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42089

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of European Union regulations requiring black market activities, including prostitution and illegal drug dealing, to be taken into account in the calculation of the United Kingdom gross domestic product.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL5890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply. answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL5890- ONS letter.pdf title Reply from the UK Statistics Authority
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

42093

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average annual salary and expenses paid to (1) members of the House of Commons, and (2) members of the European Parliament.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL5894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The determination and administration of the pay, pensions and expenses for Members of Parliament is the responsibility of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA). The current salary of a Member of Parliament is £66,396. IPSA publish the salary and total business costs and expenses paid to each MP.</p><p> </p><p>Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) paid by the European Parliament under the Statute for Members of the European Parliament are paid at 38.5%of the basic salary of a judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities, which is currently € 7.956,87 a month before EU tax and accident insurance contribution. Those British MEPs who are not paid under the Statute for Members of the European Parliament are paid at the same rate as MPs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

45501

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	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 Wallace of Saltaire on 24 March (WA 73–4) concerning European Union regulations requiring black market activities, prostitution and illegal drug dealing to be taken into account in the United Kingdom gross domestic product, what is the likely effect, in terms of percentage, on gross domestic product.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL6366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL6366 ONS letter.pdf title ONS letter
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

61256

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Charities
	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 Wallace of Saltaire on 13 May (WA 467), whether the annual gross income of charities included contributions from central government; and, if so, what was their total contribution.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Central government does contribute to the total income of registered charities, but the Charity Commission does not keep figures on this. According to the 2014 UK Voluntary Sector Almanac, published by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, in 2011/12 voluntary sector organisations received over £5.9 billion of central government and NHS funding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/06/2014 16:33:16 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

78245

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Charities
	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 Wallace of Saltaire on 23 June (WA 113), what guidance they issue to local government and non-governmental organisations regarding making charitable donations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office has issued no specific guidance on this.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/07/2014 16:42:02 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

63134

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	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 Wallace of Saltaire on 18 June (WA 75), what impact they consider that equality legislation has had on their policy of recruiting the best civil servants regardless of background.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government wants to recruit and retain the best civil servants, on the basis of merit, regardless of who they are and what their background is. The process allows decisions to be made based on an individual's skills and experience, meeting the requirements of the equality legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 07/07/2014 16:01:17 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

61255

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Constituencies: Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the event that Scottish voters opt for an independent Scotland, what plans they have in relation to the status of Scottish constituencies at the 2015 general election.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>If the people of Scotland vote to leave the UK, the UK would continue in its current form and with its existing Parliament, laws, institutions and responsibilities for governing Scotland up to the point that independence were given legal effect, unless the UK Parliament were to pass legislation to change existing arrangements. It would be for the UK Parliament to determine, in the event of a ‘yes' vote, what, if any changes should be made to existing arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/06/2014 16:20:06 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

62525

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Fraud
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the rates of (1) misuse of postal votes, and (2) voting fraud, in the light of the recent local elections and the European Parliamentary elections.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The integrity of our elections is central to our democracy. The introduction of Individual Electoral Registration will make the electoral register more accurate and secure.</p><p>The Government will carefully consider any findings by the Electoral Commission in relation to the elections held on 22 May 2014 to determine whether any further measures may be needed to support electoral integrity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/06/2014 16:32:46 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

76610

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Former Prime Ministers: Allowances
	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 Gardiner of Kimble on 3 July (WA 280) concerning the reimbursement of expenses to former Prime Ministers, whether they will reconsider their policy of non-disclosure of their claims in the light of the fact that expenses claimed by MPs and allowances paid to peers are published on a monthly basis.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>I have nothing further to add to my previous answers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/07/2014 16:41:27 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

65210

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Opinion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent they use focus groups to assist in framing policy; and what is the average number of people making up the focus groups.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The government uses focus groups for a variety of reasons and the number of people in focus groups varies by subject and purpose. As there is no central record of all focus groups the average could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 14/07/2014 17:06:32 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon