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751955

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date	13/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: South America
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to establish a register of research commissioned by Government departments.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We recognise the need to ensure government research is available and can be easily accessed.</p><p>Departments can already publish research in a single place, the<a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank"> GOV.UK </a> website, and we are constantly improving this website to make it easier for users to find the information they need.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 19/07/2017 16:10:17 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

751977

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Air Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the average time period within which invoices issued by small and medium-sized enterprises are paid by public sector bodies in England; and what evidence they have for that estimate.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally, but public sector buyers are required to publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p>Central government departments are required to pay 80% of undisputed and valid invoices within 5 days, with the remainder paid within 30 days. Government departments publish performance against these targets on a quarterly basis on GOV.UK.</p><p>Data published in 2015-16 shows that by the final quarter all major departments, apart from one (at 76%), were meeting their 5 days target and that all departments were paying at least 96% of their invoices within the 30 day target, with several departments achieving 100%.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 19/07/2017 16:14:02 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

749949

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Kingston Hospital
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many postal votes were submitted by members of the armed forces abroad at (1) the 2016 EU referendum, and (2) the 2017 general election.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>In April 2016 (the nearest available data point to the 2016 EU Referendum) there were 10,500 Service personnel stationed overseas and in April 2017 (the closest data point to the 2017 General Election) there were 9,200. However, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold information to indicate the numbers or percentage of these personnel who were registered to vote or who actually voted. With regard to postal votes, the MOD does not hold data which would give an accurate analysis of the number of ballot papers submitted by Service personnel, as the voter packs processed by the Department also include the dependents of Service personnel, MOD civilian personnel based abroad and the dependents of civilian personnel. In addition, some personnel may have chosen alternative methods of returning their ballot papers.</p><p>Registration is a personal matter and personnel are free to decide whether, where and how they register to vote. The MOD works closely with the Electoral Commission to promote awareness among its people of the importance of registering to vote and of the options for doing so. Voter registration campaigns are run yearly within the MOD and the Department has seen a steady rise in the number of Armed Forces personnel who have declared they have registered. The latest version of the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS, 2017) indicates that 96 per cent of Officers and 81 per cent of Other Ranks who completed the AFCAS were registered to vote. Table B22.1 of the AFCAS provides figures on voter registration by Service and by year from 2013. The Surveys can be found on the Government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/armed-forces-continuous-attitude-survey-index</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL631 HL632 HL633 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:26:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

748873

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sex and Relationship Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to audit the emergency plans of local authorities to ensure that they are up–to–date and robust.
tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
uin	HL536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government currently does not plan to audit local authorities’ emergency plans. Local authorities, as category 1 responders under the Civil Contingency Act 2004, are subject to the full set of civil protection duties and are best placed to develop appropriate emergency plans based on local risks and needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/07/2017 16:14:24 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley