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47758

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date	08/04/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Northern Ireland Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2014 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has not established a percentage cost overrun limit for budget management purposes. Performance against budget, analysed by business area, is considered on a monthly basis by the departmental management board.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 16/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

47759

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Scotland Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Scotland Office does not have a cost overrun established by its management board above which it merits a budget being tabled at its management board. No overruns have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

47422

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Core Defra's Governance arrangements ensure that a full schedule of pressures and opportunities is prepared each month and reviewed by the Department's Group Management Accounts team to ensure that Defra remains within its control totals, and each Director remains within their approved budget. In addition, the schedule is signed off on a quarterly basis by the Executive Committee via the Department's Finance Panel.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>With this process in place we have not had to table any over-runs to the management board in the past 12 months.</p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 22/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

47423

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Management Board reviews forecast expenditure each month through the Finance Key Performance Report. There is no formal cost overrun percentage threshold that triggers a review of specific budgets. The FCO Board does however examine potential material overspending each month that represents a significant risk to the FCO's overall Resource and Capital budgets.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

47425

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Home Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A report showing all Home Office expenditure, budgets and forecast is presented to the management board on a monthly basis. There is no percentage cost at which an over-run is tabled as all information is transparent to the board. There have been no overspends reported to the Board over the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 15/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

47426

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Department for International Development to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department's financial position is reviewed on a regular basis.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

47427

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Ministry of Justice to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice Board and the Executive Committee review the department's financial position on a regular basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 16/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

46396

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Quarterly Data Summary for any department does not include the data compared (1) to budget, (2) to the same period in the previous year, and (3) to the end of year target.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2014 answer text <p>In each quarter of the 2013/14 financial year, 15 of the 17 departments taking part in the Quarterly Data Summary process have provided all of the information requested. In quarter 3, the most recent quarter for which data is available, average completion was 96%.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL6476 question first answered 24/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

46397

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Cabinet Office prepares any management information or reports that provide comparisons between departments; and, if so, which areas they cover.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office runs a system that allows departments and arm's length bodies to compare their performance across a full range of indicators.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

46398

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the statement in Practical Steps to Improve Management Information in Government that "ill-informed public comment can create a conflicting incentive on departments and reduce the impartiality of reporting and thereby data integrity", what research or evidence has been used or is regularly collected to review the decision not to publish the associated performance data that goes into the Quarterly Data Summary.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government's position is to be as transparent as possible. We consult widely on what data should be published in Dr Martin Read's report &quot;Practical Steps to Improve Management Information in Government” commissioned by the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2012 and regularly consider publication of performance data as part of this consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn