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1685189

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Public Bills
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker during the past 14 years in respect of which public bills that started in the House of Commons has a motion been tabled to decline to give the bill a second reading in the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL1919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>There have been five such cases since 2010, including the motion on 29 January 2024 relating to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. The other four bills, along with the dates they were debated on second reading, were the Health and Social Care Bill (11-12 October 2011); the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (3-4 June 2013); the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill (4 November 2014); and the Illegal Migration Bill (10 May 2023).</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/02/2024 17:27:02 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1358960

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Private Members' Bills
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many Private Members’ Bills in each of the last five sessions were introduced in the House of Lords; and, for each session, how many of them received Royal Assent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL3059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The figures for private members’ bills that started in the House of Lords are set out below. Figures are provided from the 2014–15 session, as the 2019 session lasted less than a month, up to and including the present session to date.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Session</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014–15 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015–16 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016–17 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017–19 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019–21 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021–22 to date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PMBs introduced in the House of Lords</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lords-starting PMBs receiving Royal Assent</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/10/2021 15:10:25 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1152013

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	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: Select Committee Reports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker which House of Lords Committee reports, published since the EU Referendum in 2016, have been directly related to the UK's departure from the EU, excluding reports by (1) the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, and (2) the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Since 23 June 2016 the following committees have published the following reports directly related to the UK’s departure from the EU. These include reports on legislation and treaties which are directly concerned with the Brexit process.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Constitution Committee (2016–17)</strong></p><p><em>The invoking of Article 50</em> (4th report, HL Paper 44)</p><p><em>European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill</em> (8th report, HL Paper 119)</p><p><em>The ‘Great Repeal Bill’ and delegated powers</em> (9th report, HL Paper 123)</p><p> </p><p><strong>Constitution Committee (2017–19)</strong></p><p><em>European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: interim report</em> (3rd report, HL Paper 19)</p><p><em>Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill [HL]</em> (8th report, HL Paper 39)</p><p><em>European Union (Withdrawal) Bill</em> (9th report, HL Paper 69)</p><p><em>Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill</em> (10th report, HL Paper 80)</p><p><em>Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [HL]</em> (11th report, HL Paper 90)</p><p><em>Trade Bill</em> (13th report, HL Paper 193)</p><p><em>Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill</em> (18th report, HL Paper 291)</p><p><em>European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill</em> (19th report, HL Paper 339)</p><p> </p><p><strong>Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (2016–17)</strong></p><p><em>European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill </em>(18th report, HL Paper 118)</p><p><em>Special Report: Submission to the House of Commons Procedure Committee inquiry on delegated powers in the “Great Repeal Bill” </em>(23rd report, HL Paper 143)</p><p><em>Special Report: Second Submission to the House of Commons Procedure Committee inquiry on delegated powers in the “Great Repeal Bill” </em>(30th report, HL Paper 164)</p><p> </p><p><strong>Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (2017–19)</strong></p><p><em>European Union (Withdrawal) Bill </em>(3rd report, HL Paper 22)</p><p><em>Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill </em>(7th report, HL Paper 38)</p><p><em>Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill (Government response); scrutiny of delegated legislation under the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (correspondence) </em>(10th report, HL Paper 58)</p><p><em>Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill; Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill (Government response </em>(11th report, HL Paper 65)</p><p><em>European Union (Withdrawal) Bill </em>(12th report, HL Paper 73)</p><p><em>Nuclear Safeguards Bill </em>(13th report, HL Paper 77)</p><p><em>Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill </em>(15th report, HL Paper 84)</p><p><em>Nuclear Safeguards Bill (Government response) </em>(17th report, HL Paper 102)</p><p><em>European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (Government response); Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill (Government response) </em>(20th report, HL Paper 119)</p><p><em>European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (correspondence) </em>(22nd report, HL Paper 123)</p><p><em>European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (Government amendments) </em>(23rd report, HL Paper 124)</p><p><em>European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (Further government amendments) </em>(24th report, HL Paper 128)</p><p><em>Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill (Consideration of Commons Amendments); European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (correspondence) </em>(26th report, HL Paper 140)</p><p><em>Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill (Government response) </em>(28th report, HL Paper 147)</p><p><em>Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill (Government response) </em>(32nd report, HL Paper 181)</p><p><em>Trade Bill </em>(33rd report, HL Paper 186)</p><p><em>Agriculture Bill </em>(34th report, HL Paper 194)</p><p><em>Fisheries Bill; Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill </em>(39th report, HL Paper 226)</p><p><em>Fisheries Bill (Government response) </em>(45th report, HL Paper 274)</p><p><em>Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination </em>(46th report, HL Paper 275)</p><p><em>Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill; Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill (Government response) </em>(47th report, HL Paper 289)</p><p><em>Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill (changed to Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Bill) (Government response)</em> (50th report, HL Paper 336)</p><p><em>European Union (Withdrawal)(No.5) Bill </em>(51st report, HL Paper 340)</p><p><em>European Union (Withdrawal)(No.6) Bill </em>(61st report, HL Paper 418)</p><p> </p><p><strong>Economic Affairs Committee (2017–19)</strong></p><p><em>Brexit and the Labour Market</em> (1st report, HL Paper 11)</p><p> </p><p><strong>European Union Committee (2016–17)</strong></p><p><em>Scrutinising Brexit: the role of Parliament</em> (1st report, HL Paper 33)</p><p><em>Brexit: parliamentary scrutiny</em> (4th report, HL Paper 50)</p><p><em>Brexit: the options for trade</em> (5th report, HL Paper 72)</p><p><em>Brexit: UK-Irish relations</em> (6th report, HL Paper 76)</p><p><em>Brexit: future UK-EU security and police cooperation </em>(7th report, HL Paper 77)</p><p><em>Brexit: fisheries</em> (8th report, HL Paper 78)</p><p><em>Brexit: financial services</em> (9th report, HL Paper 81)</p><p><em>Brexit: acquired rights</em> (10th report, HL Paper 82)</p><p><em>Brexit: environment and climate change</em> (12th report, HL Paper 109)</p><p><em>Brexit: Gibraltar</em> (13th report, HL Paper 116)</p><p><em>Brexit: UK-EU movement of people</em> (14th report, HL Paper 121)</p><p><em>Brexit and the EU budget</em> (15th report, HL Paper 125)</p><p><em>Brexit: trade in goods</em> (16th report, HL Paper 129)</p><p><em>Brexit: justice for individuals, families and businesses?</em> (17th report, HL Paper 134)</p><p><em>Brexit: trade in non-financial services</em> (18th report, HL Paper 135)</p><p><em>Brexit: the Crown Dependencies</em> (19th report, HL Paper 136)</p><p><em>Brexit: agriculture</em> (20th report, HL Paper 169)</p><p> </p><p><strong>European Union Committee (2017–19)</strong></p><p><em>Brexit: the EU data protection package</em> (3rd report, HL Paper 7)</p><p><em>Brexit: devolution</em> (4th report, HL Paper 9)</p><p><em>Brexit: farm animal welfare</em> (5th report, HL Paper 15)</p><p><em>Brexit: judicial oversight of the European Arrest Warrant</em> (6th report, HL Paper 16)</p><p><em>Brexit: deal or no deal</em> (7th report, HL Paper 46)</p><p><em>Brexit: sanctions policy</em> (8th report, HL Paper 50)</p><p><em>Brexit: will consumers be protected?</em> (9th report, HL Paper 51)</p><p><em>Brexit: energy security</em> (10th report, HL Paper 63)</p><p><em>Brexit: the future of financial regulation and supervision</em> (11th report, HL Paper 66)</p><p><em>Brexit: competition and State aid</em> (12th report, HL Paper 67)</p><p><em>Brexit: reciprocal healthcare</em> (13th report, HL Paper 107)</p><p><em>Brexit: food prices and availability</em> (14th report, HL Paper 129)</p><p><em>Dispute resolution and enforcement after Brexit</em> (15th report, HL Paper 130)</p><p><em>Brexit: Common Security and Defence Policy missions and operations</em> (16th report, HL Paper 132)</p><p><em>UK-EU relations after Brexit</em> (17th report, HL Paper 149)</p><p><em>Brexit: the proposed UK-EU security treaty</em> (18th report, HL Paper 164)</p><p><em>Brexit: movement of people in the cultural sector</em> (19th report, HL Paper 182)</p><p><em>Brexit: the customs challenge</em> (20th report, HL Paper 187)</p><p><em>Brexit: plant and animal biosecurity</em> (21st report, HL Paper 191)</p><p><em>Brexit: chemical regulation</em> (23rd report, HL Paper 215)</p><p><em>Brexit: the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration</em> (24th report, HL Paper 245)</p><p><em>Brexit: the European Investment Bank</em> (25th report, HL Paper 269)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements; treaties considered on 5 February 2019</em> (27th report, HL Paper 282)</p><p><em>Brexit: the Erasmus and Horizon programmes</em> (28th report, HL Paper 283)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements; treaties considered on 12 February 2019</em> (29th report, HL Paper 287)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements; treaties considered on 20 February 2019</em> (30th report, HL Paper 296)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements; treaties considered on 26 February 2019</em> (31st report, HL Paper 300)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements; treaties considered on 5 March 2019 </em>(32nd report, HL Paper 306)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements; treaties considered on 12 March 2019</em> (33rd report, HL Paper 315)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements; treaties considered on 19 March 2019</em> (34th report, HL Paper 321)</p><p><em>Beyond Brexit: how to win friends and influence people</em> (35th report, HL Paper 322)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements; treaties considered on 3 April 2019</em> (36th report, HL Paper 337)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements; treaties considered on 9 April 2019</em> (37th report, HL Paper 342)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements; treaties considered on 30 April 2019</em> 38th report, HL Paper 349)</p><p><em>Brexit: road, rail and maritime transport</em> (39th report, HL Paper 355)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements; treaties considered on 14 May 2019 </em>(40th report, HL Paper 362)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements; treaties considered on 11 June 2019</em> (41st report, HL Paper 379)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements: treaties considered on 9 July 2019</em> (44th report, HL Paper 402)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements: treaties considered on 23 July 2019</em> (45th report, HL Paper 416)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements: treaties considered on 9 September 2019</em> (46th report, HL Paper 421)</p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements: treaties considered on 7 October 2019</em> (47th report, HL Paper 427)</p><p><em>Brexit: refugee protection and asylum policy</em> (48th report, HL Paper 428)</p><p> </p><p><strong>European Union Committee (2019–20)</strong></p><p><em>Scrutiny of international agreements: treaties considered on 21 October 2019</em> (1st report, HL Paper 6)</p><p><em>Brexit: the financial settlement</em> (2nd report, HL Paper 7)</p><p> </p><p><strong>Science and Technology Committee (2016–17)</strong></p><p><em>A time for boldness: EU membership and UK science after the referendum</em> (1<sup>st</sup> report, HL Paper 85)</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 29/10/2019 17:06:59 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

417506

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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 Composition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by the Leader of the House on 7 September (HL Deb, col 1212), whether they will publish the statistics on which they base the statement that the Government face a combined opposition of 80 Peers, which is twice the size faced by the last Labour Government.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL2102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>At the end of the 2009-10 session, of those peers eligible to take part in the work of the House of Lords there were 211 Labour members, 185 Conservative members and 72 Liberal Democrat members – meaning there were 46 more peers sitting on the benches of the two largest political parties in opposition than there were peers on the Government benches.</p><p> </p><p>As of 18 September, of those peers eligible to take part in the work of the House of Lords there are 223 Conservative members, 211 Labour members and 101 Liberal Democrat members – meaning there are 89 more peers sitting on the benches of the two largest political parties in opposition than there are peers on the Government benches.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 21/09/2015 14:48:46 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

420566

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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 Composition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Leader of the House on 21 September (HL2102), whether they will publish figures on the number of members of each party in the House and the ratio of government members to opposition members for (1) 1998–99, (2) 2003–04, (3) 2008–09, and 2013–14.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL2541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>For each of the sessions requested, I have set out below the number of those peers eligible to take part in the work of the House of Lords sitting on the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat benches at the end of that session; and the difference between the number of peers on the Government benches as on the benches of the two largest political parties in opposition in each case.</p><br /><p><strong>1998-99</strong> - Conservative - 484; Labour - 193; Liberal Democrat - 72. There were 363 more peers sitting on the opposition benches than Government benches.</p><br /><p><strong>2003-04</strong> - Conservative - 202; Labour - 201; Liberal Democrat - 68. There were 69 more peers sitting on the opposition benches than Government benches.</p><br /><p><strong>2008-09</strong> - Conservative - 189; Labour - 212; Liberal Democrat - 71. There were 48 more peers sitting on the opposition benches than Government benches.</p><p><strong><br></strong><strong>2013-14</strong> - Conservative - 220; Labour - 218; Liberal Democrat - 99. There were 101 more peers sitting on the Government benches than opposition benches.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 26/10/2015 17:58:28 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

424778

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2015
	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 Composition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 26 October (HL2541), whether they will publish the latest figures on the number of members of each party in the House, and the ratio of government to opposition members, including all those peers whose introduction has been scheduled.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL3121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>Including all those peers whose introduction or retirement has been advertised in <em>House of Lords Business</em>, and assuming no other changes to the membership of the House, as of 19 January 2016 there will be 249 members on the Conservative benches, 212 members on the Labour benches, and 112 members on the Liberal Democrat benches. This means that there will be 75 more peers on the benches of the largest two opposition parties than on the Government benches.</p><p><strong><br></strong>That will be 29 more peers than at the end of the 2009-10 session, when there were only 46 more peers on the benches of the largest two opposition parties than on the Government benches.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 12/11/2015 15:09:18 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1006673

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker who tendered for the contract to supervise by-elections for hereditary peers; and which tender was successful.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL11453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>ERS, Kanto Elect and UK Engage responded to the invitation to tender. ERS was the successful applicant.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 26/11/2018 15:41:56 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1006674

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the overall cost, including the cost to the House Authorities, of the contract to supervise by-elections for hereditary peers; whether that cost is paid annually or per by-election; and whether the cost is dependent on the number of candidates or electors.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL11454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The costs are paid per by-election. Costs vary according to the number of electors. The current cost of a whole House by-election is £1440; a Labour or Liberal Democrat by-election costs £570, and a Conservative or Crossbench by-election costs £600; all costs are inclusive of VAT. This is in addition to the cost of House of Lords staff time spent organising the by-election which forms part of their normal duties and is not costed separately.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 26/11/2018 15:41:39 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1006675

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether arrangements will be made to enable members of the House who wish to observe the count of the votes cast for the hereditary peer by-election scheduled to take place on 27 and 28 November.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL11455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>A member of the relevant party or group is appointed to act as scrutineer at each count, and this will happen on 28 November when the votes (all of which will be cast by post) will be counted. There is no count on 27 November. There are no plans to make further arrangements to enable more members of the House to observe the count of the votes cast.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 26/11/2018 15:41:08 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1006676

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether media access will be granted to the count of votes cast for the hereditary peer by-election scheduled to take place on 27 and 28 November.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL11456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to provide for members of the media to be present to witness the count on 28 November. There is no count on 27 November.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 26/11/2018 15:39:14 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott