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1696348

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date	14/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many times since 2015 ministers have been asked to forego a ministerial salary; and what were the reasons for those requests.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL3294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The number of ministerial salaries available to the government at any one time is 109. This is a statutory limit governed by the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975.</p><p>It is routinely the case that some ministers will be asked to serve in an unpaid capacity given the statutory limitations on the number of available salaries. A list of ministers who are currently serving in an unpaid capacity are as follows:</p><ul><li><p>Richard Holden MP, Minister of State (Minister without Portfolio) in the Cabinet Office (receives a salary from the Conservative Party)</p></li><li><p>The Rt Hon John Glen MP, Minister of State and Paymaster General, Cabinet Office</p></li><li><p>The Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE, Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade.</p></li><li><p>The Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office.</p></li><li><p>The Earl of Minto, Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence.</p></li><li><p>The Rt Hon. the Earl Howe, Minister of State and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords.</p></li><li><p>The Rt Hon. the Lord Benyon, Minister of State, jointly at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</p></li><li><p>The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.</p></li><li><p>Andrew Griffith MP, Minister of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.</p></li><li><p>The Baroness Barran MBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education and Government Equalities Spokesperson in the Lords.</p></li><li><p>The Lord Douglas-Miller OBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</p></li><li><p>The Lord Markham CBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care.</p></li><li><p>The Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice</p></li><li><p>The Viscount Camrose, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.</p></li><li><p>The Lord Offord of Garvel CVO, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business and Trade.</p></li><li><p>The Lord Cameron of Lochiel, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Scotland Office.</p></li><li><p>The Lord Roborough, Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The list of all government ministers on GOV.UK is updated following each reshuffle. The current government list is on gov.uk at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers</a>.</p><p>It would be a significant undertaking to calculate the exact number of unpaid ministers since 2015, especially given some ministers have dual roles (where they are paid in one role but not in another) such as if they hold more than one ministerial position. We can estimate however that over the last decade, this number has been approximately 10-20 at any given time.</p><p>It is ultimately for the Prime Minister to decide how to organise the executive and which ministers are paid a salary. While the Cabinet Office provides advice to the Prime Minister on the number of salaries available, the department does not decide the allocation of salaries.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Ministers are continuing to voluntarily waive part of their salaries, foregoing any pay increase to their Ministerial salaries. This means ministers in the Commons’ salaries have not increased since 2010; and ministers in the House of Lords have received frozen salaries since 2019. Further information is published on GOV.UK at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL3293 HL3295 HL3296 question first answered 28/03/2024 12:59:24 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1540908

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Demonstrations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will seek a UN investigation into the recent killing of protestors in Iran.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL3294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to working with international partners to hold Iran to account for its persistent violations of human rights and violent repression of legitimate protests. This includes through the full range of multilateral fora, including the UN Human Rights Council, UN Security Council, G7 and the UN General Assembly Third Committee. We continue to support the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran Human Rights and have co-sponsored his mandate each year.</p><p>The UK supports holding a Special Session of the Human Rights Council on 24 November, and will be seeking a strong UN mandate to establish an investigative mechanism into the human rights violations currently taking place in Iran.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/11/2022 13:25:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

1362403

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Airport Passenger Duty is applied to internal flights from Northern Ireland within the UK; and if so, what plans there are for this to cease.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL3294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>Air Passenger Duty (APD) is a per-passenger tax levied on flights departing from UK airports, including those between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget, the Government announced that, from April 2023, it would introduce a new reduced domestic band of APD, covering flights between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in order to support connectivity across the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/11/2021 15:46:49 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1189777

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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	Hong Kong: Demonstrations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the Hong Kong protests issued on 18 April, what plans they have to meet with China’s Ambassador to the UK; whether the UK Ambassador to China will meet with officials in Beijing; and what further steps they are taking in response to those protests as a signatory to the Sino-British Joint Declaration 1984.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned about the arrests of a number of political figures in Hong Kong, and are following these cases closely. We expect any arrests and judicial processes to be conducted in a fair and transparent manner.</p><p>The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to Hong Kong's way of life and as such is protected in both the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law. It is essential that any protests are conducted peacefully, and that the authorities avoid actions that inflame tensions. The authorities should focus on rebuilding trust through a process of meaningful political dialogue.</p><p>The UK remains committed to upholding the rights and freedoms underpinned by the Joint Declaration, the Basic Law and enshrined in Hong Kong's Bill of Rights, and we expect the Chinese authorities to respect and preserve Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy. We have made this position clear to the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing and the Chinese Embassy in London, and will continue to do so, publicly and privately.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/05/2020 11:05:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

789910

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Continuing Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was spent by the NHS on Continuing Health Care for each of the last three years for which information is available.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL3294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The following table shows the total amount spent on packages of care for standard National Health Service Continuing Healthcare (CHC), Fast Track NHS CHC and NHS CHC Healthcare Personal Health Budgets in the last three years:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>CHC spend (£ billion)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It should be noted that these figures do not include administrative costs, costs for children’s NHS CHC or expenditure for NHS CHC Previously Unassessed Periods of Care</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 29/11/2017 14:08:49 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

637781

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken to prevent the use of aggressive tax avoidance schemes under which employers reduce their national insurance payments and exploit VAT rules designed to benefit very small businesses; and with what results.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>These schemes are under investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Penalties are in place for those caught attempting to avoid tax by using an avoidance scheme. This includes promoters of such schemes who can face fines of up to £1 million for failing to notify an avoidance scheme under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes regime.</p><p> </p><p>In the last two years, HMRC has secured an additional £5.5 billion through targeting tax avoidance schemes<em>.</em> The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the Autumn Statement 2016 that the Government will counter abuse of the VAT Flat Rate Scheme while keeping VAT accounting simple for the small businesses that use the scheme as intended.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 30/11/2016 14:20:45 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

425896

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
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 Government
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 Dunlop on 27 October (HL2714) concerning activity under the 1998 Belfast Agreement, whether any representatives of the government of the Republic of Ireland were present at the most recent talks under Section 1 of the Belfast Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to my previous answers on this subject. The involvement of the Irish Government is in accordance with the established three-stranded approach to Northern Ireland affairs and the 1998 Belfast Agreement.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 12/11/2015 13:02:55 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

166876

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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	European Commission
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 Anelay of St Johns on 20 November (HL2790) concerning candidates nominated by member states of the European Union to the European Commission, whether the member state or the President of the European Commission would be the final arbiter of whether the nominee takes office.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the nobel Lord to my previous answer. Depending on the particular circumstances and facts of the situation, both parties would need to discuss and agree next steps.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/12/2014 17:06:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon