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1311986

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution
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 recommendations in the report by the Devolution All-Party Parliamentary Group Levelling-up Devo: the role of national government in making a success of devolution in England, published on 9 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL15267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We welcome this report and demonstrate our clear commitment to devolution through our ambitious programme of 9 devolution deals which include £7.49 billion worth of investment over 30-years. 37% of residents in England are now served by directly elected city region mayors - including almost 50% in the North (growing to 41% of England and 62% of the North following this Spring’s mayoral election in the West Yorkshire Combined Authority). We will set out our plans for further devolution in a white paper in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL15268 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:38:59 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1311987

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution
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 recommendation in the report by the Devolution All-Party Parliamentary Group Levelling-up Devo: the role of national government in making a success of devolution in England, published on 9 March, calling for a National Devolution Baseline for England.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL15268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We welcome this report and demonstrate our clear commitment to devolution through our ambitious programme of 9 devolution deals which include £7.49 billion worth of investment over 30-years. 37% of residents in England are now served by directly elected city region mayors - including almost 50% in the North (growing to 41% of England and 62% of the North following this Spring’s mayoral election in the West Yorkshire Combined Authority). We will set out our plans for further devolution in a white paper in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL15267 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:38:59 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1311988

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions ministers have had about establishing an English devolution taskforce, jointly led by Downing Street and local government.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL15269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The government regularly engages with a wide range of stakeholders in the local government sector and external experts as part of ongoing work to support local economic growth and devolution as we recover from Covid-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 29/04/2021 10:12:06 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1311989

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution
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 recommendation in the report by the Devolution All-Party Parliamentary Group Levelling-up Devo: the role of national government in making a success of devolution in England, published on 9 March, to "move away from a pattern of piecemeal, fragmented and short-term interventions” and “towards a localist settlement that gives councils the powers and resources to drive green and inclusive growth that meets the needs of their communities".
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL15270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We welcome this report and demonstrate our clear commitment to devolution through our ambitious programme of 9 devolution deals which include £7.49 billion worth of investment over 30-years. 37% of residents in England are now served by directly elected city region mayors - including almost 50% in the North (growing to 41% of England and 62% of the North following this Spring’s mayoral election in the West Yorkshire Combined Authority). Any recommendations relating to new government investment would be a matter for the Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 29/04/2021 09:29:07 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1285860

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Disability: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reinstate the EnAble Fund for Elected Office to encourage disabled people to participate as candidates in the May 2021 elections.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL13289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>It is the Government’s ambition to see more disabled people in public office.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that the responsibility for supporting disabled candidates sits with political parties and that the EnAble Fund was an interim measure to give parties time to put their own support in place.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers wrote to the main Parties twice in 2019 to ask them how they intend to support their candidates on a long-term basis.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL13181 question first answered 22/02/2021 12:10:00 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1285861

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to offer (1) assistance, or (2) exemption from the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic, to deaf candidates in the May 2021 elections who are not able to contact electors by phone.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL13290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Campaigning is an essential part of democracy. Voters deserve to be well informed before going to the polls and there must be a level playing field for candidates.</p><p> </p><p>Many forms of campaigning can be carried out without increased face-to-face contact, including online campaigning, and delivery of leaflets by post or other commercial delivery services. The Government has already uprated election expenses for council candidates, which will provide greater opportunity for such candidates to campaign in this way.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/02/2021 12:21:26 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1246733

registered interest
date	26/10/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Procurement
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 Bethell on 26 October (HL8435), why the need to act with “extreme urgency” did not lead them to award a personal protective equipment (PPE) contract directly to the Chinese PPE manufacturers instead of to a company with no experience of an import on this scale, substantial losses in its most recently reported accounts, and significant net monetary liabilities at the time of the contract award.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL9595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government issued a public call to action to support the increased requirements of personal protective equipment (PPE). The aim was to reach these suppliers ie who had experience of supplying PPE and also those who had no prior experience but who had access to sources of PPE through their business contacts. This has resulted in 15,000 suppliers offering their help and support. All offers were prioritised based on volume, price, clinical acceptability and lead time – this is the time from an offer being accepted by the Department to the supplier delivering those items. These were often established private businesses whose net asset position is only one factor in evaluating their offer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 10/11/2020 12:51:23 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1237333

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what due diligence and tendering process they followed when awarding a contract to Platform-14 for personal protective equipment (PPE); what was the total contracted sum; and what proportion of the PPE supplied was found to be usable by the NHS.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL8435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>Guidance on how contracting authorities should respond to COVID-19 was published on 18 March 2020. Authorities are allowed to procure goods, services and works with extreme urgency in exceptional circumstances using regulation 32(2)(c) under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. These include a direct award due to extreme urgency or the absence of competition. Under the regulation contracting authorities may enter into contracts without competing or advertising the requirement.</p><p>Suppliers will be evaluated by Departmental officials on their financial standing, compliance with minimum product specifications and ability to perform the contract. Contracts are awarded by the appropriate Departmental accounting officer in line with Departmental terms and conditions.</p><p>Several contracts have been awarded to Platform-14 for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) under the emergency regulations, with a total value of £276 million. Delivery is progressing for these PPE items. All items of PPE undergo a rigorous technical assurance process before they can be released for use.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 26/10/2020 12:46:02 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1225408

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Media
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many media officer posts there were in each Government Department in July (1) 2019, and (2) 2020; and what plans they have to (a) increase, and (b) reduce, the number of those posts in the next 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL6910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>Individual Government departments are responsible for their own staffing decisions.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 29/07/2020 10:29:24 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler

1219472

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to change the rights of EU citizens resident in the UK to stand and vote in local elections before the local government elections in England and Wales in 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL6336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2020 answer text <p>The May local elections were postponed until 2021 due to Covid-19.</p><p>In that context, the UK Government can confirm that resident EU citizens will remain able to vote and stand in the rescheduled May 2021 local elections in England (including London Assembly elections) and the May 2021 Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales. Those elected to office will be able to serve their full term and this will also apply to those elected before 2021.</p><p>The franchise for local elections are devolved in Scotland and Wales.</p><p>The UK Government has been clear that the issue of local voting rights of EU citizens living in the UK needs to be considered alongside the rights and interests of British expats living abroad. The Government has signed bilateral voting rights agreements with Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg in 2019, and with Poland in May 2020. We continue to work on further bilateral voting rights agreements with other EU member states.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 10/07/2020 12:00:56 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler