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1504670

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Life Peers: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the application of the restrictions imposed by the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 in relation to recommendations for the appointment of new peers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>It is against the law to 'sell' honours or peerages - offering cash for awards - under the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925. Life peerages are vetted by the House of Lords Appointments Commission for matters of propriety, who seek advice from Government Departments and Agencies where appropriate.<strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2165 question first answered 10/10/2022 16:35:52 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1520190

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	War Memorials: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 7 October (HL2313), when they expect work to be completed so that planning for a recommissioning ceremony can begin.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Further to the last response from the Government Property Agency with regards to the Naval Monument, we can now confirm that all works have been completed and that it is now fully operational.<strong><br></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/10/2022 12:23:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1520195

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, of the 200 members of the Privy Council invited to attend the Accession Council on Saturday 10 September, how many of those past and present politicians were (1) members of the Conservative Party, (2) members of the Labour Party, (3) members of the Liberal Democrat Party, and (4) members of other parties.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The published list of attendees at the Accession Council held on 10th September 2022 is available on the Privy Council website, and can be found <a href="https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. This includes both members of the Privy Council and non-members. We do not hold a separate list identifying those who attended who were not Privy Counsellors.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not record information relating to past or present political party memberships held by Privy Counsellors.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not hold information related to a Privy Counsellor’s ‘defined disability’.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2391 HL2392 question first answered 24/10/2022 11:45:17 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name 2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf title List of those present at the Accession Council
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1520196

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many of those invited to attend the Accession Council had a defined disability.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The published list of attendees at the Accession Council held on 10th September 2022 is available on the Privy Council website, and can be found <a href="https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. This includes both members of the Privy Council and non-members. We do not hold a separate list identifying those who attended who were not Privy Counsellors.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not record information relating to past or present political party memberships held by Privy Counsellors.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not hold information related to a Privy Counsellor’s ‘defined disability’.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2390 HL2392 question first answered 24/10/2022 11:45:17 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name 2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf title List of those present at the Accession Council
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1520197

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many of those attending the Accession Council, other than members of the Royal Family, were not Privy Councillors.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The published list of attendees at the Accession Council held on 10th September 2022 is available on the Privy Council website, and can be found <a href="https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. This includes both members of the Privy Council and non-members. We do not hold a separate list identifying those who attended who were not Privy Counsellors.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not record information relating to past or present political party memberships held by Privy Counsellors.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not hold information related to a Privy Counsellor’s ‘defined disability’.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2390 HL2391 question first answered 24/10/2022 11:45:17 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name 2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf title List of those present at the Accession Council
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1520907

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Offshore Structures: Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan (HL2382), whether the Cabinet Office coordination of departmental actions takes place from an operations room in real time; and whether this functions 24 hours per day.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Policy and National Security Secretariat (FPNSS) within the Cabinet Office works with responsible departments across Whitehall to coordinate policy on the resilience of subsea and offshore infrastructure. This policy coordination role compliments broader horizon scanning efforts within the department which aim to identify potential risks to infrastructure through early warning mechanisms or relevant intelligence.</p><p>Where crises impacting this infrastructure do materialise and could harm the UK’s national security, the Cabinet Office's National Security Watchkeepers, a team responsible for monitoring open source and government reporting tools on a 24/7 basis, alert the relevant teams within government.</p><p>Following any crisis notification, it is up to the relevant policy team in the FPNSS to work with the lead government department to assess the level of risk, identify any impacts and outline the appropriate next steps which HMG needs to take, including the activation of crisis machinery within the Cabinet Office where required.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/10/2022 15:42:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1521483

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	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 His Majesty's Government which minister is accountable for the Privy Council office; and what reporting mechanisms exist to Parliament in relation to the activities of the office.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Privy Council Office provides the Secretariat to the Privy Council and is a constituent part of the Cabinet Office. The Minister with responsibility for the Privy Council Office is the Lord President of the Council and Leader of the Commons, the Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt.</p><p> </p><p>Relevant Government policy ministers are accountable to Parliament for all matters conducted through the Privy Council.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/10/2022 12:02:51 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1521492

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Monarchy: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government to which events to mark the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and proclamation events to mark the accession of His Majesty King Charles III that they were responsible for organising, members of the Northern Ireland Judiciary were invited; and (1) which events they attended, and (2) who was in attendance from this group in each case.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, The Rt Hon. Dame Siobhan Keegan DBE KC was the member of the Northern Ireland Judiciary invited to events to mark the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and proclamation events to mark the accession of His Majesty King Charles III, for which the organisational responsibility was with HMG.</p><p> </p><p>The Lady Chief Justice attended the Accession Council. The Lady Chief Justice was invited to the Proclamation at Hillsborough Castle and was invited to and attended the Service of Reflection at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Household had responsibility for the guest list for the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. HMG provided support in coordinating certain elements of the guest list.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/10/2022 12:02:19 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1521535

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Official Residences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate was made by the Privy Council office of the number of people who can be safely accommodated in the picture gallery of St James’ Palace.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Privy Council Office is not responsible for estimating the number of people who can be safely accommodated in the Picture Gallery of St James' Palace.</p><p>St. James's Palace has a maximum occupancy figure for each of its State Rooms developed in line with the relevant legislation on public safety (including fire safety and evacuation) in historic buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/10/2022 12:01:51 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1523491

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Science and Technology Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new Inter-Ministerial Advisory Group on Science and Technology will be afforded the same decision-making status as its predecessor, the National Science and Technology Council.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The National Science and Technology Council was established as a Cabinet committee in October 2021 to consider matters relating to strategic advantage through science and technology. The Cabinet committee list was updated in September 2022. In October 2022, the National Science and Technology Council was established as an inter-ministerial group responsible for delivering an ambitious UK science and technology strategy and to consider key science and technology issues. Where collective agreement is necessary for issues covered by an inter-ministerial group, it is sought in the usual way through a committee or ministerial correspondence.</p><p>Cabinet committees support the principle of collective responsibility, ensuring that policy proposals receive thorough consideration and collective agreement. Cabinet committee decisions have the same authority as Cabinet decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL2805 question first answered 01/11/2022 17:34:19 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath