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40536

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date	27/02/2014
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
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house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Ministry of Justice with regard to the 13 questions asked of that department out of the 27 which remained unanswered after 10 working days on 27 February.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL5681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2014 answer text <p>Of the 13 questions to the Ministry of Justice that remained unanswered after 10 working days on 27 February, all but one have now been answered. <br><br>I take the matter of late answers to Questions for Written Answer very seriously. My office reviews the &lsquo;Questions unanswered after 10 working days&rsquo; in <em>House of Lords Business </em>every day. As soon as a question appears in this section of <em>House of Lords Business</em>, my office contacts the relevant department&rsquo;s Parliamentary Team, and they remain in contact with the Parliamentary Team and the Minister&rsquo;s Private Office until the question is answered. <br><br>I have also recently taken the opportunity to discuss the need for timely answers with members of the front bench in this House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Hill of Oareford question first answered 13/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4144 label Biography information for Lord Hill of Oareford
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

40121

registered interest
date	25/02/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
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answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage women to apply for senior posts in the Civil Service.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL5590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Women comprise over a third of the Senior Civil Service.</p><p>Work commissioned through the Contestable Policy Fund begins in March and will identify and help to remove the blockages faced by women when applying for senior posts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

39769

registered interest
date	24/02/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
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house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants have been transferred from London and the South-East of England to other regions of the country since May 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL5483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Relocation of Government staff outside of London and the South East continues to be considered, amongst other options, to deliver the savings set out at the Spending Review and increase the efficiency of the Government&rsquo;s estate. Reducing and rationalising the estate could result in relocations, although there is no centrally driven relocation target to this effect. Workforce planning is primarily the responsibility of each individual Department to determine.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL5482 HL5484 question first answered 10/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

39770

registered interest
date	24/02/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants have been transferred from London and the South-East of England to the West Midlands since May 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL5484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Relocation of Government staff outside of London and the South East continues to be considered, amongst other options, to deliver the savings set out at the Spending Review and increase the efficiency of the Government&rsquo;s estate. Reducing and rationalising the estate could result in relocations, although there is no centrally driven relocation target to this effect. Workforce planning is primarily the responsibility of each individual Department to determine.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL5482 HL5483 question first answered 10/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

39789

registered interest
date	24/02/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on 15 June 2009 (HC Deb, col 21–38) that the final report of the Chilcot Inquiry would be able to "disclose all but the most sensitive information—that is, all information except that which is essential to our national security", whether the Inquiry continues to operate under those terms.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL5503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The terms under which the Chilcot Inquiry is operatingare set out in the Protocol between the Inquiry and Her Majesty&rsquo;s Government regarding documents and other written and electronic communication. They have not changed since the Inquiry&rsquo;s inception in June 2009. A copy of the Protocol is available on the Inquiry&rsquo;s website:</p><p><a href="http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/background/protocols.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/background/protocols.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>Each request under the Freedom of Information Act is considered on its merits and handled accordingly. The reasons for the use of the veto on the disclosure of Cabinet minutes prior to the Iraq war are a matter of public record.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL5505 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL5503-HL5505.pdf title Letter on Chilcot Inquiry
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

39791

registered interest
date	24/02/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the ministerial veto was used to overturn the Information Commissioner's ruling on the disclosure of the minutes of Cabinet meetings prior to the Iraq war; and why that route was preferred to an appeal to the courts as in the case of Plowden.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL5505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The terms under which the Chilcot Inquiry is operatingare set out in the Protocol between the Inquiry and Her Majesty&rsquo;s Government regarding documents and other written and electronic communication. They have not changed since the Inquiry&rsquo;s inception in June 2009. A copy of the Protocol is available on the Inquiry&rsquo;s website:</p><p><a href="http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/background/protocols.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/background/protocols.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>Each request under the Freedom of Information Act is considered on its merits and handled accordingly. The reasons for the use of the veto on the disclosure of Cabinet minutes prior to the Iraq war are a matter of public record.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL5503 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL5503-HL5505.pdf title Letter on Chilcot Inquiry
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon