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541213

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many ministers (1) in the House of Lords, and (2) in the House of Commons, are presently unpaid.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL1376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>In the present Government there are five unpaid Ministers who are members of the House of Lords and three unpaid Ministers who are members of the House of Commons.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 13:48:50 question first ministerially corrected 03/08/2016 13:57:24 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown previous answer version 8779 answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

541214

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	BBC Monitoring
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the response by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 19 July (HL Deb, col 525), what assessment the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence, National Security Council, Joint Intelligence Committee and National Crime Agency have made of the suitability of the planned changes to the provision of reporting by the BBC Monitoring Service.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>Government has been working closely with the BBC to ensure the requirements of the MOD, FCO, Cabinet Office, and the intelligence agencies can continue to be met by BBC Monitoring.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 13:45:03 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

541216

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lord Chancellor
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the new Lord Chancellor meets the criteria for appointment laid down in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>Appointments of Government Ministers and the Lord Chancellor are for the Prime Minister to recommend to Her Majesty. I would note that Section 2 of the 2005 Act explicitly states that the Prime Minister may take into account experience as a Minister of the Crown and as a member of either House of Parliament when deciding whether a person is qualified by experience to be Lord Chancellor.</p><p>I would also refer the noble peer to the speech by the Lord Chief Justice at the swearing in of the Lord Chancellor, which provides background on the Lord Chancellor’s experience, but also the historical context of those who have had custody of the Great Seal of the Realm, including its first female keeper back in 1253.</p><p><a href="https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lcj-speech-swearing-in-lord-chancellor-july2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lcj-speech-swearing-in-lord-chancellor-july2016.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 28/09/2016 15:10:59 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

539188

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Privy Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the size of the Privy Council on 13 July; and how many appointments had been made to it up to that date since 11 May 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>The information is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Privy Counsellors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>13th July 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>657</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Appointments since 11th May 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>179</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 26/07/2016 13:11:18 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

539204

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Twitter
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which ministers have official ministerial Twitter accounts; and whether they have plans to close those accounts.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>Civil servants manage departmental social media accounts, but not individual MP Twitter handles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 21/07/2016 15:51:37 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

535613

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
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 changes to government procurement rules they envisage as a result of the referendum on 23 June to leave the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>Until we leave, the UK remains a full member of the EU, with all of the rights and obligations. T​here will be no immediate change to the way our goods can move or the way our services can be sold.</p><p>The Prime Minister has established a Department for Exiting the European Union for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 22/07/2016 10:24:32 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

535138

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what instructions they have given to all ministers of the Crown and senior civil servants to work to facilitate an early and effective withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL1134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>A new Department for Exiting the European Union has been established by the Prime Minister. The Department will lead the UK’s negotiations to leave the European Union and establish the future relationship between the EU and the UK, working closely with the UK’s devolved administrations, Parliament, and a wide range of other interested parties on this approach. Officials and ministers will work closely with other departments, including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for International Trade and others, to ensure the British public and business interests get the best possible deal when the UK leave the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 20/07/2016 16:42:15 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

535141

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Statistics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress the Office of National Statistics has made in understanding non-EU student arrivals and departures in order to track the progress of student cohorts through the immigration system, as outlined in its January 2016 report <i>Population Briefing, International Student Migration</i><i>- what do the statistics tell</i><i>us?</i>
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL1137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 20/07/2016 16:37:52 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen attachment 1 file name UKSA Response to HL1137 (1) (1) (1).pdf title UKSA Response to HL1137
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

533694

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the total immigration figures for each of the last five years from (1) the EU, and (2) outside the EU; and of which nationalities were immigrants from outside the EU in each of those years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 20/07/2016 16:22:50 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen attachment 1 file name UKSA Response to HL1062 (2) (2) (1).pdf title UKSA Response to HL1062
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

533701

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
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 remarks by the Chief Executive of Credit Suisse that the UK's vote to leave the EU was the result of a "chronic lack of investment in education" and a need for "more solidarity".
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The British people have voted to leave the European Union and the Prime Minister has been clear that their will must be respected and delivered. We must now prepare for a negotiation to exit the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 20/07/2016 16:41:45 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick