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227994

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	Select Committees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees, following the debate in the House on 12 March on the Liaison Committee’s report (HL Deb, cols. 763–71), when the House will have an opportunity to consider the establishment of an International Relations Committee for the parliamentary session 2016–17 onwards.
tabling member printed	Lord Howell of Guildford
uin	HL5809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Liaison Committee will undertake its usual review of Select Committee activity across the Parliament when it meets early in June. As part of that review, I will invite the Committee to consider how best to seek the views of Members on the future shape of Select Committee activity. This will lead to a Report to the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Sewel question first answered 26/03/2015 13:00:05 answering member 2124 label Biography information for Lord Sewel
tabling member	993 label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford

172354

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reconsider the attitudes, capabilities and experience required for senior posts in regulation in the light of the outcome of the Davis Review of the Financial Conduct Authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Stewartby
uin	HL3937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The Davis Review contained no recommendations for the government. The response to the Davis review conclusions is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This question has therefore been passed on to the FCA and the FCA will reply directly to the Noble Lord by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 15/01/2015 17:45:02 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	986 label Biography information for Lord Stewartby

179208

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cheques
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure that cheques will continue to be available for those who wish to use them, including in particular charities and the elderly.
tabling member printed	Lord Stewartby
uin	HL4945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government took decisive action on this matter by reversing the 2009 decision by banks to phase out cheques.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As well as this, the Government is bringing in legislation that will require banks to accept cheques in both paper and digital forms. This digital innovation will allow consumers, firms and charities to pay in cheques using only a smartphone image if they wish. It will increase the efficiency of the cheque payment system, making it more sustainable for banks and building societies to provide cheque services. Customers who wish to use paper cheques will continue to be able to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 13/02/2015 15:40:09 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	986 label Biography information for Lord Stewartby

167237

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Parliament
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total cost to the Exchequer of the operations of Parliament in (1) 2013–14, and (2) 1983–84.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL3338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Although the costs of operations are met from the Exchequer, the House of Commons and House of Lords are not government departments and their budgets are a matter for each House rather than the government. The Clerk of the House of Commons and the Clerk of the Parliaments in the House of Lords, as the respective Accounting Officers, account for the expenditure of each House.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For reference, the costs attributable to the operations of Parliament were £358.2 million in 2013/14 (on an accruals basis); and £22.9 million in 1983/84 (on a cash basis). It should be noted, however, that the latter amount does not include services, such as printing and works, paid for at the time out of government departmental budgets. This, along with the different basis of the two figures, means they are not comparable.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 16/12/2014 16:12:52 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

169358

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Directors: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they have in place to monitor the diversity of (1) Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and (2) LGBT, persons serving as directors of public companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL3644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2014 answer text <p>Under the Companies Act listed companies are required to report on diversity, including gender, in their annual reports. Company reporting is overseen by the Financial Reporting Council and companies are required to follow the UK Corporate Governance Code on a comply-or-explain basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In September 2014 FRC published an updated Code, including changes to the preface reinforcing the importance of diversity in all its forms on the board. This includes, but is not limited to, gender and race.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At the launch on 15<sup>th</sup> December 2014, the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills welcomed a new private sector-led campaign which will look to address the lack of ethnic diversity in boardrooms, based in part on research that indicates the proportion of Black &amp; Ethnic Minority people in leadership positions is lower than expected compared to the wider population (estimated at 5.1% and 14% respectively). Measuring progress is a key part of the campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/12/2014 16:08:25 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

176650

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that it is in the interest of the United Kingdom to remain a member of the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL4559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Membership of the EU brings the UK many benefits, including jobs and investment and a strong collective negotiating voice to negotiate free trade agreements. But the British Government is clear that the EU must reform to make it more competitive, democratically accountable and fair for those inside and outside the Eurozone.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/02/2015 15:25:48 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

179209

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 5 February (HL4559), whether they consider it to be in the interests of the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union in its existing form of membership.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL4946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK’s membership of the European Union brings many benefits to the UK, including jobs and investment, free access to the largest common market in the world and a strong collective voice to negotiate free trade agreements. EU Membership also gives the UK greater international influence on global threats such as climate change and Ebola. The Government’s position remains clear: the EU must reform to become more competitive, democratically accountable and fair for those inside and outside the Eurozone. The need for reform is widely recognised among EU Member States and the Government has already shown that it is possible, through our success in cutting the EU budget, reforming the Common Fisheries Policy, reducing the burden of EU regulation on business and ending the UK’s bailout obligations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/02/2015 15:07:53 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

168502

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new criminal offences have been created between 2009 and 2013 inclusive; whether any have been rescinded; and whether there are periodic reviews to ensure that they are not having a detrimental effect on freedom of speech, of thought and of individual conscience.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The bulletin collates and presents statistics on the number of criminal offences created by government departments within each 12 month period. The bulletin does not capture information on all criminal offences made in legislation across the UK but only those offences that will be in force for England and Wales or England alone.</p><p> </p><p>The table below summarises the information available. 712 criminal offences were created during the period 1 June 2009 to May 2010.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period covered</p></td><td><p>Number of legislative provisions (secondary &amp; primary) with new offences created within</p></td><td><p>Total criminal offences created</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 June 2010 to 31 May 2011</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 June 2011 to 31 May 2012</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 June 2012 to 31 May 2013</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>327</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For the period from June 2012 to May 2013 it was estimated that 15 pieces of legislation that contained criminal offences were repealed or revoked. These pieces of legislation contained 140 offences but this estimate does not indicate whether an offence has been remade in another piece of legislation or if it has been completely removed from the statute book. Data are not available on repealed or revoked legislation or offences for the period from June 2009 to May 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The latest edition of the bulletin was published on 11 December. It can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/new-criminal-offences-statistics-in-england-and-wales-may-2014</p><p> </p><p>I would expect the development of all government policies including criminal offences to include appropriate consideration of the potential impact on areas such as freedom of speech. All new legislation requires a certificate of compliance with human rights or an explanation as to why it does not.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to review criminal offences after they are commenced is a decision for individual departments. Where appropriate for collective Government agreement.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 17/12/2014 17:52:46 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

168503

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Acts of Supremacy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Acts of Supremacy 1534 and 1558 remain extant.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Based on the recommendations of the Law Commission, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 repealed the Act of Supremacy 1558 except for section 8. Section 8 vested spiritual jurisdiction to the Crown.</p><p> </p><p>The Supremacy Act 1534 has been wholly repealed.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 16/12/2014 17:07:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

168504

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their present projection of the United Kingdom's gross and net contributions to the European Union budget for the whole of the seven year budget agreement 2014–20.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility is responsible for forecasting UK gross and net contributions to the EU Budget. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecasts can be found in Table 2.19 of its Economic and Fiscal Outlook supplementary and fiscal tables – December 2014.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> This table can be found at the following link:</p><p>http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/economic-fiscal-outlook-december-2014/</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/12/2014 14:21:07 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon