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1105826

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether university income from student tuition fee loans is classed as public or private funds; what legal advice, if any, they have received to this effect; and whether they will publish any such advice.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL14912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The government pays universities directly in respect of the tuition fee loans which are approved for eligible students each year. Students are then legally obliged to repay any tuition fee loans in accordance with the contract they sign when taking out the loan. The Office for National Statistics classifies the money provided by the government to cover tuition fees as a debt for the purposes of the public finances. The government does not ordinarily disclose its legal advice as that is protected by legal professional privilege.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 05/04/2019 12:00:21 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1063551

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for monitoring the payment performance of universities and ensuring that they comply with the Public Service Contracts Regulations 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL13789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>Under the definitions of “contracting authorities” and “bodies governed by public law” as specified by regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, not all universities fall under these regulations because, for some, the majority of their funding does not come from public sources.</p><p>Where the regulations do apply, it is the universities’ responsibility, as independent contracting authorities, to ensure they comply with their legal obligations. Failure to comply can leave them open to legal remedies, as set out in the regulations, following complaints from aggrieved suppliers.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/02/2019 11:59:24 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1064610

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Procurement Review Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 5 February (HL13233), what was their assessment of the spot checks carried out by (1) the Mystery Shopper Service, and (2) the Public Procurement Review Service; and what actions were taken as a result.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL13929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Of the spot checks on compliance with Regulation 113 (7) of the Public Contracting Regulations 2015 the Mystery Shopper team identified an initial 32% compliance rate 2015/16. After the team reminded the bodies concerned that they are required to comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, there was an increase in compliance to 80% December 2018. All public bodies not complying with the regulations were notified of their obligation to do so</p><p><br>The Mystery Shopper team was renamed the Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS) team in November 2018. Results for the PPRS are yet to be fully assessed. <br> <br>A summary of the findings from spot checks conducted by the PPRS team will be included in the PPRS Progress Report, which will be published later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 05/03/2019 14:15:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1064611

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Procurement Review Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 5 February (HL13233), whether they will publish the results of spot checks carried out by the Public Procurement Review Service this financial year including (1) how many contracting authorities were compliant with their duty to publish payment performance, (2) how many were non-compliant, (3) what percentage of invoices were paid within 30 days, (4) what was the total interest liability owed for late payment, and (5) what was the total interest liability paid.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL13930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>A summary of the findings from spot checks conducted by the PPRS team will be included in the PPRS Progress Report, which we are committed to publishing on Gov.uk later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 05/03/2019 14:16:02 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1061363

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for auditing the payment performance data published by public authorities as required by sections 113(7) and 113(8) of the Public Service Contracts Regulations 2015; and what processes they use for such audits.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL13743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 and wider public sector contracts above the value of £25,000 are published on Contracts Finder.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Public procurement regulations do not contain requirements for public bodies to include auditing or whistleblowing policies in the operational delivery and management of public contracts.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Public bodies in scope of these regulations are individually responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their own data prior to publication, and operate their own whistleblowing policies.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government encourages whistleblowers to get independent advice (e.g. from Citizens Advice) to ensure that they are adequately protected.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Public sector suppliers that have not been paid on time can raise the issue with the Public Procurement Review Service.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/02/2019 11:32:53 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2019 14:27:38 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham previous answer version 103260 answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1061364

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what provisions they have put in place for whistleblowing concerning payment performance data published by public authorities as required by sections 113(7) and 113(8) of the Public Service Contracts Regulations 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL13744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Public procurement regulations do not contain requirements for public bodies to include auditing or whistleblowing policies in the operational delivery and management of public contracts.</p><p>Public bodies in scope of these regulations are individually responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their own data prior to publication, and operate their own whistleblowing policies.</p><p>The Government encourages whistleblowers to get independent advice (e.g. from Citizens Advice) to ensure that they are adequately protected.</p><p>Public sector suppliers that have not been paid on time can raise the issue with the Public Procurement Review Service.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/02/2019 14:31:23 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1082428

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 26 February (HL13741), what was the potential interest liability as a result of the invoices paid late by Her Majesty's Prison and Prohibition Service in 2017–18; how much interest was paid to suppliers as a result; whether that information is published online as required by section 113(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015; and if so, where.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL14265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested in respect of the potential interest liability or amount of interest paid to suppliers in respect of late payment invoices could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) does not separately collate or calculate such information.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes prompt payment data for the department in the procurement section of its gov.uk page. The most recent data and historic data can be found at these links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement#prompt-payment-of-our-suppliers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement#prompt-payment-of-our-suppliers</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-payment-performance-data/ministry-of-justice-payment-performance-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-payment-performance-data/ministry-of-justice-payment-performance-data</a></p><p> </p><p>MoJ is exploring an efficient method of gathering and publishing data regarding the amount of interest paid and any such interest potentially payable.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/03/2019 16:12:17 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1082429

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether individual prisons in England and Wales are considered contracting authorities for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015; and if so, whether they are required to publish payment performance information online under section 113(7) of those Regulations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL14266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Individual prisons in England and Wales are not considered contracting authorities under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and do not have authority to contract. They remain under the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) as the contracting authority.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/03/2019 17:07:42 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1061361

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each of the last five years, what percentage of invoices submitted to UK prisons were paid to suppliers within 30 days; how many invoices were paid later than 30 days; what was the potential interest and compensation liability due to late payment; and how much interest and compensation was claimed and paid.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL13741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>In respect of information on UK prisons, prisons in Scotland and Northern Ireland are a devolved matter and responsibility lies with the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for prisons in England and Wales could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) does not separately identify payment records relating to prisons only. Data for interest or compensation liability charges due to late payment is also not collated separately.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS data includes prisons, probation and HMPPS headquarters cost centres. As an Agency, HMPPS made approximately 230,000 invoice payments in financial year 2017/18, 85% of which were paid within 30 days. To date in 2018/19 the Agency has paid 87% of invoices received within 30 days.</p><p> </p><p>On occasion, invoices are placed on hold for payment. This may be for a variety of reasons including awaiting verification that the goods or services have been delivered and are of the required standard.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/02/2019 17:49:28 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1064613

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which sub-central public bodies associated with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government are within scope of Regulation 113 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 requiring contracting authorities to pay undisputed invoices within 30 days and to publish their payment performance online.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL13932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) publish prompt payment information for MHCLG, the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) and Homes England (HE); the data is published on a quarterly basis (attached) on gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-prompt-payment-data). This is in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Statutory guidance for contracting authorities and Suppliers on paying undisputed invoices in 30 days down the supply chain), and is issued under Regulation 113.</p><p>The Planning Inspectorate is an Executive Agency of MHCLG, and Homes England is a non-departmental public body.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 06/03/2019 11:48:33 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 190306 prompt payment data HL13932.xlsx title Prompt payment data
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn