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454644

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to seek agreement on a comprehensive package of party funding reform, as outlined in the <i>Cabinet Office single departmental plan: 2015 to 2020</i>, and what cross-party discussions they are holding to that end.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>We remain committed to seeking a comprehensive cross-party reform agreement. No cross-party discussions are currently taking place.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL6290 question first answered 07/03/2016 17:36:22 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

454645

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their planned introduction of votes for life would also mean that British citizens who have lived abroad for more than 15 years could fund UK political parties.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>We will introduce a Bill in due course that will make these matters clear.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 09/03/2016 16:53:27 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

454380

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities: Political Activities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many charities in receipt of government grant funding were found to be in breach of provisions preventing use of taxpayers' money for political activity in each of the past three years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL6339 question first answered 08/03/2016 18:00:06 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

454381

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities: Lobbying
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many charities in receipt of government grant funding were found to have engaged in activity intended to influence or attempt to influence Parliament, government, or the European Commission, or attempt to influence legislative or regulatory action, in each of the past three years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL6338 question first answered 08/03/2016 18:00:06 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

454382

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Society
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been made of the coalition document <i>The Compact,</i> and whether there are any plans to review or revise this.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The Compact continues to be an important guide for effective engagement and collaboration between public bodies and voluntary, charitable and social enterprise sector organisations. An announcement on the next steps will be made in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 08/03/2016 17:35:09 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

454383

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities: Lobbying
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on Principle 1.1 of the coalition document <i>The Compact</i> of the new Cabinet Office policy on charitable campaigning for charities in receipt of government grant funding, published on 6 February.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The new clause is compatible with the Compact because it does not restrict the rights of charities to campaign on behalf of their beneficiaries. What it rightly prevents is this being done with a government grant funded by taxpayers' money, and given for a different purpose.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 14/03/2016 13:15:16 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

454384

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities: Lobbying
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on government consultations and their policy-making processes of the new policy on charitable campaigning for charities in receipt of government grant funding, published on 6 February.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>This clause does not contravene any organisation or individuals’ right to take part in government consultations or prevent government seeking input on policy in other ways.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 14/03/2016 13:14:56 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

453588

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to seek agreement on a comprehensive package of party funding reform, as set out in the <i>Cabinet Office Departmental Plan 2015–20</i> published on 19 February.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>We remain committed to seeking a comprehensive cross-party reform agreement. No cross-party discussions are currently taking place.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL6394 question first answered 07/03/2016 17:36:22 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

453589

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	By-elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to extend the current 12-month period for taking action following an allegation of overspending by a political-party on a by-election.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The time period for starting proceedings is set in the Representation of the People Act 1983. The Government has no plans to amend this period.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 08/03/2016 12:19:42 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

453590

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Recall Petitions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to prevent overspend by an accredited campaign in a Recall Petition under the Recall of MPs Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Recall of MPs Act 2015 sets out that each accredited campaigner may spend up to a maximum of £10,000 campaigning either for or against the petition, while non-accredited campaigners may only spend up to £500.</p><p>Each accredited campaigner must submit a statement which details all of the payments incurred in respect of the petition expenses, a statement of all unpaid claims and a statement of disputed claims. The return must be accompanied by a declaration, signed by the responsible person that to the best of his knowledge the return is complete and correct. The responsible person commits an offence if they fail to submit the return and if they knowingly submit a declaration knowing it to be false. The petition officer must then make the returns available for inspection by the public.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 07/03/2016 16:50:32 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town