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167913

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prosecutions for phone scamming offences there were in each year from 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service maintains a central record of the number of prosecutions it conducts for fraud and/or forgery offences; however, it is not possible to identify which of these offences were conducted, in whole or in part, through the telephone. To obtain this information would require a manual file examination which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 16/12/2014 14:45:52 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

600526

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what procedural advice or guidance is given to government departments when answering Parliamentary questions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL2279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government's guidance on answering Parliamentary Questions, for both the House of Lords and the House of Commons is set out in the attached Cabinet Office guidance. Freedom of information requests are answered in line with the requirements set out in the Freedom of Information Act 2000</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen grouped question UIN HL2280 question first answered 25/10/2016 14:43:51 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen attachment 1 file name CO-DC00-PRN01_Emman Chowdhury_3342_001.pdf title Attachment for PEER - FOI and PQs
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

600527

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Disclosure of Information
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the difference between their approach to answering Parliamentary Questions and freedom of information requests.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL2280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government's guidance on answering Parliamentary Questions, for both the House of Lords and the House of Commons is set out in the attached Cabinet Office guidance. Freedom of information requests are answered in line with the requirements set out in the Freedom of Information Act 2000</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen grouped question UIN HL2279 question first answered 25/10/2016 14:43:51 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen attachment 1 file name CO-DC00-PRN01_Emman Chowdhury_3342_001.pdf title Attachment for PEER - FOI and PQs
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

600528

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Prime Minister
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what new units have been established and which units have been closed in 10 Downing Street since the appointment of the new Prime Minister.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL2281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>There have been no substantive changes in 10 Downing Street since the appointment of the new Prime Minister.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 21/10/2016 11:33:24 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

628273

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to change the law relating to political donations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>Despite a decade of talks, there is still no cross-party consensus on the broad issues of party funding at this time. It is ultimately a matter for the political parties - the Government cannot impose consensus from Whitehall.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 15/11/2016 14:08:45 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

628274

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Electoral Commission in respect of changes to electoral law.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is in regular contact with the Electoral Commission on all aspects of electoral policy and legislation. These conversations cover a wide range of subjects from significant policy considerations to queries on how specific areas of legislation could be improved.</p><p>We will continue to work with the Electoral Commission in making our electoral law more efficient, cost-effective and secure, and building a democracy that works for all.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 15/11/2016 14:09:18 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

631033

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of Government procurement expenditure is spent on small and medium-sized enterprises.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>In 2014-15, Central Government spent over £12 billion (27.1%) with small and medium sized businesses, directly and through supply chains. This shows a continued year on year increase in SMEs winning public procurements.</p><p>The Government is determined to deliver its new target of one third of spend with SMEs by the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 21/11/2016 10:27:33 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

638253

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of eligible citizens registered to vote.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The Minister for the Constitution is currently undertaking a series of visits to all of the UK’s nations and regions to hear, first hand, the challenges facing local communities to ensure we have a democracy that works for everyone. The insight gained from these visits will help inform the Government’s democratic engagement activities with under-registered and vulnerable groups, as well as overseas electors. We are also piloting improvements to the annual canvass process that are designed to make the system more efficient and effective. These pilots will also have the effect of allowing Electoral Registration Officers to focus resources on under-registered groups.</p><p>Our comprehensive activity builds on steps we have already taken to make applying to register to vote quicker and easier.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 24/11/2016 17:28:48 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

350130

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people successfully registered to vote in the May 2015 General Election in the month preceding the deadline for registration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>On 18 June the Electoral Commission published their analysis of the state of the electoral registers used for the General Election. The report shows that the number of entries on the local government and Parliamentary registers had increased by 1% compared with the last registers published before the transition to Individual Electoral Registration. The full report can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/190464/IER-June-report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/190464/IER-June-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/06/2015 17:27:08 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name IER-June-report.pdf title IER Report
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

350131

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to combat the decline in students registering to vote.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has made it easier and more convenient than ever for students to register to vote. Students can now register online in as little as three minutes and many chose to do so before the General Election.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government has released £530,000 directly to organisations that work to encourage student electoral registration, including £380,000 to the National Union of Students, and continues to foster closer working relationships between universities and authorities through the Student Forum, established and supported by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/06/2015 17:01:02 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark