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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

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

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

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

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

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

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