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1506467

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	House of Lords: Location
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Harrington of Watford on 28 July (HL952), what research they have undertaken on the availability and cost of alternative sites to the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre for hosting the House of Lords during any potential decant of Parliament; and what was the cost of this research.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL2298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>DLUHC has not undertaken any work on the availability and cost of alternative locations for the potential House of Lords decant during the Restoration and Renewal Programme. Nor has it led on developing the proposed costings work for the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. In the context of the Places for Growth programme, the Government has previously explored whether space outside London would allow for parliamentary activity. The location of Parliament is a matter for Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 22/09/2022 14:20:57 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1470460

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	House of Lords: Location
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the letter from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to the Lord Speaker, dated 13 May, represents Government policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is clear that it is up to the House of Lords to decide where they wish to be located, including during any potential decant of Parliament. The previous Secretary of State said in his letter that he would welcome the House of Lords playing a role in the levelling up agenda and he suggested a number of illustrative options.</p><p>The freehold of the QEII Conference Centre is held by the Secretary of State. The Restoration and Renewal programme is currently being reshaped. Tangentially, the department is taking steps to deliver clarity for the commercial users of the Centre, and good outcomes for the British taxpayer.</p> answering member printed Lord Harrington of Watford question first answered 28/07/2022 13:21:47 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1467960

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many times fire alarms have been activated on the Parliamentary Estate in each of the first five months of 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The number of times fire alarms have been activated on the Parliamentary Estate in the first five months of 2022 is as follows:</p><p>January – 4</p><p>February – 2</p><p>March – 5</p><p>April – 6</p><p>May – 3</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/06/2022 14:28:08 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1456683

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	British Constitution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Cabinet minister has overall responsibility for constitutional issues.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL7573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2022 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has overall responsibility for constitutional issues. How responsibilities across government are allocated and how the Prime Minister is supported in the discharge of responsibilities is set out in the List of Ministerial Responsibilities, the last version of which was published on 3 March 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 07/04/2022 16:36:42 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1351691

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Legislation: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Acts of Parliament enacted in the 2010–15 and 2015–17 Parliaments and eligible for post-legislative review by Government departments have not yet been the subject of such review; and what plans they have to increase the number that are reviewed.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL2377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2021 answer text <p>There is no centrally held record of the number of post-legislative reviews submitted by Government departments. The decision on whether a review should be submitted to the relevant departmental select committee is a matter for discussion between departments and the committee. There will be occasions when the department and committee may agree that a memorandum is not required, for example where an Act has already been repealed, has only a very limited policy or practical significance, a review has already been committed to or carried out (e.g. following a pilot); or a department has already submitted relevant evidence in connection with another inquiry by the committee.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 03/09/2021 10:57:40 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1348905

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Cabinet ministers and (2) other ministers have undertaken professional development programmes to prepare for their roles in government in the current Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL2234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2021 answer text <p>Information on professional development programmes taken by individual Ministers is not held centrally by the Government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ministers are able to access advice on specific subjects, including professional development programmes, such as the short modular training programme on major project delivery, designed by the Infrastructure Projects Authority and University of Oxford Saïd Business School.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The declaration on government reform published in June states a commitment to ensuring Ministers receive training in how to assess evidence, monitor delivery, and work effectively with Civil Service colleagues. This work is underway.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 03/08/2021 11:44:04 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1345432

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constitutional Reform and Governance Act
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they put in place in 2020 to ensure that Government Departments complied with the requirements of section 3(6) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL1866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Civil Service Code sets out that civil servants advising ministers should be aware of the constitutional significance of Parliament, and of the conventions governing the relationship between Parliament and the government.</p><p> </p><p>The Code is part of the terms and conditions for civil servants. Each department or agency has a duty to make civil servants aware of the Code and its values.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 20/07/2021 16:19:57 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1314988

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord McFall of Alcluith on 23 January 2018 (HL4602), what is the estimated cost to the public purse for the repair and maintenance of the Palace of Westminster in each year from 2022/23 to 2026/27; and what is the estimated risk of a catastrophic failure within the Palace during that period.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>The forecast cost of repair and maintenance of the Palace of Westminster in each year from 2022/23 to 2024/25, as per the most recent Medium Term Financial Plans, is set out in the table below. This includes the forecast spend on both maintenance and major projects on the Palace. There is not yet a reliable forecast for repair and maintenance beyond the 2024/25 financial year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2024/25</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Planned preventative &amp; Reactive maintenance</p></td><td><p>£7,821,724</p></td><td><p>£8,156,641</p></td><td><p>£8,134,727</p></td><td><p>£8,218,493</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor projects</p></td><td><p>£2,212,473</p></td><td><p>£2,212,473</p></td><td><p>£2,212,473</p></td><td><p>£2,212,473</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maintenance team</p></td><td><p>£5,013,950</p></td><td><p>£5,013,950</p></td><td><p>£5,013,950</p></td><td><p>£5,013,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maintenance and Minor </strong> <strong>projects</strong></p></td><td><p>£15,048,146</p></td><td><p>£15,383,063</p></td><td><p>£15,361,149</p></td><td><p>£15,444,916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Major projects</strong></p></td><td><p>£102,393,805</p></td><td><p>£140,357,071</p></td><td><p>£98,586,481</p></td><td><p>£23,504,834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£117,441,951</p></td><td><p>£155,740,134</p></td><td><p>£113,947,630</p></td><td><p>£38,949,749</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The risks of failure relating to the physical condition of the Palace of Westminster are reviewed and mitigated as part of the operation and maintenance of the Parliamentary Estate. These risks include fire, hitting uncharted underground services, unexploded ordnance, and failure of legally required services, all of which have mitigation plans in place to reduce the risk of failure. The table below shows the current assessment of the likelihood of the top five risk events in relation to catastrophic failure.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Top 5 Risk Events in relation to Catastrophic Failure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Likelihood</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fire during construction work</p></td><td><p>Low</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Collapsing structures</p></td><td><p>Very Low</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uncharted underground services</p></td><td><p>Very Low</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unexploded ordnance (UXO) or other hazardous materials</p></td><td><p>Very Low</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failure of legally required services (e.g. water)</p></td><td><p>Medium</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: </strong>In-House Services and Strategic Estates Health and Safety &amp; maintenance team risk registers</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/05/2021 16:29:16 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1288361

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Correspondence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many items of postal correspondence were received in the Palace of Westminster in 2020; and of those, how many were received in the House of Lords.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL13482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. 858,483 mail items were received on the Parliamentary Estate in 2020. The Administration does not count which House each item goes to but estimates that approximately 15 per cent of these items were destined for the House of Lords.</p><p>Please note that this figure refers to the whole Parliamentary Estate, not just the Palace of Westminster, and these figures do not include parcels, courier items or internal mail.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Touhig question first answered 08/03/2021 15:33:54 answering member 542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1230874

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	House of Lords: Location
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 True on 11 August (HL7467), whether a feasibility study of using a site in York for the House of Lords or a government department has been commissioned by the Cabinet Office; and whether discussions about such a site have taken place with York Central Partnership.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL7695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>There are already Civil Servants based in York. Through the Places for Growth Programme, the Cabinet Office is exploring opportunities to relocate Civil Service roles across the UK. By relocating more Civil Service roles, including senior grades and decision-making roles, out of London, the Government wants to create and distribute opportunity, jobs and investment across the whole United Kingdom.</p><p>In that context, the Government has engaged with the York Central Partnership, and, as part of this, explored whether the space would allow for Parliamentary activity, should it be required.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 16/09/2020 16:24:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth