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753911
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Council of Ministers more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government how many formal and informal meetings of the Council of Ministers of the EU, and its committees, ministers attended in 2016. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Adonis more like this
uin HL1057 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-08-01more like thismore than 2017-08-01
answer text <p>​Given the frequency of meetings and recent Ministerial changes, we would not be able to collate the attendance for 2016 in a way that would able us to answer your request without exceeding the appropriate cost and time limit.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-08-01T15:24:45.853Zmore like thismore than 2017-08-01T15:24:45.853Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
3743
label Biography information for Lord Adonis remove filter
753912
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading UK Joint Delegation to NATO more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of the Office of the UK's Permanent Representative to NATO in 2016-17. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Adonis more like this
uin HL1059 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-08-02more like thismore than 2017-08-02
answer text <p>​The 'Cost of Post' to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for the UK Delegation to NATO in Brussels in Financial Year 2016-17 was £2,953,128. This figure represents the Total Direct Expenditure including Management and Support activity.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-08-02T10:09:27.323Zmore like thismore than 2017-08-02T10:09:27.323Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
3743
label Biography information for Lord Adonis remove filter
753913
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading UK Joint Delegation to NATO more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government, as at 1 July, how many staff were attached to the UK Permanent Representation to NATO. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Adonis more like this
uin HL1058 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-08-02more like thismore than 2017-08-02
answer text <p>There are 18 FCO UK-based members of staff and five FCO Locally Engaged members of staff working in UKDel NATO.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence also supports 18 military personnel and 10 civilian staff in the joint Delegation.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-08-02T10:09:41.397Zmore like thismore than 2017-08-02T10:09:41.397Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
3743
label Biography information for Lord Adonis remove filter
753258
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading University of Bath: Pay more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Minister for Higher Education's advice to the Higher Education Funding Council for England that there should be restraint in senior management pay in the sector, whether they conside the salary of £451,000 paid to the Vice Chancellor of Bath University to be appropriate. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Adonis more like this
uin HL946 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-08-09more like thismore than 2017-08-09
answer text <p>Minister Johnson, the Minister for Universities and Science, in his speech at Reform on 20 July 2017, called on the sector to put an end to increasing vice chancellor pay and provide justification for the exceptional circumstances for large pay awards to improve value for money.</p><p> </p><p>He also announced that he will be issuing new guidance to the Office for Students (OfS) to use its powers to address this problem.</p><p> </p><p>Universities are autonomous bodies and it is their responsibility to determine pay arrangements for their staff. However, Minister Johnson has called for action to put an end to the upward spiral in vice chancellors’ pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s 2017/18 grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) stated:</p><p> </p><p>“The Government is clear that efficiency includes demonstrating restraint in senior pay and remains concerned about the substantial upwards drift in salaries of some top management. We would like to see senior leaders in the sector exercise more pay restraint.”</p><p> </p><p>HEFCE issued guidance to the sector on severance pay and the remuneration of senior staff in June 2017: <a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2017/CL,172017/" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2017/CL,172017/</a> (copy attached).</p><p> </p><p>It states that governing bodies and remuneration committees should always bear in mind the principles outlined and to record clearly the rationale behind their decisions, including any divergence from the guidance.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Sugg more like this
grouped question UIN
HL947 more like this
HL948 more like this
HL949 more like this
HL950 more like this
HL951 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-08-09T16:09:58.673Zmore like thismore than 2017-08-09T16:09:58.673Z
answering member
4584
label Biography information for Baroness Sugg more like this
attachment
1
file name HEFCE guidance on severance pay and the reuneration of senior staff June 2017.pdf more like this
title HEFCE severance pay & remumeration of senior staff more like this
tabling member
3743
label Biography information for Lord Adonis remove filter
753259
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading University of Bath: Pay more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government whether any Minister or official has met or written to the Vice Chancellor of Bath University or the Chair of the Council of Bath University to discuss the pay of the Vice Chancellor. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Adonis more like this
uin HL947 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-08-09more like thismore than 2017-08-09
answer text <p>Minister Johnson, the Minister for Universities and Science, in his speech at Reform on 20 July 2017, called on the sector to put an end to increasing vice chancellor pay and provide justification for the exceptional circumstances for large pay awards to improve value for money.</p><p> </p><p>He also announced that he will be issuing new guidance to the Office for Students (OfS) to use its powers to address this problem.</p><p> </p><p>Universities are autonomous bodies and it is their responsibility to determine pay arrangements for their staff. However, Minister Johnson has called for action to put an end to the upward spiral in vice chancellors’ pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s 2017/18 grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) stated:</p><p> </p><p>“The Government is clear that efficiency includes demonstrating restraint in senior pay and remains concerned about the substantial upwards drift in salaries of some top management. We would like to see senior leaders in the sector exercise more pay restraint.”</p><p> </p><p>HEFCE issued guidance to the sector on severance pay and the remuneration of senior staff in June 2017: <a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2017/CL,172017/" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2017/CL,172017/</a> (copy attached).</p><p> </p><p>It states that governing bodies and remuneration committees should always bear in mind the principles outlined and to record clearly the rationale behind their decisions, including any divergence from the guidance.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Sugg more like this
grouped question UIN
HL946 more like this
HL948 more like this
HL949 more like this
HL950 more like this
HL951 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-08-09T16:09:58.737Zmore like thismore than 2017-08-09T16:09:58.737Z
answering member
4584
label Biography information for Baroness Sugg more like this
attachment
1
file name HEFCE guidance on severance pay and the reuneration of senior staff June 2017.pdf more like this
title HEFCE severance pay & remumeration of senior staff more like this
tabling member
3743
label Biography information for Lord Adonis remove filter
753260
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government whether any Minister or official has met the Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England to express concerns about top management pay in the higher education sector; and, if so, what was the outcome of any discussion. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Adonis more like this
uin HL948 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-08-09more like thismore than 2017-08-09
answer text <p>Minister Johnson, the Minister for Universities and Science, in his speech at Reform on 20 July 2017, called on the sector to put an end to increasing vice chancellor pay and provide justification for the exceptional circumstances for large pay awards to improve value for money.</p><p> </p><p>He also announced that he will be issuing new guidance to the Office for Students (OfS) to use its powers to address this problem.</p><p> </p><p>Universities are autonomous bodies and it is their responsibility to determine pay arrangements for their staff. However, Minister Johnson has called for action to put an end to the upward spiral in vice chancellors’ pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s 2017/18 grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) stated:</p><p> </p><p>“The Government is clear that efficiency includes demonstrating restraint in senior pay and remains concerned about the substantial upwards drift in salaries of some top management. We would like to see senior leaders in the sector exercise more pay restraint.”</p><p> </p><p>HEFCE issued guidance to the sector on severance pay and the remuneration of senior staff in June 2017: <a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2017/CL,172017/" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2017/CL,172017/</a> (copy attached).</p><p> </p><p>It states that governing bodies and remuneration committees should always bear in mind the principles outlined and to record clearly the rationale behind their decisions, including any divergence from the guidance.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Sugg more like this
grouped question UIN
HL946 more like this
HL947 more like this
HL949 more like this
HL950 more like this
HL951 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-08-09T16:09:58.797Zmore like thismore than 2017-08-09T16:09:58.797Z
answering member
4584
label Biography information for Baroness Sugg more like this
attachment
1
file name HEFCE guidance on severance pay and the reuneration of senior staff June 2017.pdf more like this
title HEFCE severance pay & remumeration of senior staff more like this
tabling member
3743
label Biography information for Lord Adonis remove filter
753261
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading University of Bath: Pay more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government whether the Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England has met or written to the Vice Chancellor of Bath University or the Chair of the Council of Bath University to discuss the pay of the Vice Chancellor of Bath University. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Adonis more like this
uin HL949 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-08-09more like thismore than 2017-08-09
answer text <p>Minister Johnson, the Minister for Universities and Science, in his speech at Reform on 20 July 2017, called on the sector to put an end to increasing vice chancellor pay and provide justification for the exceptional circumstances for large pay awards to improve value for money.</p><p> </p><p>He also announced that he will be issuing new guidance to the Office for Students (OfS) to use its powers to address this problem.</p><p> </p><p>Universities are autonomous bodies and it is their responsibility to determine pay arrangements for their staff. However, Minister Johnson has called for action to put an end to the upward spiral in vice chancellors’ pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s 2017/18 grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) stated:</p><p> </p><p>“The Government is clear that efficiency includes demonstrating restraint in senior pay and remains concerned about the substantial upwards drift in salaries of some top management. We would like to see senior leaders in the sector exercise more pay restraint.”</p><p> </p><p>HEFCE issued guidance to the sector on severance pay and the remuneration of senior staff in June 2017: <a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2017/CL,172017/" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2017/CL,172017/</a> (copy attached).</p><p> </p><p>It states that governing bodies and remuneration committees should always bear in mind the principles outlined and to record clearly the rationale behind their decisions, including any divergence from the guidance.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Sugg more like this
grouped question UIN
HL946 more like this
HL947 more like this
HL948 more like this
HL950 more like this
HL951 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-08-09T16:09:58.843Zmore like thismore than 2017-08-09T16:09:58.843Z
answering member
4584
label Biography information for Baroness Sugg more like this
attachment
1
file name HEFCE guidance on severance pay and the reuneration of senior staff June 2017.pdf more like this
title HEFCE severance pay & remumeration of senior staff more like this
tabling member
3743
label Biography information for Lord Adonis remove filter
753262
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to limit increases in senior managaement pay in the higher education sector. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Adonis more like this
uin HL950 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-08-09more like thismore than 2017-08-09
answer text <p>Minister Johnson, the Minister for Universities and Science, in his speech at Reform on 20 July 2017, called on the sector to put an end to increasing vice chancellor pay and provide justification for the exceptional circumstances for large pay awards to improve value for money.</p><p> </p><p>He also announced that he will be issuing new guidance to the Office for Students (OfS) to use its powers to address this problem.</p><p> </p><p>Universities are autonomous bodies and it is their responsibility to determine pay arrangements for their staff. However, Minister Johnson has called for action to put an end to the upward spiral in vice chancellors’ pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s 2017/18 grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) stated:</p><p> </p><p>“The Government is clear that efficiency includes demonstrating restraint in senior pay and remains concerned about the substantial upwards drift in salaries of some top management. We would like to see senior leaders in the sector exercise more pay restraint.”</p><p> </p><p>HEFCE issued guidance to the sector on severance pay and the remuneration of senior staff in June 2017: <a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2017/CL,172017/" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2017/CL,172017/</a> (copy attached).</p><p> </p><p>It states that governing bodies and remuneration committees should always bear in mind the principles outlined and to record clearly the rationale behind their decisions, including any divergence from the guidance.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Sugg more like this
grouped question UIN
HL946 more like this
HL947 more like this
HL948 more like this
HL949 more like this
HL951 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-08-09T16:09:58.923Zmore like thismore than 2017-08-09T16:09:58.923Z
answering member
4584
label Biography information for Baroness Sugg more like this
attachment
1
file name HEFCE guidance on severance pay and the reuneration of senior staff June 2017.pdf more like this
title HEFCE severance pay & remumeration of senior staff more like this
tabling member
3743
label Biography information for Lord Adonis remove filter
753263
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what action the Higher Education Funding Council for England has taken to restrain the growth in senior management pay in the higher education sector. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Adonis more like this
uin HL951 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-08-09more like thismore than 2017-08-09
answer text <p>Minister Johnson, the Minister for Universities and Science, in his speech at Reform on 20 July 2017, called on the sector to put an end to increasing vice chancellor pay and provide justification for the exceptional circumstances for large pay awards to improve value for money.</p><p> </p><p>He also announced that he will be issuing new guidance to the Office for Students (OfS) to use its powers to address this problem.</p><p> </p><p>Universities are autonomous bodies and it is their responsibility to determine pay arrangements for their staff. However, Minister Johnson has called for action to put an end to the upward spiral in vice chancellors’ pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s 2017/18 grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) stated:</p><p> </p><p>“The Government is clear that efficiency includes demonstrating restraint in senior pay and remains concerned about the substantial upwards drift in salaries of some top management. We would like to see senior leaders in the sector exercise more pay restraint.”</p><p> </p><p>HEFCE issued guidance to the sector on severance pay and the remuneration of senior staff in June 2017: <a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2017/CL,172017/" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2017/CL,172017/</a> (copy attached).</p><p> </p><p>It states that governing bodies and remuneration committees should always bear in mind the principles outlined and to record clearly the rationale behind their decisions, including any divergence from the guidance.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Sugg more like this
grouped question UIN
HL946 more like this
HL947 more like this
HL948 more like this
HL949 more like this
HL950 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-08-09T16:09:58.593Zmore like thismore than 2017-08-09T16:09:58.593Z
answering member
4584
label Biography information for Baroness Sugg more like this
attachment
1
file name HEFCE guidance on severance pay and the reuneration of senior staff June 2017.pdf more like this
title HEFCE severance pay & remumeration of senior staff more like this
tabling member
3743
label Biography information for Lord Adonis remove filter
751150
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-12more like thismore than 2017-07-12
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
hansard heading International Religious Freedom Alliance more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government how much (1) has been paid since July 2016, and (2) is budgeted to be paid in 2017–18, to recruitment agents or companies for the recruitment of staff to (a) the Department of International Trade, and (b) the Department for Exiting the European Union. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Adonis more like this
uin HL747 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-27more like thismore than 2017-07-27
answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has paid £1.15m to organisations for services relating to the recruitment of staff since July 2016. Recruitment costs are managed locally by the functional areas of DIT; there is no central budget for recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>My noble friend a copy of the figures relating to the Department for Exiting the European Union will be placed in the library of the House once they are made available.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Price more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-27T08:45:36.403Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-27T08:45:36.403Z
answering member
4570
label Biography information for Lord Price more like this
tabling member
3743
label Biography information for Lord Adonis remove filter