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1002221

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliament: Official Visits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how much each Address to both Houses of Parliament cost in each of the past 15 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL11242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>In line with the Authorised Records Disposal Practice, records relating to financial information relating to State Visits and Addresses is kept for 5 years and then disposed of. The costs to Parliament for visits where records are available are listed in the table below. These vary depending on whether the event was held in the Royal Gallery or Robing Room. Costs of addresses in Westminster Hall are not available. It should be noted that additional costs related to translation, sound and AV services, catering and, in a number of cases, ticketing and programmes are borne by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Event</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Porterage</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Furnishings</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost of halting planned maintenance</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Flowers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ticketing and printing</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State Visit by the King and Queen of The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>23 October 2018</p></td><td><p>Royal Gallery</p></td><td><p>£7,235.00</p></td><td><p>£4,930.40</p></td><td><p>£2,500.00</p></td><td><p>£1,100.00</p></td><td><p>£109.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State Visit by the King and Queen of Spain</p></td><td><p>12 July 2017</p></td><td><p>Royal Gallery</p></td><td><p>£6,169.00</p></td><td><p>£4,925.85</p></td><td><p>£3,000.00</p></td><td><p>£480.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Address by President of Columbia</p></td><td><p>1 November 2016</p></td><td><p>Robing Room</p></td><td><p>£3,046.00</p></td><td><p>£2,907.48</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£540.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Address by President of Indonesia</p></td><td><p>19 April 2016</p></td><td><p>Robing Room</p></td><td><p>£3,046.00</p></td><td><p>£490.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£462.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Speech by Prime Minister of India</p></td><td><p>12 November 2015</p></td><td><p>Royal Gallery</p></td><td><p>£2,350.00</p></td><td><p>£6,965.76</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£418.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Address by the Prime Minister of China</p></td><td><p>20 October 2015</p></td><td><p>Royal Gallery</p></td><td><p>£5,800.00</p></td><td><p>£8,678.85</p></td><td><p>£1,300.00</p></td><td><p>£418.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State Visit by the President of Mexico</p></td><td><p>3 March 2015</p></td><td><p>Robing Room</p></td><td><p>£3,046.00</p></td><td><p>£1,497.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£740.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Address by the President of Singapore</p></td><td><p>21 October 2014</p></td><td><p>Robing Room</p></td><td><p>£3,046.00</p></td><td><p>£941.16</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£470.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Address by the President of Ireland</p></td><td><p>8 April 2014</p></td><td><p>Royal Gallery</p></td><td><p>£5,450.00</p></td><td><p>£2,703.50</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£300.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Address by the Chancellor of Germany</p></td><td><p>27 February 2014</p></td><td><p>Royal Gallery</p></td><td><p>£5,450.00</p></td><td><p>£3,110.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£300.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 15/11/2018 17:31:41 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1002222

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the total cost to the House of the (1) Catering and Retail Service, (2) Department of Facilities, (3) Finance Department, (4) Human Resources Office, (5) Parliamentary Digital Service, (6) Library, (7) clerks and procedural services, and (8) Commissioner for Standards in the latest financial year for which figures are available; and what were the comparative figures for the 2005–6 financial year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL11243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The costs for 2017-18 were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong> <strong>£000s</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1. Catering and Retail Services</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2. Department of Facilities</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,863</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3. Finance Department</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4. Human Resources Office</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,691</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5. Parliamentary Digital Service</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>14,536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6. Library</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2,384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7. Clerks and Procedural Services</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>15,383</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total for Clerks and Procedural Services includes the costs of the Clerk of the Parliaments Office, Black Rod’s Office, Committee Office, Hansard, Journal Office, Communications Office, Legislation Office, and the Lord Speaker’s Office. Costs for the Commissioner of Standards are not separately identifiable and are within the Clerks and Procedural Services figure.</p><p> </p><p>In 2005-06 some offices and departments listed above did not exist, and since 2005-06 there have also been other changes to the roles and functions of offices and departments across the Administration; this makes providing comparison figures more difficult. The costs for 2005-06 were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2005-06</strong> <strong>£000s</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1. Catering and Retail Services (was the Refreshment Department)</p></td><td><p>1,729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2. Department of Facilities (did not exist – costs of the Attendants and Housekeepers sections)</p></td><td><p>1,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3. Finance Department</p></td><td><p>1,272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4. Human Resources Office</p></td><td><p>942</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5. Parliamentary Digital Service (did not exist – costs of Computer Office, ICT and telecommunications sections)</p></td><td><p>2,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6. Library</p></td><td><p>2,926</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7. Clerks and Procedural Services</p></td><td><p>11,816</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total for Clerks and Procedural Services includes the costs of the Clerk of the Parliaments Office, Black Rod’s Office, Doorkeepers, Committee Office, Hansard, Journal and Information Office, Legislation Office, and the Printed Paper Office.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 15/11/2018 17:32:29 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1002223

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how much was paid to members of the House in allowances in each of the last 15 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL11244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The total paid to Members of the House in allowances, travel and subsistence expenses under the Members Finance Scheme in relation to attendance at the House of Lords in each of the last 15 years was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Total £000s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>17,604</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>21,872</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>18,787</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>19,638</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>20,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>19,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>21,611</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>17,856</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>16,033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>17,514</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>17,152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>16,306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>14,401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>13,355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>12,574</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The scheme of financial support for Members changed on 1 October 2010. Prior to then, in addition to travel costs, Members could claim reimbursement of expenses under categories entitled Overnight Subsistence, Day Subsistence, and Office Costs.</p><p>The totals differ from the summary numbers published in the notes to the annual Resource Accounts as to be consistent with classification over a long period of time the above totals only include amounts paid for travel, Daily Allowance (since 1 October 2010), Overnight Subsistence, Day Subsistence and Office Costs (prior to 1 October 2010).</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 15/11/2018 17:35:11 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

429214

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Living Wage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether any staff of the House of Lords are paid less than the recommended Living Wage for London, and if so, how many and in which departments they work.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL3698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>The House of Lords Administration was accredited as a London Living Wage employer in November 2013. We have kept in line with changes to the Living Wage since. No staff employed by the House Administration are paid below the London Living Wage.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 24/11/2015 11:54:03 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

444847

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Oaths and Affirmations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many Peers have taken the Oath of Allegiance in the current Session.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL5045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>826 Members have taken the oath of allegiance or made the solemn affirmation in the current session. This includes 799 Peers and 27 Lords Spiritual. The figure includes Members who have subsequently died, taken leave of absence or retired during the session.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 21/01/2016 12:19:32 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

456849

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2016
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what is the current number of Members of the House (1) not on leave of absence, and (2) on leave of absence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL6663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>815 members are not on leave of absence or disqualified as members of the judiciary; 30 have taken leave of absence; 8 are disqualified as members of the judiciary.</p><p>You may find it helpful to know that up-to-date information about membership of the House is available on the Parliamentary website: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/composition-of-the-lords/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/composition-of-the-lords/</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 14/03/2016 14:42:06 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

456850

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2016
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Attendance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees which Members of the House have so far attended no sittings of the House this Session.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL6664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>There are nine members who are currently eligible to attend the House but have yet to attend in the 2015/16 Session. They are:</p><p> </p><p>L. Alliance</p><p>L. Bridges</p><p>L. Cameron of Lochbroom</p><p>B. Hanham</p><p>L. Inge</p><p>L. Neill of Bladen</p><p>L. Thomas of Macclesfield</p><p>B. Thomas of Walliswood</p><p>L. Wade of Chorlton</p><p> </p><p>This list does not include members who are on leave of absence or who are disqualified from attending as members of the judiciary.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 14/03/2016 14:01:11 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

782014

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Lord Speaker's Committee on the Size of the House
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the total cost of the Lord Speaker’s Committee on the size of the House, including secretarial and administrative support, printing, and other associated costs; and under which head or heads of expenditure those costs will appear.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL2795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The House of Lords Administration supported the committee by drawing on a broad range of existing experienced employees, so no additional staff costs were involved. The committee had four specialist advisers; one of them did not claim a fee, while the others have to date submitted claims totalling £2,692.80. Witnesses claimed £209.60 in travel expenses. There were no member costs involved. The print run upon publication of the report cost £3,784. These costs were met by the Committee Office and the Clerk of the Parliaments’ Office.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 07/11/2017 14:02:44 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

825645

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Staff
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many staff were employed in each of the following services of the House of Lords in 2010 (1) the Library, (2) Catering and Retail Services, and (3) all other offices and departments of the House Administration; what was the cost in each case; and what are the equivalent figures for 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL4886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The tables below show the average number of whole-time equivalent staff employed for the financial years 2010-11 and 2016-17 and total staffing costs for each period.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Staff numbers in the House of Lords Administration</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>The average number of Whole-Time Equivalent persons (WTE) employed during the year was as follows:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Library</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Catering and Retail Services(CRS)¹</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All other offices and departments²</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total as per published resource accounts</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>486</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Staff costs in the House of Lords Administration</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>The following shows the staff costs (including social security and pension costs) for the House of Lords Administration:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£000</p></td><td><p>£000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Library</p></td><td><p>1,395</p></td><td><p>1,755</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Catering and Retail Services³</p></td><td><p>3,497</p></td><td><p>4,168</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All other offices and departments⁴</p></td><td><p>16,015</p></td><td><p>18,164</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>20,907</p></td><td><p>24,087</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>¹ Of which 11 WTE relates to variable hours staff in 2016-17. The 2010-11 WTE figure for CRS variable hours staff is unknown as this information was not recorded on the payroll system when payments were entered.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>² Of which 2 WTE relates to Hansard temporary reporters in 2016-17. The 2010-11 WTE figure for Hansard temporary reporters is unknown as this information was not recorded on the payroll system when payments were entered.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>³ Of which £135k in 2010-11 and £276k in 2016-17 relates to CRS variable hours staff.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>⁴ Of which £54k in 2010-11 and £65k in 2016-17 relates to Hansard temporary reporters.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 31/01/2018 16:08:34 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

998902

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what accommodation allowance is paid to officers of the House who are required to stay away from home as part of their duties.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL11154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>All staff employed by the House of Lords Administration are reimbursed for actual accommodation expenses incurred whilst staying away from home as part of their duties. There is no allowance payable.  The arrangements for reimbursement are in accordance with the Staff Handbook.</p><p>In most cases, if House staff are required to stay away from home at a UK location, they can claim for their accommodation up to the cost of a room with a bath at a three-star hotel or equivalent.</p><p>If House staff are required to stay away from home at a location outside the UK, in most cases they are reimbursed the actual cost of accommodation up to the value of the prevailing HMRC-authorised room rates.</p><p>For staff travelling in connection with Select Committee activity staff usually stay in the same hotel as the members they are accompanying, for which actual accommodation costs are reimbursed.</p><p>The housing costs of the Brussels-based National Parliament Representative (who supports the work of the House of Lords EU Committee and that of other committees in relation to matters of EU policy) are paid on an invoiced basis.</p><p>Staff travelling in connection with an international assembly are reimbursed according to the rules of that assembly.</p><p>Staff living outside London are not entitled to any payment towards costs of accommodation if they choose to stay in London when working.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 14/11/2018 16:50:26 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock