Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label attachment file name title
tabling member	label

Search

347915

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet: Legislation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what procedures they have put in place to ensure that legislative proposals have been adequately discussed and agreed by committees of the Cabinet and the Cabinet before being announced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
	uin	HL201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee is tasked with overseeing the Government's legislative programme. The Government does not comment on the proceedings of Cabinet or its committees.</p><p>Information on the legislative process is available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website. A copy of ‘Guide to Making Legislation’ has been attached for ease.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 15:51:38 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name Guide_to_Making_Legislation_July_2014.pdf title Guide to Making Legislation
	tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

446475

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the relationship is of the "political cabinet" to the Cabinet.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
	uin	HL5247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>Paragraph 4.8 of the Cabinet Manual sets out that political Cabinets are convened by the Prime Minister, but they are not attended by officials. Sensitive papers, such as those covered by the Official Secrets Act 1989, are not distributed to political Cabinets.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL5248 question first answered 03/02/2016 17:24:47 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

446476

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether members of the "political cabinet" have access to (1) matters covered by the Official Secrets Act 1989, or (2) other governmental matters not within the public domain.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
	uin	HL5248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>Paragraph 4.8 of the Cabinet Manual sets out that political Cabinets are convened by the Prime Minister, but they are not attended by officials. Sensitive papers, such as those covered by the Official Secrets Act 1989, are not distributed to political Cabinets.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL5247 question first answered 03/02/2016 17:24:47 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

456858

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Newspaper Press
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any (1) minister, (2) official, or (3) ministerial special adviser, have played any part in the drafting of letters subsequently signed by retired military officers or business people and published in national newspapers in the last year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
	uin	HL6672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>In carrying out government business, Ministers, officials and special advisers must abide by their respective Codes of Conduct.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/03/2016 17:28:35 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

456859

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any (1) minister, (2) official, or (3) ministerial special adviser, importuned any persons to sign letters concerning the European Referendum or the consequences of a national vote for leaving the EU in national newspapers; and if so, (a) how many were importuned, (b) how many signed, and (c) how many declined to do so.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
	uin	HL6673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the Prime Minister's oral response to the Hon Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 22 February 2016: Column 32.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 14/03/2016 12:33:34 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL6673 attachment.pdf title Attachment
	tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

479320

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 14 March (HL6673), whether Mr Hopkins importuned any persons to sign letters to national newspapers concerning the European Referendum or the consequences of a national vote for leaving the EU; and if so, how many (1) were importuned, (2) signed, and (3) declined to do so.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
	uin	HL7095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the Prime Minister's answer to the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Ms Dorries) on 22 February 2016, Official Report, column 32. As set out in the Civil Service Code, it is the role of the civil service to support the Government of the day in developing and implementing its policies.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 12/04/2016 13:21:44 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

480062

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Newspaper Press
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 16 March (HL6672), whether the respective Codes of Conduct for (1) ministers, (2) officials, and (3) special advisers, allow them to draft letters to be signed by retired military officers or business people and then published in national newspapers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
	uin	HL7166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>The respective Codes of Conduct for Ministers, officials and special advisers make clear the role of these individuals in developing and implementing Government policies.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 12/04/2016 14:54:16 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

480063

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Extended Ministerial Offices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 16 March (HL6552), how they define an "extended Ministerial Office", and for what purpose they are being established.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
	uin	HL7167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>Guidance on the nature and make up of extended ministerial offices (EMO) is set out in guidance published by the Government. The Guidance makes clear that EMOs are designed to support Secretaries of State and other Ministerial Heads of Departments. An EMO may include civil servants fulfilling the traditional private office role, special advisers and external appointees. The office may include support for policy formation, implementation, media, correspondence, relations with Parliament, as well as the traditional private office function.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 19/04/2016 14:39:22 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL7167 Attachment.pdf title Guidance Attachment
	tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

524624

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Gaza: Ports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Sovereign is subject to legislation originating in the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
	uin	HL657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>In relation to UK law civil and criminal proceedings cannot be taken against the Sovereign as a person under UK law.</p><p><br>Under EU law, EU Heads of State enjoy a special status, in accordance with generally accepted principles of international law.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 27/06/2016 17:01:08 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit