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1156552

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Social Media
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans there are, if any, to add either 'International Relations' or 'Foreign Affairs' to the searchable list of topics on the Lords Digital Chamber, which currently includes: 'Business and Economy', 'Communities, Education and Families', 'Defence', 'Environment', 'Europe', 'Health', 'Home Affairs', 'Science and Technology', and 'Transport'.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	uin	HL432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Lords Digital Chamber (<a href="https://lordsdigitalchamber.co.uk/" target="_blank">lordsdigitalchamber.co.uk</a>) brings together the social media activity of members of the House of Lords, political parties and groups in the Lords from Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and blogs. The topics pages currently use an algorithm to aggregate together commonly searched-for terms and phases associated with particular subject areas.</p><p>The House of Lords Communications team keeps the topics section under continual review and will investigate the potential for including these subjects in the Lords Digital Chamber.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 04/11/2019 17:59:00 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1255116

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliament: Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the current rules on (1) eligibility, and (2) sponsorship of Parliamentary passes for lobbyists.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
	uin	HL10656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>Nobody is entitled to a parliamentary pass by virtue of being a lobbyist. Any passholder who has an external lobbying role separate to their parliamentary role is not permitted to use their pass for lobbying purposes. The rules governing the sponsorship of passes by members of the House of Lords, which were recently amended, say: &quot;Such passholders must use their Parliamentary pass only to provide Parliamentary support to the sponsor and other members of the House, and not in furtherance of any other interests of their own or of other organisations for which they work. Members may not sponsor a pass for anybody whose primary role is to support an All-Party Parliamentary Group.&quot;</p><p>The Code of Conduct for House of Lords Members’ Staff requires them to register their outside interests, including &quot;any … financial interest in businesses or organisations involved in parliamentary lobbying&quot;.</p><p>Anybody who has evidence that an individual is breaching any of these rules may complain to the independent Commissioner for Standards at <a target="_blank">lordsstandards@parliament.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 02/12/2020 17:34:16 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

1219680

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Reform
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to any societal changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, what plans there are to establish a Select Committee to consider (1) the membership, and (2) the role, of the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
	uin	HL6343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>There are no current plans for the appointment of a new committee to consider these matters. The Liaison Committee runs regular exercises to invite proposals from members for special inquiry committee topics, and I would encourage anyone with particular suggestions for new committee activity to make them in this context.</p><p>The Lord Speaker’s committee on the Size of the House published its first report in October 2017, and has since published updates in 2018 and 2019. It is anticipated that this committee will reconvene soon to consider further the size of the membership of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 15/07/2020 14:37:06 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	4285 label Biography information for Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

1285867

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Antisemitism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what steps can be taken against members of the House of Lords who express anti-Semitic opinions falling within the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of anti-Semitism in the course of their parliamentary duties and activities (1) during, and (2) outside, Parliamentary proceedings.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL13242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Code of Conduct requires members to treat those with whom they come into contact in the course of their parliamentary duties and activities (including parliamentary proceedings) with respect and courtesy. Behaviour that amounts to bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct is a breach of the Code. Under the definitions appended to the Code, harassment is unwanted physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct that has the purpose or effect of either violating a person’s dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them and is related to the protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010, including religion or belief. Anti-Semitic behaviour that amounts to harassment would thus be liable to sanction under the Code.</p><br /><p /><p /> <p> </p><p /><p /><p /><p>In relation to parliamentary proceedings, however, the Code of Conduct recognises the constitutional principle of freedom of speech and excludes members’ views and opinions from the Commissioner for Standards’ remit. It is open to all members to address offensive behaviour or language used in the course of proceedings.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 24/02/2021 11:47:24 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1193894

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Costs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the total annual cost of employment for each member excepted from the 20 July 2010 resolution on allowances in the House, by virtue of being salaried, including (1) employer national insurance contributions, (2) employer pension contributions, and (3) any other costs.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL4086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>The employment costs for three Office Holders fall to the House of Lords budget – the Lord Speaker, the Chairman of Committees (also known as the Senior Deputy Speaker) and the Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees (also known as the Chair of the European Union Committee). In the 2019-20 financial year the total annual cost of employment was £382,328. This includes the salaries claimed, the Lords Office Holders Allowance claimed, and other employment costs not received by the office holders themselves, such as employer national insurance contributions and the apprenticeship levy.</p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 21/05/2020 11:45:28 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1237751

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Furs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans there are to replace fur used in House of Lords robes with a fur substitute.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gale
	uin	HL8449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Members may use their own robes for ceremonial occasions or hire them from outside suppliers who offer a choice of real or artificial fur. The House has a small stock of robes which members can borrow for occasions such as introduction and prorogation ceremonies. These robes have been gifted to the House over many years by former members and there is a choice of real or artificial fur. The House has no plans to purchase new robes, nor to replace any real fur in this existing stock.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 05/10/2020 16:23:16 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	2503 label Biography information for Baroness Gale

1225871

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Lord Speaker: Freedom of Information
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether (1) letters, and (2) e-mails, from members of the House of Lords to the Lord Speaker, in his capacity as Lord Speaker, can be released as result of a request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and if so, what steps are being taken to ensure that the Lord Speaker is able to be informed confidentially of the views of members of the House while the restrictions are in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL6922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>The rights of access under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (&quot;the Act&quot;) apply to information recorded in any form which is held by a public authority. Correspondence such as letters and e-mails falls within the definition of information. Correspondence sent by members of the House of Lords to the Lord Speaker in his capacity as Lord Speaker would be held by the House of Lords for the purposes of the Act.</p><p>Requests for information are considered by the House Administration on a case-by-case basis. Whether correspondence will be disclosed in whole, in part or exempted from disclosure under one or more of the exemptions set out in the Act will depend upon the specific circumstances including the subject matter.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 29/07/2020 13:41:13 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1138543

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what detailed evaluation was carried out into the option of building a new Parliament outside of London as part of the Restoration and Renewal preparation work; and whether they will publish any such evaluation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
	uin	HL17101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>An option to move Parliament out of the Palace of Westminster to a new purpose-built building was included in the <a href="https://restorationandrenewal.parliament.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Pre-Feasibility-Study-Oct12.pdf" target="_blank">Restoration and Renewal Pre-Feasibility Study</a> published in 2012. The House of Lords Commission, then known as the House Committee, reviewed that study on 30 October 2012. It decided to rule out the option of constructing a new building away from Westminster and agreed that no further analysis would be undertaken on this option. The House of Commons Commission had already taken a similar view. These commitments were reaffirmed by the Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster in 2016 and in the resolutions of both Houses following the debates in 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 23/07/2019 11:43:05 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

1202056

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Public Statues
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Senior Deputy Speaker what plans there are to conduct a public consultation on the removal of the statue of Oliver Cromwell from outside the Palace of Westminster.
	tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
	uin	HL5445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The statue of Oliver Cromwell outside the Palace of Westminster belongs to the House of Commons. Any such action in relation to the statue will therefore be for the House of Commons to determine.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 17/06/2020 10:56:08 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

1228155

	registered interest
	date	28/07/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Russia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the report by the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament Russia, published on 21 July, what plans the Conduct Committee has to respond to the recommendations of that report.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	uin	HL7426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>I have consulted the Chair of the Conduct Committee, Lord Mance, who reports that the Committee had an initial discussion on 23 July about the ISC recommendation aimed at the House of Lords. The Committee requested a detailed paper on the rules around members working with foreign governments and the wider question of whether members should be required to disclose the amounts of money that they earn. The Committee will consider the paper in September.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 03/08/2020 11:43:44 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe