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967485

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Philippines: Prosperity Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent or invested by the UK Prosperity Fund in the Philippines in the (1) current, and (2) previous two years; and what impact this has had on increasing employment, establishing minimum wages and conditions, and reducing the need for the emigration of workers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL9977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund (PF) has spent the following in the Philippines over the last three years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£507,452</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£58,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19 (estimated up to Aug 2018)</p></td><td><p>£83,653</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>Project activity has covered a number of areas including health, urban development and disaster protection, and includes preparatory work for larger programmes shortly to be approved. It is too early to fully assess impact.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/09/2018 13:30:32 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

518791

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that central government procurement policies are used whenever possible to create jobs with training for people from disadvantaged areas or with individual handicaps.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL85
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2016 answer text <p>The Public Contracts Regulations (2015) allow Contracting Authorities to reserve contracts for sheltered workshops and suppliers whose main aim is the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons, or provide for such contracts to be performed in the context of sheltered employment programmes.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 31/05/2016 13:38:41 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

428918

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Living Wage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many directly employed government staff currently receive less than the Living Wage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Every employer in the country will pay the National Living Wage, including all Government departments and their contractors.</p><br /><p>The latest data available suggests that 867 current Civil Servants will benefit directly from the National Living Wage from April 2016 as announced by the Chancellor. We estimate that over 20,000 employees will benefit by the end of this parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 01/12/2015 17:25:03 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

428917

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Contracts for Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that contract staff in all government departments receive the Living Wage at the appropriate rate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Every employer in the country will pay the National Living Wage, including all Government contractors, from April 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 01/12/2015 17:24:43 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

426911

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of how many people were on zero-hours contracts in each year since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 23/11/2015 17:29:47 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL3398.pdf ONS letter.pdf title UKSA attachment
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

637772

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to publish evidence given to the Muslim Brotherhood Review; and if so, when, and whether they will state which items are omitted.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not intend to publish evidence given to its internal Review of the Muslim Brotherhood. A Written Ministerial Statement outlining the Review’s main findings was issued on 17 December 2015.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 25/11/2016 11:30:20 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

347933

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Taxpayers against Poverty
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when and how they plan to reply to the 19 May letter to the Prime Minister from Taxpayers Against Poverty.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>As far as I am aware, the Prime Minister's Office has not received this letter.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 16:52:18 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

347931

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Empty Property
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many vacant houses and flats are owned by government departments or agencies; and what plans they have either to bring them into use or to redevelop their sites.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government Property Unit in the Cabinet Office is working with departments to reduce vacant space across the estate.</p><p>Since May 2010, we have reduced our Estate by 2 million square metres, saving over £625 million in running costs and generating £1.4 billion in capital receipts. On 31st March 2014 only 2.4% (204,327 sq m) of space was vacant across the mandated Civil Estate, well below the reported national average of 8.8%.</p><p>Information on the number of vacant houses and flats owned by departments or their agencies is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 16:52:47 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

767313

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Self-employed
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of workers aged 18 to 65 whom they recognise as self-employed; and what percentage of the total UK workforce those workers represent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL1731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL1730 question first answered 23/10/2017 15:37:08 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name PQHL1730, 1731 v.02 (1).pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

767312

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of workers (1) employed on zero-hours contracts, and (2) working in other forms of insecure temporary employment; and what percentage those workers represent of the total workforce aged 18 to 65.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL1730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL1731 question first answered 23/10/2017 15:37:08 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name PQHL1730, 1731 v.02 (1).pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton