@prefix rdf: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix skos: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix api: . @prefix parl: . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "204" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "The Senior Deputy Speaker" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)" ; parl:hansardHeading "House of Lords: Bullying" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many complaints regarding bullying and harassment have been received since the report by the Committee on Privileges and Conduct Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme: Changes to the Code of Conduct, published on 4 April, was agreed by the House on 30 April." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Foulkes of Cumnock" ; parl:uin "HL16378" ; dcterms:date "2019-06-14"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Naomi Ellenbogen QC was appointed by the House of Lords Commission to conduct an Inquiry into Bullying and Harassment. The independent Inquiry has now concluded and her report was published on 10 July.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord McFall of Alcluith" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-23"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-23T16:16:58.883Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The terms of the five peers on the Committee are due to end in January 2022, though the Committee is considering seeking extensions for some of them in order to ensure continuity by staggering departure dates. The terms of the four current lay members will expire in July 2023. The lay members may be reappointed for one further three year term.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord Gardiner of Kimble" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2021-07-22"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2021-07-22T15:22:27.18Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The lay members of the Conduct Committee were not required to demonstrate specific qualifications or experience in any particular field, and the Committee had no preconceptions as to their professional backgrounds. Candidates were asked to demonstrate senior level experience in a complex organisation in the public, private or not-for-profit sectors; excellent analytical and decision-making skills; and personal qualities such as assertiveness and resilience. The biographies of the four lay members were circulated to members of the House at the time of their appointment, and collectively they bring a diversity of experience and an independent perspective to the work of the Committee.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord Gardiner of Kimble" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2021-07-22"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2021-07-22T15:21:58.33Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

These allowances were last available to Members in 2010 when they were valued as follows:

• Day Subsistence - £86.50

• Overnight Subsistence – £174.00

• Office costs – £75.00

Applying the relevant rates of inflation the values today would be:

• Day Subsistence - £123.50

• Overnight Subsistence – £249.00

• Office costs – £108.00

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord Gardiner of Kimble" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2021-11-09"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2021-11-09T12:35:25.137Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

On 30 April the House agreed to changes to the Code of Conduct for Members of the House of Lords that incorporated the Parliamentary Behaviour Code, which sets out the standards of behaviour expected of everyone who works within the Parliamentary Estate, and introduced provisions to deal explicitly with behaviour that constitutes bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct. Since then, there have been fewer than ten complaints of bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct made against members of the House of Lords under the Code. To protect the confidentiality of those reporting complaints, and in line with Parliament’s publication policy for statistics under the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme, the exact numbers are only provided where they are ten or more.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord McFall of Alcluith" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-06-27"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-06-27T11:38:38.677Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

As at 15 July, the Inquiry costs incurred so far were £137,045.86£143,261.49, including £122,873.50 for the work of Naomi Ellenbogen QC. Some invoices remain outstanding and so the overall cost of the Inquiry will be higher.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord McFall of Alcluith" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-23"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection true ; parl:previousAnswerVersion ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-23T16:16:43.35Z"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected "2019-09-04T15:41:09.627Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "204" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "The Senior Deputy Speaker" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)" ; parl:hansardHeading "POST" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the cost of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in each of the last five financial years for which data are available." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Foulkes of Cumnock" ; parl:uin "HL15830" ; dcterms:date "2019-05-20"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The current estimate is that the External Management Review is likely to cost in the region of £100,000£135,000, based on the estimated number of days work involved, which may vary. This estimate includes the costs of recruiting the Reviewer, and the fees which will be paid to the Reviewer, as well as to any external supporting staff, but does not include the costs of any internal staff time spent working on the Review.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord McFall of Alcluith" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2020-10-05"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection true ; parl:previousAnswerVersion ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2020-10-05T16:22:32.96Z"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected "2020-10-12T11:56:35.063Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Committee’s costs cannot be disaggregated from staff, member and publishing costs in this way, except for the lay members’ claims which amounted to £38,250 in financial year 2020–21.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord Gardiner of Kimble" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2021-07-22"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2021-07-22T15:22:14.33Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "204" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "The Senior Deputy Speaker" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)" ; parl:hansardHeading "House of Lords: Reviews" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated cost of the external management review of the House of Lords." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Foulkes of Cumnock" ; parl:uin "HL8368" ; dcterms:date "2020-09-22"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Lords" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "204" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "The Senior Deputy Speaker" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)" ; parl:hansardHeading "Conduct Committee" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what (1) qualifications, and (2) experience, in (a) human resources, (b) parliamentary procedure, and (c) bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct, the lay members of the Conduct Committee have." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Foulkes of Cumnock" ; parl:uin "HL2147" ; dcterms:date "2021-07-19"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "204" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "The Senior Deputy Speaker" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)" ; parl:hansardHeading "Peers: Allowances" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the value of allowances for (1) Day Subsistence, (2) Overnight Subsistence, and (3) Office Costs, when they were last available to Peers; and what would be the value of those allowances today if they had been uprated in line with inflation." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Foulkes of Cumnock" ; parl:uin "HL3621" ; dcterms:date "2021-11-02"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "204" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "The Senior Deputy Speaker" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)" ; parl:hansardHeading "Bullying and Harassment in the House of Lords Independent Inquiry" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the work of Naomi Ellenbogen QC has now been completed." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Foulkes of Cumnock" ; parl:uin "HL17115" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-11"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord McFall of Alcluith" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "204" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "The Senior Deputy Speaker" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)" ; parl:hansardHeading "Conduct Select Committee (HL): Recruitment" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the recruitment process for the lay members of the Conduct Committee; how many people applied for each lay member vacancy; who conducted the interviews for these positions; and what remuneration the lay members receive." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Foulkes of Cumnock" ; parl:uin "HL2146" ; dcterms:date "2021-07-19"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

I have consulted the Chair of the Conduct Committee in preparing this answer.

The four lay members of the Conduct Committee were appointed following an open and rigorous recruitment process. In common with other senior, lay member or non-executive positions, the House engaged a recruitment consultancy to conduct a search and initial sift of candidates. A total of 322 candidates were identified through this process. Of these, 12 were invited to interview by a panel consisting of two members of the Conduct Committee (Lord Mance, Chair, and Baroness Anelay of St Johns), the then Clerk of the Journals and two external members (Sheila Drew Smith and Emily Jackson), with the four top-ranked candidates accepting the offer of appointment. Lay members are remunerated at the rate of £600 per eight hour day.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord Gardiner of Kimble" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2021-07-22"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2021-07-22T15:21:28.21Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "204" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "The Senior Deputy Speaker" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)" ; parl:hansardHeading "Conduct Select Committee (HL): Public Appointments" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when the terms of appointment for each member of the Conduct Committee will expire." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Foulkes of Cumnock" ; parl:uin "HL2149" ; dcterms:date "2021-07-19"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord McFall of Alcluith" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "204" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "The Senior Deputy Speaker" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)" ; parl:hansardHeading "Bullying and Harassment in the House of Lords Independent Inquiry" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how much has been paid to date to Naomi Ellenbogen QC in connection with the Independent Inquiry into Bullying and Harassment in the House of Lords." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Foulkes of Cumnock" ; parl:uin "HL17114" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-11"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "204" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "The Senior Deputy Speaker" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)" ; parl:hansardHeading "Conduct Select Committee (HL)" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the total costs of (1) the meetings, (2) the production of reports, and (3) other activities, of the Conduct Committee in the most recent financial year for which figures are available." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Foulkes of Cumnock" ; parl:uin "HL2148" ; dcterms:date "2021-07-19"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The cost of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology is shared by the House of Commons and the House of Lords on a 70:30 ratio. The cost to the House of Lords in each of the last five financial years is as follows:

Financial Year

Cost

2014-15

£151,910

2015-16

£172,934

2016-17

£176,145

2017-18

£170,345

2018-19

£189,342

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Lord McFall of Alcluith" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-06-04"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-06-04T15:15:05.91Z"^^xsd:dateTime . a api:Page ; "10"^^xsd:long ; "1"^^xsd:long ; "103"^^xsd:long ; dcterms:isPartOf ; api:definition ; api:extendedMetadataVersion ; api:items ( ) ; api:page "0"^^xsd:long ; ; . a api:ListEndpoint ; dcterms:hasPart ; api:definition .