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1246834

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2020
	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	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what guidance or training is given to Ministers on the requirements to answer written questions from Members of the House comprehensively.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL9633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>As Leader of the House I take very seriously the responsibility incumbent on all Ministers to provide full, timely and comprehensive answers to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs). My office works closely with all departmental Parliamentary teams to help provide advice on what is expected of them in providing such answers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ministers are also reminded regularly of the importance of their obligations to the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 02/11/2020 12:26:13 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1655036

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2023
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 19 June (HL8246), what explanations he has had from the Department of Health and Social Care concerning the number of questions allocated to that department that remain unanswered after 10 working days.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL9624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2023 answer text <p>As Leader of the House of Lords I have reiterated to all Front Bench Ministers the importance of adhering to the 10 day target for responses to questions for written answer. As stated in my response on 19 June (HL8246) the Department for Health and Social Care faced significant disruption to the delivery of parliamentary support due to the pressures they faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. They have since implemented a Written Parliamentary Question Recovery Plan to deal with the backlog of written questions. At the time of writing, DHSC’s PQ on-time rate for July is 89.6%, the highest percentage during a sitting month since early 2020.</p><p><strong><br></strong>The Permanent Secretary has further reassured me that they are committed to improving the process and have taken further steps to bring performance levels back to pre-pandemic levels including streamlining the drafting process. I will be looking for further improvements on their record as a result of the Department's Recovery plan. It is important that the highest standards are achieved by all Departments in replying to members of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 03/08/2023 09:31:05 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1642409

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2023
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what explanations he has had from the Department for Health and Social Care concerning their failure to answer 18 questions for written answer, dating back to 19 April, within the recommended time.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL8246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>As Leader of the House I see it as essential that Noble Lords receive accurate and timely responses to all written questions tabled to His Majesty's Government. For that reason, I have spoken to all Front Bench Ministers regarding the importance of adhering to the 10 working day window for response to questions for written answer. I have also written to the Permanent Secretary of DHSC to reiterate the importance of his department responding to peers within this timeframe, as well as urging them to clear the backlog as soon as possible.</p><p>My office has contacted DHSC regarding their repeated failure to meet the 10 day target for response. After the significant disruption caused to the delivery of parliamentary support to the House of Lords by the COVID-19 pandemic, the DHSC parliamentary team has implemented a Written Parliamentary Question Recovery Plan to deal with the backlog of written questions. This recovery plan has led to significant improvements in their performance. However, your question clearly highlights that there is more work to do to ensure that all questions are answered within the 10 day target. Parliament rightly expects that more work will be done on this matter.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 19/06/2023 16:28:12 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1460482

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2022
	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 Departments: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House when she last drew the attention of Ministers and Permanent Secretaries to the fact that several Departments have not answered Questions for Written Answer within ten working days; in particular (1) the Department of Health and Social Care, (2) the Home Office, and (3) the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL7966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I take my responsibility to ensure all Ministers provide full, timely and accurate responses to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs) very seriously.</p><p>I regularly remind Front Bench colleagues of their obligation to the House as stipulated in the Companion and of the importance of answering QWAs within the 10 day target. This has been raised regularly at Front Bench meetings and I have previously written to colleagues on the issue.</p><p>My office works closely with all departments across Government to ensure prompt responses to all QWAs. This is a process that has been followed with the Department of Health and Social Care, the Home Office, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 27/04/2022 16:44:13 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1419752

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2022
	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	Select Committee Reports: Debates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what assessment she has made of the delay in scheduling debates for Select Committee reports in the House of Lords; and what plans she has to provide for the scheduling of Select Committee report debates on Fridays when the House is not otherwise expected to sit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL5932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>We have debated 18 Select Committee reports so far this session, including most recently on 24 January. We have seen an increase in the number of committees, with the number of Sessional Committees doubling over the last decade and six new ones set up since 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Whips Office will continue to work closely with the Usual Channels and the Committee Office to schedule time for debate on reports as regularly as possible. This includes an additional Friday sitting on 25 February to debate committee reports.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 15/02/2022 13:14:21 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1417136

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	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	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park on 26 January (HL5538), what assessment they have made of (1) whether, and (2) how, the Written Answers by Lord True on 10 January (HL5119) and 18 January (HL5234, HL5235, HL5236 and HL5360) conform to the criteria set out in the Written Answer.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL5700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p><strong>I have noted the questions referenced, as well as the Noble Lord’s three further questions submitted to the department in question (HL5696, HL5697, HL5698). I would refer the Noble Lord to the recently issued answers to these from the department.</strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 09/02/2022 14:11:38 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1404684

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to the Written Answers by Lord True on 10 January (HL5119) and 18 January (HL5234, HL5235, HL5236 and HL5360), what assessment she has made of the extent to which Ministers answer written questions from Members of the House comprehensively; and what steps she is taking to support the requirement of the Ministerial Code that “Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public” in respect of answers to written questions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL5538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>As Leader of the House I take very seriously the responsibility incumbent on all Ministers to provide full, timely and comprehensive answers to Questions for Written Answers.</p><p>Ministers are reminded regularly of the importance of their obligations to the House and under the ministerial code. My office works closely with all departmental Parliamentary teams and Private Offices to help provide advice on what is expected of them in providing such answers.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 26/01/2022 12:03:39 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1581655

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	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	House of Lords: Legislation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to the request made to the Leader by Lord Blencathra on 12 January (HL Deb col 1535), whether he will (1) send a printed copy of the Cabinet Office Guide to Making Legislation to every civil servant in the Office of Parliamentary Counsel with an instruction to read it, and (2) amend section E of the Guide which begins with the sentence “The House of Lords is usually the more difficult House to take legislation through…”.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL5192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>On instruction from the relevant policy department, the Office of Parliamentary Counsel are responsible for the drafting of Government legislation.</p><p>In light of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee's report Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive (HL 106), the Guide to Making Legislation was updated last summer. This included integrating a link to the Committee's revised guidance. Along with the Committee's report and the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee's report Government by Diktat: A call to return power to Parliament (HL 105), the guide was circulated to all officials in Whitehall responsible for preparing and passing primary legislation.</p><p>The Guide to Making Legislation is usually updated annually and I have asked the responsible officials to consider how to best express in the Guide the different procedures, practices and challenges posed by legislating in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. I hope very much that in that process officials will take carefully into account points made by Your Lordships in what was an important debate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 10/02/2023 14:11:04 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1388909

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2021
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to the statistics in House of Lords Business on Thursday 16 December which show that the Department of Health and Social Care had 56 written parliamentary questions that had not been answered in 10 working days, more than any other department, what discussions she has had with the department about improving their responsiveness to parliamentary scrutiny through Questions for Written Answer.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tyrie
	uin	HL5071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>As Leader of the House I take very seriously the responsibility incumbent on all Ministers and departments to provide full, timely and comprehensive answers to Questions for Written Answers. The Department for Health and Social Care received 1206 QWAs in 2021 compared to 599 in 2019, and have doubled the size of the relevant team to deal with the increased work and pressure.</p><p>My office approach departments who have not responded to questions after 10 working days, and remain in contact with them until the questions are answered. This process has been followed with the Department of Health and Social Care, and my office will continue to work with the department during this busy period to ensure prompt responses to all Questions for Written Answers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 17/12/2021 14:34:21 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie

1327202

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	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	Bills: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which bills they intend to subject to pre-legislative scrutiny in the present Session of Parliament.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	uin	HL491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text The Government intends to subject three draft bills to pre-legislative scrutiny in the present Session of Parliament: Downstream Oil Resilience, Victims, and Online Safety, and is in discussion with the Liaison Committees in both Houses regarding how the draft bills will be scrutinised. As in previous years, it is possible that additional draft bills will be added to the list and therefore this list is not exhaustive. answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 01/06/2021 10:46:34 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad