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825645

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many staff were employed in each of the following services of the House of Lords in 2010 (1) the Library, (2) Catering and Retail Services, and (3) all other offices and departments of the House Administration; what was the cost in each case; and what are the equivalent figures for 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL4886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The tables below show the average number of whole-time equivalent staff employed for the financial years 2010-11 and 2016-17 and total staffing costs for each period.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Staff numbers in the House of Lords Administration</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>The average number of Whole-Time Equivalent persons (WTE) employed during the year was as follows:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Library</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Catering and Retail Services(CRS)¹</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All other offices and departments²</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total as per published resource accounts</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>486</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Staff costs in the House of Lords Administration</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>The following shows the staff costs (including social security and pension costs) for the House of Lords Administration:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£000</p></td><td><p>£000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Library</p></td><td><p>1,395</p></td><td><p>1,755</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Catering and Retail Services³</p></td><td><p>3,497</p></td><td><p>4,168</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All other offices and departments⁴</p></td><td><p>16,015</p></td><td><p>18,164</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>20,907</p></td><td><p>24,087</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>¹ Of which 11 WTE relates to variable hours staff in 2016-17. The 2010-11 WTE figure for CRS variable hours staff is unknown as this information was not recorded on the payroll system when payments were entered.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>² Of which 2 WTE relates to Hansard temporary reporters in 2016-17. The 2010-11 WTE figure for Hansard temporary reporters is unknown as this information was not recorded on the payroll system when payments were entered.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>³ Of which £135k in 2010-11 and £276k in 2016-17 relates to CRS variable hours staff.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>⁴ Of which £54k in 2010-11 and £65k in 2016-17 relates to Hansard temporary reporters.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 31/01/2018 16:08:34 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

782014

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Lord Speaker's Committee on the Size of the House
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the total cost of the Lord Speaker’s Committee on the size of the House, including secretarial and administrative support, printing, and other associated costs; and under which head or heads of expenditure those costs will appear.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL2795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The House of Lords Administration supported the committee by drawing on a broad range of existing experienced employees, so no additional staff costs were involved. The committee had four specialist advisers; one of them did not claim a fee, while the others have to date submitted claims totalling £2,692.80. Witnesses claimed £209.60 in travel expenses. There were no member costs involved. The print run upon publication of the report cost £3,784. These costs were met by the Committee Office and the Clerk of the Parliaments’ Office.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 07/11/2017 14:02:44 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

778055

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Department for Education: Ministers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they carry out due diligence into the commercial activities in the education sector of prospective ministerial appointments in the Department for Education before making such appointments.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL2601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>On appointment to each new office, Ministers provide a list of all relevant interests to their Permanent Secretary, which are considered by the Cabinet Office, and the Prime Minister’s Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 09/11/2017 16:09:15 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

778056

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Policy Exchange
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have given any financial, organisational or other support to the Policy Exchange in the last five years; and if so, what was the source of that support.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL2602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is not aware of having given any financial, organisational or other support to the Policy Exchange in the last five years.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 09/11/2017 16:07:46 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

516568

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Peers: Writs of Summons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the corrected Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 13 April (HL5044), how many of those Writs were sent to Peers in (1) each region of England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL8080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>A total of 808 Writs were sent to Life and Hereditary Peers across the regions of England and the counties of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as follows:</p><p>East of England 61; East Midlands 15; North East 19; North West 26; South East 108; South West 49; West Midlands 19; Yorkshire &amp; Humber 27; Central London 164; Greater London 221; Scotland 61; Wales 18; Northern Ireland 20.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 11/05/2016 12:30:20 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

456848

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Peers: Writs of Summons
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 Faulks on 22 January (HL5044), which Members of the House were not sent writs of summons and why.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL6662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p><em>All</em> members of the House were sent writs including a further seven writs sent by hand to Members disqualified for sitting and voting in the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 10/03/2016 15:54:37 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

456849

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
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	Peers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what is the current number of Members of the House (1) not on leave of absence, and (2) on leave of absence.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL6663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>815 members are not on leave of absence or disqualified as members of the judiciary; 30 have taken leave of absence; 8 are disqualified as members of the judiciary.</p><p>You may find it helpful to know that up-to-date information about membership of the House is available on the Parliamentary website: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/composition-of-the-lords/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/composition-of-the-lords/</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 14/03/2016 14:42:06 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

456850

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
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	Peers: Attendance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees which Members of the House have so far attended no sittings of the House this Session.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL6664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>There are nine members who are currently eligible to attend the House but have yet to attend in the 2015/16 Session. They are:</p><p> </p><p>L. Alliance</p><p>L. Bridges</p><p>L. Cameron of Lochbroom</p><p>B. Hanham</p><p>L. Inge</p><p>L. Neill of Bladen</p><p>L. Thomas of Macclesfield</p><p>B. Thomas of Walliswood</p><p>L. Wade of Chorlton</p><p> </p><p>This list does not include members who are on leave of absence or who are disqualified from attending as members of the judiciary.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 14/03/2016 14:01:11 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

444846

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Peers: Writs of Summons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many writs of summons were sent to Peers in 2015, and how many were returned undelivered.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL5044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">704</del> <ins class="ministerial">812 </ins>Writs of Summons were sent out to peers at the Dissolution of Parliament on 30 March 2015. Information on the number of Writs that were returned is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 22/01/2016 14:18:53 question first ministerially corrected 13/04/2016 16:22:18 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks previous answer version 40615 answering member printed Lord Faulks answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

444847

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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	Peers: Oaths and Affirmations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many Peers have taken the Oath of Allegiance in the current Session.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL5045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>826 Members have taken the oath of allegiance or made the solemn affirmation in the current session. This includes 799 Peers and 27 Lords Spiritual. The figure includes Members who have subsequently died, taken leave of absence or retired during the session.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 21/01/2016 12:19:32 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock