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45993

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for VAT carousel fraud have taken place in the United Kingdom over the last six years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service do not identify the number of prosecutions for fraud cases known as VAT carousel fraud. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

49918

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which official, with what job title, is responsible and accountable for departmental management information in the Attorney General's Office.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Attorney General's Office collects a range of performance data and management information, tailored to its different functions. This includes information for example about its litigation, casework, supervisory and advisory functions, covering timeliness, results and resources. This information is collated for management purposes at team level, and reviewed at Board level against business objectives and departmental priorities, as revised from time to time. Responsibility for collecting management information rests with teams. No individual official has exclusive responsibility for management information and the Executive Board has overall responsibility.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

61507

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Office of the Attorney General has any records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The Attorney General has no formal role in the issue of Royal Pardons and therefore there are no records of Royal Pardons held by the Attorney General's Office.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 24/06/2014 11:14:18 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

62486

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Expert Evidence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the allegations made regarding expert witnesses in the BBC Panorama programme Justice for Sale, broadcast on 9 June, they intend to review independently the evidence given by Michael Ansell in the Asil Nadir trial.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>No. Michael Ansell was instructed by the defence in the trial of Asil Nadir and if the defence have concerns about the evidence given by one of their witnesses it is a matter for them to take forward.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 01/07/2014 11:33:24 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

45998

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	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 data for the current period, for the year to date, and for the full year forecast.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6476
	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 HL6493 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

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

46407

	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 what proportion of the workforce deemed to be in employment is estimated to be on (1) full-time, (2) part-time, and (3) zero-hours, contracts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL6504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL6504 ONS.pdf title ONS letter
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

46652

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	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 what is their latest estimate of the number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom; and, of that figure, how many are (1) full-time, (2) part-time, and (3) zero-hours contracts, temporary or self-employed vacancies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL6530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL6530 ONS.pdf title ONS letter
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones