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1184491

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Rape: Trials
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate 2019 rape inspection, published in December 2019, in how many rape cases the defence given by the defendant was that the complainant consented to sexual activity; in how many such cases the defendant was acquitted; and in how many rape cases a defendant who gave a different defence was acquitted.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL2508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of defences relied on by defendants at trial. This information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Rape and serious sexual offences are horrific crimes, which can have a significant and profound impact on victims. The CPS is a partner in the ongoing cross-Government review of the criminal justice response to rape, and is committed to addressing any issues the review highlights openly and honestly. Together with the police, the CPS is already developing a joint action plan, which will address issues raised in the recently published HMCPSI Rape Inspection 2019 report and – in due course – findings of the cross-Government review.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/03/2020 12:16:34 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1485233

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Rape: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bellamy on 28 June (HL Deb, col 580), what plans the Attorney General has to meet the Chairman of the Bar Association to discuss delays in dealing with rape cases.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL1397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>A key part the Attorney General’s role as head of the profession is meeting regularly with the leaders of the Professional bodies to discuss matters of relevance within the criminal justice system including the Chair of the Bar Council, the Chair of the Criminal Bar Association, the President of the Law Society and the Bar Circuit Leaders. These valuable and productive meetings enable the Law Officers to understand the issues affecting front-line practitioners, so that they are able to articulate their concerns to ministerial colleagues to ensure that in the development of government policy, the views of the profession are reflected and understood.</p><p> </p><p>Agendas for these meetings are prepared so as to allow flexibility, in order to allow for discussion of topical issues. Such issues include the views of practitioners on the Crown Court backlog, government initiatives such as the roll out of s.28 and how we are working together to improve the system performance in relation to rape cases.</p><p> </p><p>The regular monthly meetings of the Bar Council are attended either by the Attorney or the Solicitor General, so as to allow the Law Officers a full understanding of the issues that are affecting front-line practitioners.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 14/07/2022 12:11:34 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1455655

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: London Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants who are currently primarily working from home received London weighting additional allowances in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL7446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2022 answer text <p>London weighting was removed as a prescribed central allowance in the 1990s. Civil Service pay arrangements have been delegated to individual departments for all grades below the Senior Civil Service, since 1996. London pay arrangements will therefore vary significantly between departments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is no central source of data that links those working from home to pay conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 12/04/2022 12:34:38 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1455656

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Incentives
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants received bonuses in addition to their salaries in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL7447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2022 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s commitment to transparency, departments have published aggregated annual information on their bonus spend on their own websites since 2011. This promotes scrutiny of how taxpayers’ money is spent. The latest data, which covers the performance years 2019/20 and 2020/21, was published on Government Departments’ websites on 31 March 2022. This data includes information on total bonus spend, the number of civil servants receiving bonuses, and the size of payments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Regarding the second question: executive agencies publish individualised data on payments received by their Board-level members in their Annual Accounts. This includes data on which executives receive bonuses, and the size of any payments. Since 2010, the Government has made bonuses across the Civil Service more tightly focussed on top performance; current spend on them is around 1 percent of the total Civil Service paybill.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL7449 question first answered 07/04/2022 16:36:04 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1455658

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service Agencies: Incentives
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many executives in charge of government agencies receive annual bonuses; which executives receive such bonuses; and in each case, what is the value of those bonuses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL7449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2022 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s commitment to transparency, departments have published aggregated annual information on their bonus spend on their own websites since 2011. This promotes scrutiny of how taxpayers’ money is spent. The latest data, which covers the performance years 2019/20 and 2020/21, was published on Government Departments’ websites on 31 March 2022. This data includes information on total bonus spend, the number of civil servants receiving bonuses, and the size of payments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Regarding the second question: executive agencies publish individualised data on payments received by their Board-level members in their Annual Accounts. This includes data on which executives receive bonuses, and the size of any payments. Since 2010, the Government has made bonuses across the Civil Service more tightly focussed on top performance; current spend on them is around 1 percent of the total Civil Service paybill.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL7447 question first answered 07/04/2022 16:36:04 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1460495

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Remote Working
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to encourage civil servants to return to work in the office.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL7979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>Following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, civil servants have been increasingly returning to the office.</p><p>The Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency has written to departments to underline the importance of workplace attendance and request that they review their existing guidance on the minimum number of days staff work in the office to ensure we are making efficient use of the government estate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 28/04/2022 11:08:04 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1485234

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Covid-19 Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the terms of reference for the UK COVID-19 public inquiry, chaired by Lady Hallett, will be published; and what are the reasons for the delay.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL1398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The final terms of reference for the UK COVID-19 inquiry were published on 28 June 2022. This followed a full and extensive public consultation process led by the inquiry’s independent chair, in addition to engagement with the devolved administrations as required by the Inquiries Act 2005.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 13/07/2022 16:38:28 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1131906

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the British steel industry is paying more for electricity than its counterparts in Europe; what is the average megawatt price for steel producers in the UK; and how it compares with the cost of electricity for steel producers in France.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL16324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Between 2005 and 2010, industrial electricity prices rose by 64 per cent. Including taxes, industrial electricity prices rose from 4.77 pence per kWh in 2005 to 7.84 pence per kWh in 2010.</p><p>The steel sector has received more than £295 million in compensation since 2013 to make energy costs more competitive, including over £53 million during 2018. In addition, between 2017 and 2019, the Government has introduced policies that provide eligible steel producers with an 85% reduction in renewable energy policy costs in their electricity bills. Last year we announced the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund worth up to £315 million to support businesses with high energy use to transition to a low carbon future and to cut their bills through increased energy efficiency.</p><p>Between 2010 and 2017, industrial electricity prices (including taxes) have risen from 7.84 to 9.79 pence per kWh, an increase of 25%.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 09/07/2019 16:58:41 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1167737

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Morris of Aberavon on 17 October (HL Deb, col 198), when they will be in a position to reply to the issues raised about agricultural support after Brexit, particularly in relation to Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>In the Agriculture Bill introduced in the previous session, broadly similar powers were conferred on the Welsh Ministers as on the Secretary of State for England. This was done at the request of the Welsh Ministers and included the powers in clause 11. This means that the Welsh Ministers would have powers to modify retained EU legislation relating to the financing, management and monitoring of Common Agricultural Policy schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government have also announced that they will bring forward their own Agriculture Bill in the National Assembly at a later date. The Welsh Government have informed me that this will be preceded by a White Paper, intended to be brought forward during the current Assembly term.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/11/2019 17:11:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1134694

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Wales
	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 case for devolving greater infrastructure powers to the Welsh Government, in particular powers over rail services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL16661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>We are working closely with Welsh Government to divest the Core Valley Lines from Network Rail to Transport for Wales, which will give the Welsh Government ownership and responsibility for the infrastructure. Furthermore, the Williams Rail Review is exploring different industry structures including devolution and will produce a set of recommendations in autumn.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 04/07/2019 12:57:07 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon