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1002220

	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	Parliamentary Estate: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated cost to the House of (1) restoration, (2) repair, and (3) fire protection work underway in (a) the Palace of Westminster, (b) Fielden House, and (c) Millbank House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL11241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>‘Restoration’ has been taken to include work currently underway on the Estate to restore or conserve areas of the historic building fabric, including but not limited to the restoration work in Westminster Hall and the Encaustic Tile project. It does not include the estimated costs of the Restoration and Renewal Programme. ‘Repair’ includes project works underway on the estate but does not include general day to day maintenance. Fire protection work costs are based on the Fire Life Safety Works Programme.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Palace of Westminster</p></td><td><p>Millbank House</p></td><td><p>Fielden House</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Restoration</p></td><td><p>External Courtyards Conservation work (Phase 1) current approved cost: £20.2m; Westminster Hall current approved cost: £12.1m (subject to review); Elizabeth Tower current approved cost: £61.1m (subject to review); Cast Iron Roofs current approved cost: £84.4m; Encaustic Tiles current approved cost: £14.3m.</p></td><td><p>There is no restoration work currently underway.</p></td><td><p>There is no restoration work currently underway.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repair</p></td><td><p>Works to the Palace in 2017/18 totalled £2m; works in 2018/19 are forecast to cost £2.8m.</p></td><td><p>Works to 5 Great College Street and its integration into Millbank House total £42.9m.</p></td><td><p>Planning is underway for the refurbishment of Fielden House. Surveying work is expected to commence in December 2018. The surveying working is required to finalise the business case. Until it is finalised it is not possible to provide an estimate.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fire Protection</p></td><td><p>The approved business cases forecast expenditure of £90m for fire safety work underway in the Palace of Westminster. The forecast expenditure of a project within the Fire Safety programme is currently being revised.</p></td><td><p>The cost of fire protection in the Great College Street area of Millbank House has been integrated into the project itself and therefore is included in the repair figure above. The cost of Fire Protection in 1&amp;2 Millbank is currently forecast at £1.6m excluding risk and optimism bias (OB) and £2.1m including risk and OB.</p></td><td><p>The cost of making Fielden House Fire Life Safety compliant will form part of the refurbishment project. Therefore, it is not possible currently to confirm how much it will cost.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 04/12/2018 13:10:58 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

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

1059189

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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	Parliamentary Session
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House when she expects the current session of Parliament to end.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL13578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>A date for the prorogation of the current session has not yet been set. The length of the first session was extended to give Parliament more time to consider the crucial legislation relating to Brexit.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 20/02/2019 11:32:10 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1060917

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Bullying
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many formal complaints of bullying or harassment by any member of the House of Lords he has received from (1) members, (2) their staff, or (3) House staff since he launched the consultation on the implementation of a new process for investigating complaints of bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct on 11 February.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL13693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>I have not received any formal complaints from members, their staff or House staff but under neither the current system nor the proposed future system would complaints come to me. Currently complaints may be received by the House Administration, the Commissioner for Standards, any of the political parties or whips, or the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers.</p><p> </p><p>Complaints of bullying or harassment by members of the House of Lords may be made to the Commissioner for Standards. Consideration of complaints by the Commissioner follows a two stage process. The Commissioner conducts a preliminary assessment to determine whether there is evidence sufficient to establish a prima facie case that the Code has been breached. This stage of the process is confidential, known only to the Commissioner, complainant and respondent. Basic details of cases are made public only if a complaint proceeds to the second stage, which is a formal investigation.</p><p> </p><p>When I launched the consultation on 11 February there were no live formal investigations by the Commissioner solely in relation to the Code’s personal honour provision, which is the only aspect of the Code likely to be engaged by complaints of bullying and harassment. No such investigations have been initiated since the consultation was launched.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, no formal complaints relating to the behaviour of House of Lords members were being dealt with by the Administration when the consultation was launched, and none have been initiated since.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith grouped question UIN HL13729 question first answered 25/02/2019 17:14:53 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1061349

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Bullying
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many formal complaints of bullying or harassment by any member of the House of Lords were being investigated from (1) members, (2) their staff, or (3) House staff at the time he launched the consultation on the implementation of a new process for investigating complaints of bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct on 11 February.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL13729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>I have not received any formal complaints from members, their staff or House staff but under neither the current system nor the proposed future system would complaints come to me. Currently complaints may be received by the House Administration, the Commissioner for Standards, any of the political parties or whips, or the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers.</p><p> </p><p>Complaints of bullying or harassment by members of the House of Lords may be made to the Commissioner for Standards. Consideration of complaints by the Commissioner follows a two stage process. The Commissioner conducts a preliminary assessment to determine whether there is evidence sufficient to establish a prima facie case that the Code has been breached. This stage of the process is confidential, known only to the Commissioner, complainant and respondent. Basic details of cases are made public only if a complaint proceeds to the second stage, which is a formal investigation.</p><p> </p><p>When I launched the consultation on 11 February there were no live formal investigations by the Commissioner solely in relation to the Code’s personal honour provision, which is the only aspect of the Code likely to be engaged by complaints of bullying and harassment. No such investigations have been initiated since the consultation was launched.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, no formal complaints relating to the behaviour of House of Lords members were being dealt with by the Administration when the consultation was launched, and none have been initiated since.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith grouped question UIN HL13693 question first answered 25/02/2019 17:14:53 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1078967

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Bullying and Harassment in the House of Lords Independent Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated cost of the independent inquiry into bullying and harassment in the House of Lords; and what is the level of remuneration being paid to Naomi Ellenbogen QC.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL14089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The inquiry into bullying and harassment, launched on 19 December 2018, is being led independently by Naomi Ellenbogen QC. The inquiry relates to and has sought contributions from a number of key stakeholder groups, including current and, where possible, former:</p><p> </p><ul><li>House of Lords Administration staff (including agency and interim staff), and employee representative groups;</li><li>Members of the House of Lords;</li><li>Staff of Members of the House of Lords; and</li><li>Staff of the House of Commons, MPs’ staff, and staff of shared or bicameral services in Parliament.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Naomi Ellenbogen QC is being remunerated on the basis of a daily fee of £2000 plus VAT for each full day worked exclusively on the inquiry, and an hourly fee of £225 plus VAT where only part of the day is spent working on the inquiry. The contract through which Ms Ellenbogen has been engaged defines a full day as constituting 8 hours, and provides that time engaged in report writing will be payable at the agreed hourly rate.</p><p> </p><p>While the costs of the inquiry are being paid by the House of Lords, the overall cost will depend on a number of variable factors outside the Administration’s control, in particular the volume of evidence received.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 12/03/2019 17:56:04 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1087524

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers' Staff: Personnel Management
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated annual cost attributable to the House of Lords of the HR support services for Peers' staff administered by Croner Group Ltd.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL14449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The total cost of the contract with Croner Group Ltd. in place for the period from 8th October 2018 to 7th October 2019 is £21,985. The cost of this contract is shared between the House of Commons and the House of Lords administrations. The total portion of this cost attributable to the House of Lords for HR support services for Peers' staff is £6,595.50.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 20/03/2019 17:35:52 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1127419

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	POST
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the cost of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in each of the last five financial years for which data are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL15830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The cost of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology is shared by the House of Commons and the House of Lords on a 70:30 ratio. The cost to the House of Lords in each of the last five financial years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£151,910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£172,934</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£176,145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£170,345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£189,342</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 04/06/2019 15:15:05 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1132309

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	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: Bullying
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many complaints regarding bullying and harassment have been received since the report by the Committee on Privileges and Conduct Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme: Changes to the Code of Conduct, published on 4 April, was agreed by the House on 30 April.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL16378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>On 30 April the House agreed to changes to the Code of Conduct for Members of the House of Lords that incorporated the Parliamentary Behaviour Code, which sets out the standards of behaviour expected of everyone who works within the Parliamentary Estate, and introduced provisions to deal explicitly with behaviour that constitutes bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct. Since then, there have been fewer than ten complaints of bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct made against members of the House of Lords under the Code. To protect the confidentiality of those reporting complaints, and in line with Parliament’s publication policy for statistics under the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme, the exact numbers are only provided where they are ten or more.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 27/06/2019 11:38:38 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1138556

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Bullying and Harassment in the House of Lords Independent Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how much has been paid to date to Naomi Ellenbogen QC in connection with the Independent Inquiry into Bullying and Harassment in the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL17114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>As at 15 July, the Inquiry costs incurred so far were <del class="ministerial">£137,045.86</del><ins class="ministerial">£143,261.49</ins>, including £122,873.50 for the work of Naomi Ellenbogen QC. Some invoices remain outstanding and so the overall cost of the Inquiry will be higher.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 23/07/2019 16:16:43 question first ministerially corrected 04/09/2019 15:41:09 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith previous answer version 130840 answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1138557

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Bullying and Harassment in the House of Lords Independent Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the work of Naomi Ellenbogen QC has now been completed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL17115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Naomi Ellenbogen QC was appointed by the House of Lords Commission to conduct an Inquiry into Bullying and Harassment. The independent Inquiry has now concluded and her report was published on 10 July.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 23/07/2019 16:16:58 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1236793

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	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: Reviews
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated cost of the external management review of the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL8368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The current estimate is that the External Management Review is likely to cost in the region of <del class="ministerial">£100,000</del><ins class="ministerial">£135,000</ins>, based on the estimated number of days work involved, which may vary. This estimate includes <ins class="ministerial">the costs of recruiting the Reviewer, and</ins> the fees which will be paid to the Reviewer, as well as to any external supporting staff, but does not include the costs of any internal staff time spent working on the Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 05/10/2020 16:22:32 question first ministerially corrected 12/10/2020 11:56:35 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith previous answer version 51899 answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1347928

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Conduct Select Committee (HL): Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the recruitment process for the lay members of the Conduct Committee; how many people applied for each lay member vacancy; who conducted the interviews for these positions; and what remuneration the lay members receive.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL2146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>I have consulted the Chair of the Conduct Committee in preparing this answer.</p><p>The four lay members of the Conduct Committee were appointed following an open and rigorous recruitment process. In common with other senior, lay member or non-executive positions, the House engaged a recruitment consultancy to conduct a search and initial sift of candidates. A total of 322 candidates were identified through this process. Of these, 12 were invited to interview by a panel consisting of two members of the Conduct Committee (Lord Mance, Chair, and Baroness Anelay of St Johns), the then Clerk of the Journals and two external members (Sheila Drew Smith and Emily Jackson), with the four top-ranked candidates accepting the offer of appointment. Lay members are remunerated at the rate of £600 per eight hour day.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/07/2021 15:21:28 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1347929

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Conduct Committee
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what (1) qualifications, and (2) experience, in (a) human resources, (b) parliamentary procedure, and (c) bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct, the lay members of the Conduct Committee have.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL2147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The lay members of the Conduct Committee were not required to demonstrate specific qualifications or experience in any particular field, and the Committee had no preconceptions as to their professional backgrounds. Candidates were asked to demonstrate senior level experience in a complex organisation in the public, private or not-for-profit sectors; excellent analytical and decision-making skills; and personal qualities such as assertiveness and resilience. The biographies of the four lay members were circulated to members of the House at the time of their appointment, and collectively they bring a diversity of experience and an independent perspective to the work of the Committee.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/07/2021 15:21:58 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1347930

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Conduct Select Committee (HL)
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the total costs of (1) the meetings, (2) the production of reports, and (3) other activities, of the Conduct Committee in the most recent financial year for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL2148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The Committee’s costs cannot be disaggregated from staff, member and publishing costs in this way, except for the lay members’ claims which amounted to £38,250 in financial year 2020–21.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/07/2021 15:22:14 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1347931

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Conduct Select Committee (HL): Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when the terms of appointment for each member of the Conduct Committee will expire.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL2149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The terms of the five peers on the Committee are due to end in January 2022, though the Committee is considering seeking extensions for some of them in order to ensure continuity by staggering departure dates. The terms of the four current lay members will expire in July 2023. The lay members may be reappointed for one further three year term.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/07/2021 15:22:27 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1364827

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Lord Speaker and Senior Deputy Speaker: Staff
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the cost of the administrative team supporting (1) the office of the Lord Speaker, and (2) the office of the Senior Deputy Speaker, for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL3571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The Lord Speaker’s Office is a team which is part of the wider Clerk of the Parliaments’ Office. The cost of the staff within the Lord Speaker’s Office over the last 10 financial years is as follows:</p><p>2011/12: £145,933</p><p>2012/13: £142,839</p><p>2013/14: £136,500</p><p>2014/15: £147,770</p><p>2015/16: £166,852</p><p>2016/17: £192,297</p><p>2017/18: £197,142</p><p>2018/19: £200,654</p><p>2019/20: £182,904</p><p>2020/21: £205,692</p><p>These figures include on-costs such as pension and National Insurance contributions.</p><p>As explained in my answer to HL3097, a number of other staff are also co-located with the Lord Speaker’s Office and provide support to the Lord Speaker alongside other duties, but their costs are not included within these figures as they are not formally part of the Lord Speaker’s Office.</p><p>The post of Senior Deputy Speaker was created in 2016. Since then the Senior Deputy Speaker has been supported by a Private Secretary (grade HL8). Since 2018, they have also been supported by an Assistant Private Secretary (grade HL6). Given the limited number of people who have held these posts it would not be appropriate to give a detailed breakdown of salary figures, but the mid-range average annual rates for posts across the Administration at the same grade, at current rates, are as follows:</p><p>Grade HL8 post (including on costs such as pension and NI contributions): £77,368</p><p>Grade HL6 post (including on costs such as pension and NI contributions): £46,748</p><p>In 2017 an apprentice also provided support to the Senior Deputy Speaker. Their costs included time spent supporting the Senior Deputy Speaker as well as training as part of the apprenticeship programme.</p><p>Additional support, such as diary management, has also been provided to the Senior Deputy Speaker by other staff, but this has been done alongside other duties so it is not possible to split out what proportion of staff time would have been spent supporting the Senior Deputy Speaker specifically.</p><p>For both the Lord Speaker and Senior Deputy Speaker, the figures outlined above are for the staffing costs only. There will be other costs associated with the running of these teams, such as stationery, computers and other costs, but as these have been accounted for as part of the costs of running the wider departments within which these teams sit, it is not possible to quantify what proportion of those costs would have been incurred in specific support of the Lord Speaker or Senior Deputy Speaker.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 15/11/2021 15:59:53 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1364829

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Correspondence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what arrangements are available to help backbench Peers deal with correspondence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL3572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.<br></p><p>All external physical correspondence received by Parliament is security screened off site before being brought to the estate. Appropriate cyber-security measures are in place to protect the Parliamentary network from malicious e-mails and spam.<br></p><p>Members are able to specify how they wish to receive internal and external correspondence including delivery to pigeon holes, member desks or Prince’s Chamber and the option of forwarding to external addresses. Member preferences can be treated as temporary or permanent arrangements and can be varied between sitting and non-sitting days.</p><p>Internal and External mailboxes are located across the estate for members sending correspondence, with stationery available from Peers’ Lobby or Millbank House Reception on request.<br></p><p>There are also a number of arrangements available to help members with parliamentary business more widely, including responding to correspondence:</p><ul><li>Sponsorship of passes for members’ staff: members may apply for up to three passes for secretarial or research support staff.</li><li>IT support: Digital Services available to members to help them manage their correspondence include the provision of Microsoft Office 365, which includes email and Teams (for telephony and videoconferencing), and file storage within their Parliamentary Network Accounts. One-to-one digital coaching sessions are available to members; these are tailored to suit the specific requirements of the individual member and can be used to focus on making the most of these tools. Members are also provided with an IT allowance, which, as well as an iPhone, entitles them to choose between two different devices out of a desktop, laptop, or iPad. Members are also entitled to a printer provided by PDS, and are expected to share this where they occupy an office with other members, with printer consumables provided by the Attendants’ office.</li><li>The Library: the library offers a range of research and information services, resources and products to members in support of their parliamentary work.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Touhig question first answered 15/11/2021 15:33:28 answering member 542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1364830

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Attendance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many members of the House attended proceedings of the House each sitting day in (1) September, and (2) October; and how many voted in each division in (a) September, and (b) October.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL3573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of members of the House who attended the Chamber and/or Grand Committee for each sitting day in September and October 2021. All attendance figures are provisional for up to three months and may be corrected in that time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date of </strong> <strong>Sitting</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total members attending</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/09/2021</p></td><td><p>425 (of whom 1 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>07/09/2021</p></td><td><p>355 (of whom 1 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09/2021</p></td><td><p>407 (of whom 1 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/09/2021</p></td><td><p>353 (of whom 2 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/09/2021</p></td><td><p>187 (of whom 1 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/09/2021</p></td><td><p>427 (of whom 1 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/09/2021</p></td><td><p>383 (of whom 3 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/09/2021</p></td><td><p>418 (of whom 2 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/09/2021</p></td><td><p>333 (of whom 2 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/10/2021</p></td><td><p>375 (of whom 1 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/10/2021</p></td><td><p>448 (of whom 1 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/10/2021</p></td><td><p>418 (of whom 2 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/10/2021</p></td><td><p>410 (of whom 3 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/10/2021</p></td><td><p>355 (of whom 3 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19/10/2021</p></td><td><p>442 (of whom 1 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/10/2021</p></td><td><p>405 (of whom 4 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/10/2021</p></td><td><p>426 (of whom 2 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22/10/2021</p></td><td><p>359 (of whom 6 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25/10/2021</p></td><td><p>395 (of whom 3 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26/10/2021</p></td><td><p>457 (of whom 1 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27/10/2021</p></td><td><p>395 (of whom 3 virtual)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/10/2021</p></td><td><p>344 (of whom 2 virtual)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of members who voted in each division in September and October 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date of Sitting</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Division Subject</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Division No.</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Votes Cast</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>388</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>382</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/09/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Telecommunications (Security) Bill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Telecommunications (Security) Bill</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Telecommunications (Security) Bill</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>412</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>395</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26/10/2021</p></td><td><p>Environment Bill</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>273</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 15/11/2021 15:58:23 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1365257

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the value of allowances for (1) Day Subsistence, (2) Overnight Subsistence, and (3) Office Costs, when they were last available to Peers; and what would be the value of those allowances today if they had been uprated in line with inflation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL3621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>These allowances were last available to Members in 2010 when they were valued as follows:</p><p>• Day Subsistence - £86.50</p><p>• Overnight Subsistence – £174.00</p><p>• Office costs – £75.00</p><p>Applying the relevant rates of inflation the values today would be:</p><p>• Day Subsistence - £123.50</p><p>• Overnight Subsistence – £249.00</p><p>• Office costs – £108.00</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 09/11/2021 12:35:25 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1379697

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Correspondence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Touhig on 15 November (HL3572), what financial assistance is available to backbench members to employ the three secretarial and research support staff who are entitled to passes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL4132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>Members are entitled to claim a daily allowance and certain travel expenses as detailed in the <em>Guide to Financial Support for Members</em>, which is available on the intranet. No financial assistance is specifically made available for those members who sponsor passes for secretarial or research staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/11/2021 16:22:00 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1438012

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2022
	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: Computers and Printing Machinery
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many members of the House of Lords have a (1) laptop, (2) desktop, and (3) printer (a) in their parliamentary office, or (b) at home, paid for out of House of Lords funds.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL6610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p>Since 2015, the following equipment has been paid for out of Parliamentary funds:</p><ul><li>501 Members have a laptop</li></ul><ul><li>365 Members have a desktop</li></ul><ul><li>186 printers have been provided to Members’ offices</li></ul><ul><li>65 Members have been provided a printer at home.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Members are entitled to an allowance of two devices out of a choice of either a desktop (on estate installation only), a laptop or an iPad. These allowance options are flexible depending on accessibility requirements. Printers issued for onsite use are provided in addition to this and are usually assigned to an office space rather than a specific Member. The 186 printers in Members’ offices includes larger printers in shared offices and smaller printers in offices occupied by one Member.</p><p>In June 2020 as a temporary measure the Services Committee agreed to reimburse Members buying a printer for home use, for up to the value of £200. This was reviewed in light of changes to COVID guidelines and came to an end in September 2021 except for those members eligible to participate in proceedings virtually. During the time the scheme ran, 65 members claimed back the cost of a printer at home and a total of 99 Members were reimbursed for printer consumables for home printing during this period. PDS did previously provide printers to members for home use, this offer was stopped by the Information Committee in 2015. It is likely however, that very few, if any of these devices are still functioning, as these devices have surpassed their useful lifespan and are no longer supported by the manufacturer.</p> answering member printed Lord Touhig question first answered 17/03/2022 12:10:06 answering member 542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1599690

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	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: Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the latest estimate of the cost of the work currently underway at Peers' Entrance; by whom this expenditure was authorised; and what was the cost of the works that required the temporary closure of Peers' Entrance in August and September 2022.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL5913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The work at Peers’ Entrance during August and September 2022 was part of the same project as the work currently underway at Peers’ Entrance. For security reasons the Houses do not publish capital expenditure on security mitigating projects as providing this level of detail could enable an individual to infer the extent and nature of the works, and thus the vulnerabilities which they were intended to mitigate.</p><p>The Clerk of the Parliaments and Clerk of the House, as Accounting and Corporate Officers, have responsibility for approving final business cases for security projects across the Parliamentary Estate, subject to advice from the Finance Directors and other relevant officials. The Clerk of the Parliaments’ decisions on security projects are informed by consultation with the House of Lords Commission, which ensures that the impact on Members is taken into account, and by the Finance Committee which receives regular reports regarding security expenditure. The Clerk of the House is informed by the equivalent groups and individuals in the House of Commons. Ultimately it is not the House that makes the final decision because security is a bicameral issue, and legal responsibility for safety sits with the Clerk of the Parliaments and Clerk of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 09/03/2023 17:09:32 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1603363

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 9 March (HL5913), what legislation gives the Clerk of Parliaments and the Clerk of the House the legal responsibility for safety on the Parliamentary Estate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL6404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>Under the powers conferred on the Clerk of the Parliaments by the Clerk of the Parliaments Act 1824 and the Parliamentary Corporate Bodies Act 1992, the Clerk of the Parliaments is the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and acts as the employer of the great majority of staff in the House of Lords Administration. As such he meets the various health and safety duties imposed on employers under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and regulations made under it (including the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012). The Clerk of the Parliaments also has safety-related duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and, in relation to visitors, the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957.</p><p>The Clerk of the House of Commons, who is the Corporate Officer of that House by virtue of the Parliamentary Corporate Bodies Act 1992, has very similar powers, although he is not the employer of House of Commons staff. He shares the responsibility for the physical premises under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 with the Clerk of the Parliaments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/03/2023 12:07:35 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	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

1041205

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Hydroelectric Power
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to encourage investment in pumped storage hydroelectricity projects.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL12787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>In our Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan, published in July 2017 (and updated in October 2018), Government and Ofgem set out a range of actions to remove barriers to electricity storage. These actions seek to improve regulatory clarity and enable fair access to energy markets in order to create a best-in-class regulatory framework for the sector.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage storage developers, including those of pumped hydro projects, to understand how best to collaborate with the sector whilst ensuring best value for consumers and fair competition between different flexibility technologies.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 23/01/2019 12:09:15 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1041206

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Electricity Generation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have paid, broken down by power source, to generators of electricity as compensation for their output not being required by National Grid in each of the past ten years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL12788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not make such payments. National Grid is responsible for procuring the balancing services needed to help ensure the secure operation of the electricity system, which it does through competitive market arrangements.</p><p>National Grid has advised that it publishes details of balancing services procured, including a break down by power source of payments made to constrain generation output, in its Monthly Balancing Services Summary. This is available on the National Grid's website.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 24/01/2019 12:28:12 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1041207

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Electricity: Storage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of future electricity storage requirements resulting from increased generation of electricity from intermittent sources.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL12789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>BEIS’s 2017 Energy Emissions projections outlines that 11GW of electricity storage could be deployed in Great Britain by 2035 under the Reference Scenario. Up to 2020, the reference scenario reflects current power sector policies. Beyond 2020, the reference scenario includes assumptions that go beyond current Government policy. The results do not indicate a preferred outcome and should be treated as illustrative.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 23/01/2019 14:40:08 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1049573

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Hydroelectric Power: Feed-in Tariffs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to continue the Feed-in Tariff scheme for hydroelectricity systems.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL13160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government confirmed on 18 December 2018 the closure of the Feed-In Tariffs scheme to all new applications after 31 March 2019 subject to a number of time-limited extensions and a grace period. We are now consulting on a Smart Export Guarantee to follow on from the FIT scheme, to ensure that small-scale low-carbon generators, including hydroelectricity, do not export their electricity to the grid for free.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/02/2019 16:19:09 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1049574

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Hydroelectric Power: Feed-in Tariffs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to retaining Feed-in Tariffs for small community-run hydroelectricity schemes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL13161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government confirmed on 18 December 2018 the closure of the Feed-In Tariffs scheme to all new applications after 31 March 2019 subject to a number of time-limited extensions and a grace period. The Government is considering its future approach and what measures might be taken to support the efforts of community organisations and education providers who want to invest in low-carbon energy installations as part of its consultation on a Smart Export Guarantee which was published on 8 January. The consultation is open until 5 March and can be assessed on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 06/02/2019 12:33:29 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1152011

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Smart Export Guarantee
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Smart Export Guarantee Tariff per kilowatt hour as proposed will be the same for (1) small commercial, (2) household, and (3) community-owned generators.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Smart Export Guarantee will be a market-based mechanism, with suppliers free to set prices, in line with government’s objective to move towards market pricing.</p><p> </p><p>The level of tariffs will be for relevant suppliers to determine, other than a requirement for them to provide a remuneration for exported electricity that is greater than zero at all times of export.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 30/10/2019 15:31:15 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1152012

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Smart Export Guarantee
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of Smart Export Guarantee Tariff that will be necessary to give communities a viable route to market for the electricity they generate from (1) hydro, (2) onshore wind, and (3) solar sources; and what, if any, economic appraisal has been made of the potential (a) economic development, and (b) environmental benefits, of restoring access to the generation markets for community owned generators, following the demise of the Feed-in Tariff scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Smart Export Guarantee will be a market-based mechanism, with suppliers free to set prices, in line with government’s objective to move towards market pricing. The level of tariffs will be for relevant suppliers to determine, other than a requirement for them to provide a remuneration for exported electricity that is greater than zero at all times of export.</p><p> </p><p>An Impact Assessment for the Smart Export Guarantee was published on 10 June 2019, which also considers the potential impact of this new policy on deployment of low-carbon generation, greenhouse gas emissions and air quality. It is available at the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 30/10/2019 15:31:48 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1156302

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Smart Export Guarantee
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their announcement in June that the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) will come into force from 1 January 2020 and that there will be five eligible low-carbon technology types for the proposed SEG Tariff, namely solar photovoltaic, wind, micro combined heat and power, and hydro and anaerobic digestion, whether eligible utilities will be required to offer a single SEG Tariff to community generators, regardless of generation type; or whether they will be required to offer one tariff for each technology type.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) will require licensed suppliers with 150,000 and over domestic customers to provide at least one tariff offer to any eligible exporter, they are free to offer more than one tariff. Other suppliers may participate on a voluntary basis.</p><p>Suppliers will not be required to offer different tariffs for each technology type. In keeping SEG requirements as simple as possible, suppliers will have maximum flexibility to build on it, adapt and innovate – for example by tailoring tariffs to appeal to owners of various types of small-scale generation, as well as wider smart infrastructure such as electric vehicles and domestic-scale storage systems.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 31/10/2019 14:21:33 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1127420

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Royal Commissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Royal Commissions have been established since 1989; what was the topic of each; and what recommendations of each they adopted.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL15831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>Three Royal Commissions have been established since 1989:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Royal Commission on Criminal Justice</p></li><li><p>Royal Commission on Long-term Care of the Elderly</p></li><li><p>Royal Commission on Reform of the House of Lords</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Government departments will have responded to the relevant Royal Commission reports, and those responses are a matter of public record.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 04/06/2019 14:24:30 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1149801

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings have taken place between House of Lords Ministers and Ministers in the Scottish Government in the last six months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL93
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>UK Government Ministers, including Lords Ministers, have had frequent meetings with the Scottish Government over the last six months, on both a bilateral and multilateral basis. These meetings have discussed a wide number of topics relating to matters of interest to both the UK Government and the Scottish Government. For example, as Chair of the Joint Ministerial Committee (Europe), Lord Callanan (Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union) meets with his counterpart in the Scottish Government on a regular basis. In the last six months, he has also been joined by Lords Ministers from BEIS, the Home Office and the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 29/10/2019 17:50:50 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1149802

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Joint Ministerial Committee
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who attends on their behalf meetings of the Joint Ministerial Committees with the (1) Scottish and (2) Welsh Governments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL94
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Attendees at meetings of the Joint Ministerial Committees (JMCs) vary depending on the meeting and agenda.</p><p>At the last meeting of JMC(Plenary) (JMC(P)) on 19 December 2018, the UK Government was represented by: the then Prime Minister, Rt Hon Theresa May, MP, the then Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Rt Hon David Lidington MP, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP, the then Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon David Mundell MP, the Secretary of State for Wales, Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP, and the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP. The communique can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-ministerial-committee-communique-19-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-ministerial-committee-communique-19-december-2018</a></p><p>At the last meeting of the JMC(EU Negotiations) (JMC(EN)) the UK Government was represented by: The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP; the Minister of State for Exiting the European Union, Lord Callanan; The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office, Robin Walker MP; The Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Alister Jack MP (via teleconference); and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales, Kevin Foster MP (via teleconference). The communique can be found here:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-ministerial-committee-eu-negotiations-communique-10-oct" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-ministerial-committee-eu-negotiations-communique-10-oct</a></p><p>At the last meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee (Europe) (JMC(E)) on 10 October the UK Government was represented by: Lord Callanan, Minister of State for Exiting the European Union; Robin Walker MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland; Kevin Foster MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales (via teleconference); Jake Berry MP, Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (via teleconference).</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 28/10/2019 12:42:24 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1189668

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	British Constitution: Reform
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement UK-wide constitutional reform; and what steps they intend to take ensure that any such plans are inclusive of all devolved nations and regions within the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL3186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced its intention to develop proposals to restore trust in our institutions and in how our democracy operates. Further announcements on this will be made in due course. We will of course consult across the UK, including with the devolved administrations, on any issues that would affect devolved competence or where devolved nations will have a significant interest.</p><p>The Government has no plans to establish a UK wide constitutional convention.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL3187 question first answered 05/05/2020 16:20:31 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1189669

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Constiutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to establishing a UK-wide constitutional convention to address issues of democratic accountability and devolution.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL3187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced its intention to develop proposals to restore trust in our institutions and in how our democracy operates. Further announcements on this will be made in due course. We will of course consult across the UK, including with the devolved administrations, on any issues that would affect devolved competence or where devolved nations will have a significant interest.</p><p>The Government has no plans to establish a UK wide constitutional convention.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL3186 question first answered 05/05/2020 16:20:31 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1189798

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Intelligence and Security Committee
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will announce the membership of the Intelligence and Security Committee.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL3315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Members are appointed by the Houses of Parliament (having been nominated by the Prime Minister in consultation with the Leader of the Opposition). The Committee is being formed in the normal way and as quickly as current circumstances allow.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 04/05/2020 16:27:28 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1193283

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the National Security Council (1) last met, and (2) will next meet. [T]
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL3824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>It is a long established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, as well as when and how often they have met, is not shared publicly.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 12/05/2020 12:37:30 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1227832

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Subversion: Russia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to instruct the intelligence agencies to produce a plan to address any interference by the government of Russia in UK (1) democratic processes, and (2) society.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL7209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>The Security and Intelligence Agencies produce and contribute to regular assessments of the threat posed by Hostile State Activity. We keep such assessments under review and, where necessary, update them in response to new intelligence. It is, and will always be, an absolute priority to protect our democracy and elections. In July 2019 we announced the Defending Democracy programme to bring together government, civil society and private sector organisations to ensure our democracy stays open, vibrant and transparent.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL7179 question first answered 03/08/2020 15:32:26 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1279861

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Alex Salmond
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to commission a report from the Head of the Civil Service into the conduct of the civil servants involved in (1) the preparations for the trial HM Advocate v Salmond, (2) the allegations of collusion within the Scottish Government in relation to the bringing of the charges relating to that trial, and (3) the reports of problems relating to submissions to the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL12487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Scottish Government. There is an ongoing process to consider these issues in the Scottish Parliament. It would be premature and inappropriate to speculate on further action that may be taken until that process has concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 01/03/2021 17:46:09 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock