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1138294

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Government Bills
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to her Written Answer on 3 July (HL16472), what steps are being taken to increase the proportion of government bills published in draft and submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by a joint committee or committee of either House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL17091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of the role of pre-legislative scrutiny, and looks to take steps wherever possible to facilitate it. In the 2016-17 session, the Government published 3 draft bills. In this session we have published ten draft pieces of legislation for pre-legislative scrutiny by a joint committee or a committee of either house, these were: Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill; Draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill; Draft clause on the Personal Injury Discount Rate - subsequently included in the Civil Liability Bill; Draft Tenants Fees Bill; Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017; Draft Finance Bill; Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill; Draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill; Draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill; Draft Domestic Abuse Bill.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 23/07/2019 16:37:03 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1625836

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Civil Servants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government who in the Department for Education is responsible for ensuring that senior civil servants in the Department comply with section 3(6) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, as embodied in the Civil Service Code; and what steps they have taken to monitor and ensure compliance with the provision in the past two years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL7647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The department’s Leadership Team is responsible for setting standards within the department. Individual line managers are responsible for ensuring that staff are adhering to the Civil Service Code on a day-to-day basis.</p><p>Information about the Civil Service Code is shared regularly with employees, including in employee contracts and induction material. Clear processes are in place to enable anyone to report a breach of the Code. In the latest staff survey, 100% of Senior Civil Servants confirmed they are aware of and understand the Code.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 16/05/2023 15:41:30 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1674213

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legislation: Reviews
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans the Ministry of Justice has to undertake post-legislative review of (1) the Civil Liability Act 2018, (2) the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018, (3) the Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019, (4) the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, (5) the Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Act 2020, (6) the Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020, (7) the Sentencing Act 2020, and (8) the Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Act 2020, in line with the policy of reviewing Acts three to five years after enactment
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>All bills that have reached Royal Assent are eligible for post-legislative scrutiny three to five years after they are enacted. Post-legislative scrutiny memoranda have been published on GOV.UK where bills have undergone the process. In addition, the Lords Special Inquiry Committee appointed to carry out post-legislative scrutiny on specific Acts publishes information on its inquiries on parliament.uk.</p><p>It is also important to note that post-legislative scrutiny is not the only way policy is reviewed. Many Acts have built-in statutory review mechanisms and consultations have also been launched. This has the effect of providing opportunities for the legislation to be reviewed and assessed without requiring post-legislative scrutiny.</p><p> </p><p>There is no planned timetable for post-legislative scrutiny of the Acts mentioned in this question.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 13/12/2023 12:55:02 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1666931

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Juries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the loss of earnings allowance for those on jury service was last increased; and what plans they have, if any, to increase the allowance to bring it into line with the national minimum wage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL10786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 26/10/2023 11:00:02 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1690240

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	British Constitution
	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 13 September 2023 (HL10154), what steps the Deputy Prime Minister has taken to ensure that senior ministers are aware of, and have regard to, the core principles of the UK constitution, and what consultation there has been with the Lord Chancellor to ensure that the rule of law is upheld.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL2568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the Ministerial Code, there is an overarching duty on all ministers to comply with the law. Ministers are personally responsible for deciding how to conduct themselves in light of the Code.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 04/03/2024 16:58:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1688860

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Inquiries
	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 February (HL1937), whether they will list the 19 non-statutory and 23 statutory inquiries established under the Inquiries Act 2005, along with the (1) length, (2), cost, and (3) sponsoring department, for each of those inquiries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL2446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office collects data on the duration and cost of inquiries from departments, inquiries’ own reports, and other publicly available information.</p><p>We have provided details on all statutory and non-statutory inquiries established since 2005 in the table below.</p><p>In some cases, information in the table below has come from reports from outside the Government. We have not included the costs for ongoing inquiries, which are published at different frequencies on inquiry or departmental websites, and we have not included the details for any investigations commissioned by NHS England (some of which were counted in the total number of non-statutory inquiries in our previous response, answered on 8th February 2024, UIN HL1937). It has been noted where the publicly available information provides the cost excluding VAT.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Inquiry</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sponsor Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Legislative Basis</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year established</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duration in months (from announcement to publication of final report)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported final costs where publicly available</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jalal Uddin Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cranston Inquiry</p></td><td><p>DfT</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andrew Malkinson Inquiry</p></td><td><p>MoJ</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thirlwall Inquiry</p></td><td><p>DHSC</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inquiry into the preventability of the Omagh bombing</p></td><td><p>NIO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent inquiry relating to Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dawn Sturgess Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fuller Inquiry</p></td><td><p>DHSC</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angiolini Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Covid-19 Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lampard Inquiry</p></td><td><p>DHSC</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jermaine Baker inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>£4.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Post Office Horizon IT inquiry</p></td><td><p>DBT</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester Arena inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>£35.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brook House Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>£18.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>£1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent Inquiry into the issues raised by Ian Paterson</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>£1.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grenfell Tower Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infected Blood Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent inquiry into the award of the Magnox decommissioning contract by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and its subsequent termination</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>[unknown]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anthony Grainger Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>£2.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>£192.7m (as of Dec 2022)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Undercover Policing Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gosport Independent Panel</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>£13m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Litvinenko Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO, FCO and 3 x Intelligence Agencies</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>£2.4m (exc. VAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harris Review / Independent review of self-inflicted deaths of young adults in custody aged between 18 and 24</p></td><td><p>MoJ</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>£0.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Morecambe Bay Maternity and Neonatal Services Investigation</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>£1.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daniel Morgan Independent Panel</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>£17.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Leveson Inquiry</p></td><td><p>DCMS and HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>£5.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Azelle Rodney Inquiry</p></td><td><p>MoJ</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>£2.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry 2013 / The Francis Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>£13.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Detainee Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory (Committee of Privy Counsellors)</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>£2.3m (exc. VAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Hillsborough Independent Panel</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>Less than £5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Al Sweady Inquiry</p></td><td><p>MoD</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>£24.9m (exc. VAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent Inquiry into care provided by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust January 2001 – March 2009</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Iraq Inquiry / The Chilcot Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Cabinet Office, FCO, DfID</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory (Committee of Privy Counsellors)</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>£13.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Bernard (Sonny) Lodge Inquiry</p></td><td><p>MoJ</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>£0.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Baha Mousa Inquiry</p></td><td><p>MoD</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>£13m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inquiry into Human Tissue Analysis in UK Nuclear Facilities / Redfern Inquiry</p></td><td><p>DTI - BERR - DECC</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contaminated Blood and Blood Products Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>£75k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/02/2024 17:12:06 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1685207

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Inquiries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many statutory and non-statutory inquiries they have undertaken since 2005, and what were their (1) length, (2) cost, (3) sponsoring department, and (4) subject matter.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL1937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Since 2005, our records show that His Majesty’s Government has established 19 non statutory inquiries and 23 statutory inquiries under the Inquiries Act 2005 on a broad range of subject matters. 28 of the total 42 inquiries have been completed. Several of these statutory inquiries had previously been established as non statutory inquiries or inquests. The length of completed inquiries in this period ranges from 7 to 99 months and published costs vary significantly from between £0.2m and £194m. Most Whitehall departments have sponsored public inquiries. Further information can be found on inquiry and departmental websites and in the National Archives.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/02/2024 15:21:26 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1660673

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Legislation: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	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 7 August (HL9634), which Acts of Parliament are currently eligible for, but are not receiving, post-legislative review by their departments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL10153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. All bills that have reached Royal Assent are eligible for post-legislative scrutiny three to five years after they are enacted. Post-legislative scrutiny memoranda have been published on GOV.UK where bills have undergone the process. In addition, the Lords Special Inquiry Committee appointed to carry out post-legislative scrutiny on specific Acts publishes information on its inquiries on parliament.uk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>While all bills that have reached Royal Assent are eligible for post-legislative scrutiny enacted, it can be agreed between the department and the relevant Commons departmental select committee that a memorandum is not required.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/09/2023 14:34:03 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1660674

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	British Constitution
	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 26 June (HL8404), why the responsibility of the Deputy Prime Minister for constitutional policy is omitted from the updated list of ministerial responsibilities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL10154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>The Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has oversight of all Cabinet Office policy and continues to maintain responsibility for constitutional policy, with support from a wider ministerial team within the Cabinet Office and across Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/09/2023 14:38:45 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1655041

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Legislation: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	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 13 July (HL8938), which Acts of Parliament are presently undergoing post-legislative review; and which Acts are scheduled to enter the review process between now and the end of 2023.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL9634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no Acts of Parliament undergoing post-legislative scrutiny.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Acts of Parliament that received Royal Assent before 2019 are eligible for post-legislative scrutiny by the end of 2023. The Government has not announced whether any post-legislative scrutiny communications will be published between now and the end of 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 07/08/2023 14:45:29 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth