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226057

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Devolution: England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what his planned timetable is for introducing English Votes for English Laws.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	226807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>on 16 December 2014, the Government published 'the Implications of Devolution for England' covering proposals on decentralisation within England and proposals on English Votes for English Laws. There is no agreed Government position on the timetable for the introduction of English Votes for English Laws.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 12/03/2015 12:57:07 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

225505

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Members: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what his policy is on hon. Members' having second jobs.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	226463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The independent Committee on Standards in Public Life have previously recommended that MPs should remain free to have paid employment unrelated to their role as MPs, and that this is desirable in performing their role (1st Report Committee on standrdas in Public Life).<br><br>It is important that there is transparency about what MPs do, who pays them and for what. The House changed its rules before the last election to ensure that this detail is shown in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. MPs are here to work for their constituents and that should remain the principal purpose of all MPs elected to this place.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 10/03/2015 16:06:29 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

224506

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Devolution: England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what the effects on the budgets of the devolved administrations will be from his proposals for English votes for English laws.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	225800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>On 16 December 2014, the Government published 'the Implications of Devolution for England' covering proposals on decentralisation within England and proposals on English Votes on English Laws. Whichever option is ultimately decided upon must be clear, decisive and effective in producing fairness for the whole United Kingdom. In the absence of an agreed Government position, I am unable to speculate on the potential effects of any proposal.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague grouped question UIN 225799 question first answered 05/03/2015 13:48:48 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

224507

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Out of Area Treatment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what plans the Government has to facilitate Wales and England cross-border health policy debate after his proposals for English votes for English laws have been implemented.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	225799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>On 16 December 2014, the Government published 'the Implications of Devolution for England' covering proposals on decentralisation within England and proposals on English Votes on English Laws. Whichever option is ultimately decided upon must be clear, decisive and effective in producing fairness for the whole United Kingdom. In the absence of an agreed Government position, I am unable to speculate on the potential effects of any proposal.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague grouped question UIN 225800 question first answered 05/03/2015 13:48:48 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

224771

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Backbenchers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he has taken to enhance the role of backbenchers.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	907891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>One of the most significant reforms to have taken place in this Parliament has been the establishment of the Backbench Business Committee, which has given backbenchers the ability to bid for debates of their choosing in both the Chamber and Westminster Hall.<br><br>I welcome this successful innovation and look forward to the Committee's own appraisal of what has worked well, and what has not, since 2010, to see if there are any further improvements that could be made.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 05/03/2015 08:30:12 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

179043

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the implications for the Government's policies of the report from the Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy entitled Open Up, published in January 2015; and which recommendations of that report he plans to implement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	224060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The majority of the recommendations in the report from the Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy are for the House itself to consider and respond to.<br><br>In relation to the recommendations regarding the legislative process, the Government is committed to ensuring that the legislation it puts before Parliament is of a high standard and to ensuring that Parliament has the necessary means by which to perform its scrutiny function.<br><br>In April 2013, the Government launched the Good Law initiative, designed to promote law which is effective, clear and accessible. Various initiatives have been introduced this Parliament designed to improve the legislative process, including the use of explanatory statements on amendments, improved explanatory notes and piloting public reading stages of Bills. The Government has also given sufficient time to allow proper scrutiny in public bill committees and provided additional days at Commons report stages where necessary.<br><br>The Speaker's Commission also recommended that secure online voting should be an option for all voters by 2020. To make online voting available for UK elections could be attractive in light of current advances in IT. However, there are concerns that e-voting is not sufficiently transparent or secure.<br><br>The major issue raised by those opposed to the introduction of e-voting is that it is not sufficiently robust or trusted. In addition, the cost of introducing such a system would be substantial. Public support for such measures is still far from universal and traditional means of voting (such as polling stations and postal voting) remain popular with the electorate. Therefore, any means of e-voting would have to be introduced as an additional voting channel. Whilst e-voting may be something for the Government to consider in the future, it is not an immediate priority. The experience of the referendum on Scottish independence shows us that if people are engaged in the democratic process they will turn out to vote using the existing mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 23/02/2015 18:40:44 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

175518

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Leader of the Opposition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what the cost to the public purse was of the Leader of the Opposition's Short Money travel allowance, paid to the Labour Party, in each individual financial year in the 2010 Parliament to date.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	221925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Short Money scheme, the Office of the Leader of the Opposition receives an annual sum to meet costs incurred in caryring out its parliamentary business. Travel costs for the Leader of the Oppsition are not funded separately. However, each party in receipt of Short Money may claim for travelling expenses incurred by opposition spokespeople in relation to the party's parliamentary business. Payments made in respect of both budgets are shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Financial Year</td><td>Office of the Leader of Opposition</td><td>Labour Party Travel</td></tr><tr><td>2010/11 (from 7 May 2010)</td><td>£604,493.00</td><td>£129,991.79</td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td>£700,699.00</td><td>£150,679.43</td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td>£734,333.00</td><td>£157,912.04</td></tr><tr><td>2013/14</td><td>£757,096.86</td><td>£162,807.53</td></tr><tr><td>2014/15 (to 26 January 2015)</td><td>£583,153.86</td><td>£0.00</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 28/01/2015 14:18:34 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

171677

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	House of Commons Governance Select Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will ensure that a debate with an opportunity for a division is held on the report by the House of Commons Governance Committee on the Governance of the House of Commons, HC 692.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	219399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Yes. I will ensure that the House has an early opportunity to debate the report from the House of Commons Governance Committee and to act upon it on an agreed basis.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 05/01/2015 16:19:17 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

171678

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Private Members' Bills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will (a) reassess and (b) increase the amount of parliamentary time allocated for Private Members' Bills.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	219447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>No. In July 2012 the House voted against a proposal to consider Private Members' bills on Tuesday evenings, following a report from the Procedure Committee on Sittings of the House. In its subsequent report on Private Members' bills, the Committee assessed the timing of consideration for these bills but did not recommend a significant increase in the total amount of time available.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 05/01/2015 16:22:00 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

170524

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Office from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Office has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>I have made no estimate of the savings specific to my Office following the introduction of the electronic Q&amp;A system, but like other Whitehall Departments, I expect to see savings delivered through the more efficient use of staff time, including through the removal of the need to deliver paper copies of answers, as well as in the reduction of the overall use of paper and other resources.<br><br>My Office has introduced no additional ICT systems or improvements due to the implementation of electronic Q&amp;A.<br><br>One of the benefits of the new system is the possibility for the reporting of the timeliness of answers to Parliamentary Questions to be delivered with greater consistency and accuracy across all answering bodies.<br><br>It will be for the Procedure Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the new system in improving performance when it assesses the evidence following the end of the Session.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 18/12/2014 17:05:32 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah