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1520195

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, of the 200 members of the Privy Council invited to attend the Accession Council on Saturday 10 September, how many of those past and present politicians were (1) members of the Conservative Party, (2) members of the Labour Party, (3) members of the Liberal Democrat Party, and (4) members of other parties.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL2390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The published list of attendees at the Accession Council held on 10th September 2022 is available on the Privy Council website, and can be found <a href="https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. This includes both members of the Privy Council and non-members. We do not hold a separate list identifying those who attended who were not Privy Counsellors.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not record information relating to past or present political party memberships held by Privy Counsellors.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not hold information related to a Privy Counsellor’s ‘defined disability’.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2391 HL2392 question first answered 24/10/2022 11:45:17 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name 2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf title List of those present at the Accession Council
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1520196

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many of those invited to attend the Accession Council had a defined disability.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL2391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The published list of attendees at the Accession Council held on 10th September 2022 is available on the Privy Council website, and can be found <a href="https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. This includes both members of the Privy Council and non-members. We do not hold a separate list identifying those who attended who were not Privy Counsellors.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not record information relating to past or present political party memberships held by Privy Counsellors.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not hold information related to a Privy Counsellor’s ‘defined disability’.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2390 HL2392 question first answered 24/10/2022 11:45:17 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name 2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf title List of those present at the Accession Council
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1520197

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many of those attending the Accession Council, other than members of the Royal Family, were not Privy Councillors.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL2392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The published list of attendees at the Accession Council held on 10th September 2022 is available on the Privy Council website, and can be found <a href="https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. This includes both members of the Privy Council and non-members. We do not hold a separate list identifying those who attended who were not Privy Counsellors.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not record information relating to past or present political party memberships held by Privy Counsellors.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not hold information related to a Privy Counsellor’s ‘defined disability’.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2390 HL2391 question first answered 24/10/2022 11:45:17 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name 2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf title List of those present at the Accession Council
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1521483

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Privy Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which minister is accountable for the Privy Council office; and what reporting mechanisms exist to Parliament in relation to the activities of the office.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL2521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Privy Council Office provides the Secretariat to the Privy Council and is a constituent part of the Cabinet Office. The Minister with responsibility for the Privy Council Office is the Lord President of the Council and Leader of the Commons, the Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt.</p><p> </p><p>Relevant Government policy ministers are accountable to Parliament for all matters conducted through the Privy Council.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/10/2022 12:02:51 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1521535

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Official Residences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate was made by the Privy Council office of the number of people who can be safely accommodated in the picture gallery of St James’ Palace.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL2522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Privy Council Office is not responsible for estimating the number of people who can be safely accommodated in the Picture Gallery of St James' Palace.</p><p>St. James's Palace has a maximum occupancy figure for each of its State Rooms developed in line with the relevant legislation on public safety (including fire safety and evacuation) in historic buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/10/2022 12:01:51 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1537001

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2522), what criteria were used to restrict the number of Privy Councillors eligible to attend the Accession Council on the 10 September to the figure used.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL2955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The exact number of Privy Counsellors eligible to be summonsed to the Accession Council on 10th September 2022 was determined in accordance with revised attendance arrangements set out in a letter from the Clerk of the Council to Privy Counsellors in March 2022. The majority of Privy Counsellors were selected on an ex officio basis. In addition, a small number of Privy Counsellors not eligible to attend on an ex officio basis were selected via an annual ballot.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/11/2022 13:22:19 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1537284

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2521), who, other than the Leader of the House of Commons and the President of the Council, was involved in taking the decision to reduce the Accession Council to 200 attendees on 10 September.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL3037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The decision not to summon all Privy Counsellors to the next Accession Council was taken on the advice of the Privy Council Office and with the collective agreement of the Lord President and Number 10. The Royal Household was also consulted on the basis of this collective advice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 01/11/2022 17:14:53 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1537285

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2390), how many members of the House of Lords were present at the Accession Council on the 10 September, broken down by (1) the Conservative, (2) Labour, (3) Crossbench, and (4) Liberal Democrat, benches.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL3038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The published list of attendees at the Accession Council held on 10th September 2022 is available on the Privy Council website, and can be found <a href="https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. This includes both members of the House of Lords and non-members. Attendees were identified on an ex-officio basis, or by ballot, and we do not hold a separate list identifying those who were members of the House of Lords or their affiliates.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not record information relating to past or present political party memberships held by Privy Counsellors.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 07/11/2022 14:56:47 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name 2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council (1).pdf title List of those present at the Accession Council
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1538938

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 1 November (HL3037), who at Number 10 was involved in the decision not to summon all Privy Counsellors to the next Accession Council; and what position was held by any such individual at the time.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL3142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The decision from Number 10 was made by the Prime Minister in office at the time (The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP).</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/11/2022 12:26:08 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1541051

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 8 November (HL2955), what criteria they used to decide which privy councillors would be given ex officio status and were therefore invited to attend the Accession Council on the 10 September.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL3308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>The criteria for ex-officio eligibility to attend the Accession Council was based primarily on whether Privy Counsellors were serving in a senior parliamentary, judicial or Church post at the time of Demise. This was the most practical way to reflect the fact that the role of the Privy Council is to advise on the exercise of prerogative powers and certain functions assigned to The King and the Council by Act of Parliament.</p><p>There are over 720 Privy Counsellors but only those currently serving in senior parliamentary, judicial and Church roles play an active role in Privy Council business. The majority of Privy Counsellors have no active involvement in Privy Council business; some Counsellors have not been actively involved in Privy Council business for decades.</p><p>Additional criteria used to determine ex-officio eligibility included:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li><p>Privy Counsellors who were senior, full-time Members of the Royal Household at the time of Demise.</p></li><li><p>Former office holders who had a close working relationship with the Sovereign (former Prime Ministers, Archbishops and Lord Presidents).</p></li><li><p>Former opposition leaders (representing Privy Counsellors from all political parties who no longer have an active role in Privy Council business).</p></li></ol><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 16/11/2022 12:07:36 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett