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	date	27/04/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Department of Health: Lobbying
	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 Prior of Brampton on 24 February (HL6112), what processes the Department of Health has reviewed in the light of the guidance issued by the Cabinet Office on 6 February; what changes they have made, including in respect of individual contracts; and what are the details of each contract subject to such changes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL8048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s current policy already clearly states that grants will not be awarded if there is any indication within the application that some or all of any funding awarded will be used to support political activities. This condition is reinforced by a standard terms within the Grant Award letter.</p><p>In light of the draft implementation guidance issued by Cabinet Office on 6 February, the Department has engaged with relevant internal and external stakeholders to prepare for the mandatory implementation of the Cabinet Office guidance from 1 May 2016.</p><p>As announced on 27 April the introduction of the clause has been paused, pending a review of the representations made, and to give further time to consider any necessary adjustments to the wording of the clause, or the policy on its implementation.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office are continuing to consider the comments of all interested parties, ahead of the introduction into grant agreements of the clause aimed at protecting taxpayers' money from being wasted on government lobbying government.</p><p>The draft implementation guidance has been withdrawn, along with the go-live date of 1 May 2016. Further details will be announced in due course, including a revised implementation date and the Department will be working towards the revised timetable once it is received.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 04/05/2016 12:31:03 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

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	registered interest
	date	27/04/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Department of Health: Lobbying
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what definition of "lobbying" is used by the Department of Health in its grant application process.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL8047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not provide definitions of specific words used in the grant application processes, used by Voluntary Sector organisation. The Department policy clearly states that grants will not be awarded if there is any indication within the application that some or all of any funding awarded will be used to support political activities.</p><p>Grants Hub issued award letters have a standard term in the award letter which reinforces that no aspect of the activity being funded by the Department should be party political in intention, use or presentation.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 04/05/2016 12:31:57 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby