
tabling member printed	Lord Dobbs
uin	HL3883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>No. The House of Lords has made no specific estimate of the cost of office space and similar overheads in respect of the House of Lords Press and Media Team; similar overheads apply to various Lords Departments and are part of the total running cost of Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 09/12/2015 12:04:29 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	4192 label Biography information for Lord Dobbs

432370

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords Press Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees, in the last four weeks, what press stories have been initiated by the House of Lords Press and Media team, and what are the web links to each.
tabling member printed	Lord Dobbs
uin	HL3884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>In the four weeks between Thursday 29 October and Thursday 26 November (when this question was tabled) at least 150 media stories about the work of the House of Lords have been generated following the issuing of press releases by the House of Lords Press and Media team.</p><p>This can be broken down to 34 broadcast features, 26 articles in national newspapers, 54 articles in newspapers from the nations and regions of the UK, 21 articles in trade publications and 10 articles on major news websites. It should be noted that the figure for websites includes only websites categorised as major national non-print news outlets such as the BBC, ITN, The Huffington Post etc. It excludes local news websites and websites of national newspapers.</p><p>During the four-week period in question a significant amount of the media coverage generated by the Press and Media Team was related to reports on the economic impact of further devolution from the Economic Affairs Committee, the report on the Scotland Bill from the Constitution Committee and the inquiry on the BBC Charter Renewal by the Communications Committee. There was also coverage of balloted debates following the Press and Media Team issuing press releases, which they offerfor all balloted debates. I have set out a range of examples of the coverage achieved as web links below.</p><br /><p><strong>Sample coverage of the Economic Affairs Committee report:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3326501/Peers-call-halt-devolution-powers-Scotland.html" target="_blank">www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3326501/Peers-call-halt-devolution-powers-Scotland.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/20/peers-threaten-to-block-scotland-bill-until-details-made-clear" target="_blank">www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/20/peers-threaten-to-block-scotland-bill-until-details-made-clear</a></p><p><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article4619111.ece" target="_blank">www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article4619111.ece</a> (subscription required)</p><p><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/leaders/article4618836.ece" target="_blank">www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/leaders/article4618836.ece</a> (subscription required)</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-34870354" target="_blank">www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-34870354</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-20/u-k-lords-seek-delay-to-scotland-bill-over-fiscal-uncertainty" target="_blank">www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-20/u-k-lords-seek-delay-to-scotland-bill-over-fiscal-uncertainty</a></p><p><a href="https://uk.news.yahoo.com/house-lords-flexes-muscle-again-062919748.html#cXsOuCX" target="_blank">uk.news.yahoo.com/house-lords-flexes-muscle-again-062919748.html#cXsOuCX</a></p><p><a href="http://www.thenational.scot/news/nobody-knows-what-is-going-on-lords-demands-halt-to-scotland-bill.10229" target="_blank">www.thenational.scot/news/nobody-knows-what-is-going-on-lords-demands-halt-to-scotland-bill.10229</a></p><p><a href="http://www.thenational.scot/comment/the-national-view-fiscal-framework-must-be-afforded-very-close-scrutiny.10210" target="_blank">www.thenational.scot/comment/the-national-view-fiscal-framework-must-be-afforded-very-close-scrutiny.10210</a></p><p><a href="http://news.stv.tv/scotland-decides/news/1332921-new-scots-powers-in-peril-as-lords-demand-halt-to-devolution-bill/" target="_blank">news.stv.tv/scotland-decides/news/1332921-new-scots-powers-in-peril-as-lords-demand-halt-to-devolution-bill/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/14091782.Lords_call_for_a_halt_to_Scotland_Bill_in_damning_verdict_on_transfer_of_powers/" target="_blank">www.heraldscotland.com/politics/14091782.Lords_call_for_a_halt_to_Scotland_Bill_in_damning_verdict_on_transfer_of_powers/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/politics/756995/halt-the-scotland-bill-lords-committee-declares/" target="_blank">www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/politics/756995/halt-the-scotland-bill-lords-committee-declares/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/lords-committee-halts-scotland-bill-6865533" target="_blank">www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/lords-committee-halts-scotland-bill-6865533</a></p><p><a href="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/peers-call-for-scotland-bill-halt-amid-funding-package-concerns-34218366.html" target="_blank">www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/peers-call-for-scotland-bill-halt-amid-funding-package-concerns-34218366.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/scrap-barnett-formula-boost-scrutiny-10472253" target="_blank">www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/scrap-barnett-formula-boost-scrutiny-10472253</a></p><p><a href="http://forargyll.com/?p=102820" target="_blank">forargyll.com/?p=102820</a></p><br /><p><strong>Sample coverage of the Constitution Committee report:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article4622064.ece" target="_blank">www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article4622064.ece</a> (subscription required)</p><p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/lords-committee-scotland-bill-will-risk-future-of-uk-1-3956632" target="_blank">www.scotsman.com/news/uk/lords-committee-scotland-bill-will-risk-future-of-uk-1-3956632</a></p><p><a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/14098192.Lowering_voting_age_in_Scotland_could_mean_votes_for_prisoners_too__say_peers/" target="_blank">www.heraldscotland.com/politics/14098192.Lowering_voting_age_in_Scotland_could_mean_votes_for_prisoners_too__say_peers/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.thenational.scot/news/more-peers-call-to-delay-progress-of-the-scotland-bill.10363" target="_blank">www.thenational.scot/news/more-peers-call-to-delay-progress-of-the-scotland-bill.10363</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-23/delay-to-bill-on-new-scots-powers-urged-by-second-lords-panel" target="_blank">www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-23/delay-to-bill-on-new-scots-powers-urged-by-second-lords-panel</a></p><p><a href="http://forargyll.com/?p=102904" target="_blank">forargyll.com/?p=102904</a></p><p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/11/23/scotland-bill-devolution-the-vow-lords_n_8628320.html" target="_blank">www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/11/23/scotland-bill-devolution-the-vow-lords_n_8628320.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-34904774" target="_blank">www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-34904774</a></p><br /><p><strong>Sample coverage of the Communications Committee inquiry:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/17/john-whittingdale-defends-bbc-charter-panel-secrecy" target="_blank">www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/17/john-whittingdale-defends-bbc-charter-panel-secrecy</a></p><p><a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/14037798.Culture_Secretary_John_Whittingdale_not__out_to_diminish__BBC/" target="_blank">www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/14037798.Culture_Secretary_John_Whittingdale_not__out_to_diminish__BBC/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/whittingdale-rushed-bbc-funding-deal-will-not-be-repeated/5096987.article" target="_blank">www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/whittingdale-rushed-bbc-funding-deal-will-not-be-repeated/5096987.article</a></p><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/bbc/11987215/Lord-Hall-Top-3400-most-watched-TV-shows-are-British.html" target="_blank">www.telegraph.co.uk/news/bbc/11987215/Lord-Hall-Top-3400-most-watched-TV-shows-are-British.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/director-general-lord-hall-im-sad-the-voice-is-leaving-bbc-34188366.html" target="_blank">www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/director-general-lord-hall-im-sad-the-voice-is-leaving-bbc-34188366.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/10/bbc-director-general-hints-itv-has-poached-the-voice" target="_blank">www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/10/bbc-director-general-hints-itv-has-poached-the-voice</a></p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/03/bbc-vice-news" target="_blank">www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/03/bbc-vice-news</a></p><br /><p>The cross-party make-up of Select Committees allow the Press and Media team to develop and deliver proactive communications strategies for Committee work; that can prove more challenging for legislative work and areas of the House’s work subject to party political debate. In the 2014-15 session of Parliament, the Press and Media Team’s proactive promotion of select committee work generated 856 positive items of media coverage.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 09/12/2015 16:06:02 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	4192 label Biography information for Lord Dobbs

432371

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords Press Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many peers receive the daily press coverage service of the House of Lords Press and Media Team.
tabling member printed	Lord Dobbs
uin	HL3885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>63 members of the House of Lords currently receive the House of Lords Press and Media Team’s daily media summary, in addition to 6 Members’ staff and 180 staff of the House of Lords Administration. Any Member who wishes to receive the summary should contact the Press and Media Team (<a href="mailto:lordspressoffice@parliament.uk" target="_blank">lordspressoffice@parliament.uk</a>).</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 09/12/2015 12:03:58 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	4192 label Biography information for Lord Dobbs

432372

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2015
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consulted the Electoral Commission prior to the publication of the draft Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2015, and if so whether the response from the Electoral Commission indicated support for those draft Regulations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL3886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>As required by section 7(2) (k) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Government formally consulted the Electoral Commission prior to the publication of the draft regulations. The Commission’s response did not give an indication as to whether or not it agreed with the policy approach but made a number of recommendations which were considered when finalising the draft regulations. The Government did not consult any registered political parties prior to laying the draft Regulations as there is no statutory requirement to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL3887 question first answered 09/12/2015 17:25:34 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

432373

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2015
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consulted all registered political parties prior to the publication of the draft Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL3887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>As required by section 7(2) (k) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Government formally consulted the Electoral Commission prior to the publication of the draft regulations. The Commission’s response did not give an indication as to whether or not it agreed with the policy approach but made a number of recommendations which were considered when finalising the draft regulations. The Government did not consult any registered political parties prior to laying the draft Regulations as there is no statutory requirement to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL3886 question first answered 09/12/2015 17:25:35 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

432374

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel following the Decision adopted by the IPU's Governing Council meeting on 21 October concerning Palestinian parliamentarians, in particular about the health of those parliamentarians being detained, access for family visits, and grounds for early release.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>We remain concerned about Israel’s extensive use of administrative detention which, in accordance with international law, should not be used as routine practice, and should be a preventive rather than a punitive measure. We have not specifically raised the cases of detained Palestinian Legislative Council members. On 3 November officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised the issue of administrative detention with Israeli officials from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/12/2015 16:21:18 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

432375

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 November (HL3768), how local support for Police and Crime Commissioners to take responsibility for fire and rescue services in their areas will be assessed.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The recent consultation on enabling closer working between the emergency services detailed the proposed process for assessing local support where a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is seeking to take responsibility for fire and rescue services. This includes a requirement for the PCC to consult locally and, where the PCC and relevant local authorities are not in agreement, Ministers may seek an independent assessment on the merits of transferring fire and rescue to the PCC before making a decision.</p><p>The Government is still considering the responses to the consultation before the proposals can be finalised. The Government’s response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/12/2015 15:11:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

432376

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland (Elections) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the decision was taken to lay the Northern Ireland (Elections) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 on 2 November, and which Ministers were involved in taking the decision.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Office Ministers took the decision to lay the Northern Ireland (Elections) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2015 on 30 October 2015, following discussions with Ministerial colleagues at the Cabinet Office. Northern Ireland Office officials began work on the Order in May 2015, although work was delayed by the department’s focus on the Northern Ireland Talks process. The Minister of Justice in Northern Ireland was advised of the impact of the proposed changes relating to procedural error by letter on 31 July 2015. The Chief Electoral Officer expressed support for the proposed content of the Order in meetings in June 2015. The Electoral Commission was consulted on the Order on 1 October 2015. As the Explanatory Memorandum to the Order sets out, there are significant differences in the systems operating in Northern Ireland and Great Britain and a one size fits all approach is not justified.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Dunlop grouped question UIN HL3891 HL3892 HL3893 question first answered 02/12/2015 13:44:23 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

432377

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland (Elections) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what date (1) the Chief Electoral Officer, and (2) the Electoral Commission, was consulted on the Northern Ireland (Elections) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Office Ministers took the decision to lay the Northern Ireland (Elections) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2015 on 30 October 2015, following discussions with Ministerial colleagues at the Cabinet Office. Northern Ireland Office officials began work on the Order in May 2015, although work was delayed by the department’s focus on the Northern Ireland Talks process. The Minister of Justice in Northern Ireland was advised of the impact of the proposed changes relating to procedural error by letter on 31 July 2015. The Chief Electoral Officer expressed support for the proposed content of the Order in meetings in June 2015. The Electoral Commission was consulted on the Order on 1 October 2015. As the Explanatory Memorandum to the Order sets out, there are significant differences in the systems operating in Northern Ireland and Great Britain and a one size fits all approach is not justified.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Dunlop grouped question UIN HL3890 HL3892 HL3893 question first answered 02/12/2015 13:44:23 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

432378

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland (Elections) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what date the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland was advised of the impact on the criminal offence of breach of official duty as a result of the changes relating to the correction of procedural error made by the Northern Ireland (Elections) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Office Ministers took the decision to lay the Northern Ireland (Elections) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2015 on 30 October 2015, following discussions with Ministerial colleagues at the Cabinet Office. Northern Ireland Office officials began work on the Order in May 2015, although work was delayed by the department’s focus on the Northern Ireland Talks process. The Minister of Justice in Northern Ireland was advised of the impact of the proposed changes relating to procedural error by letter on 31 July 2015. The Chief Electoral Officer expressed support for the proposed content of the Order in meetings in June 2015. The Electoral Commission was consulted on the Order on 1 October 2015. As the Explanatory Memorandum to the Order sets out, there are significant differences in the systems operating in Northern Ireland and Great Britain and a one size fits all approach is not justified.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Dunlop grouped question UIN HL3890 HL3891 HL3893 question first answered 02/12/2015 13:44:23 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark