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100612

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Languages
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to conduct a comprehensive audit of the foreign language skills currently possessed by civil servants across all departments and government agencies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL2343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer my noble friend to the answer provided by The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 3 November, <em>Official Report</em>, Column WA188.</p><p>There are currently no plans for a formal audit across Government to measure the foreign language skills currently possessed by civil servants.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 04/11/2014 16:55:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

100616

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Official Cars
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, when purchasing vehicles for use by government departments, what criteria they apply regarding whether to purchase petrol- or diesel- fuelled cars.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL2347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Public sector procurers are required to seek value for money through fair and open competition and Government will always award contracts on the basis of the best value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p>Crown Commercial Service manages a framework agreement for the supply of diesel, petrol and electric powered vehicles which Government departments use to meet their vehicle requirements.</p><p>Departments decide which fuel is most appropriate based on their individual requirements including whole life costs and may access advice and guidance from Crown Commercial Service as appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 06/11/2014 17:50:33 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

100621

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Self-employed: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were (1) the average annual gross earnings, and (2) the average gross hourly rate of pay, in the United Kingdom, both in nominal terms and adjusted for inflation, of those who were self-employed for each year or part-year since 1997 for which data available.
tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
uin	HL2352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 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 Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 03/11/2014 17:31:14 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name lord sharkey HL2352 ONS letter.pdf title UK Statistics Authority Reply
tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

100622

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how output per hour worked in the United Kingdom compares with output per hour worked in each of the other G7 countries for each year or part year since 1997 for which there are data are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
uin	HL2353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 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 Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 03/11/2014 16:41:22 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name Lord Sharkey HL2353 ONS letter.pdf title UK Statistics Authority Response
tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

100653

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 10 July (HL828) and 28 July (HL1115), whether they will now consolidate the replies and list the figures for the birthday honours list for 2012 which have not been supplied with regard to the number of Knighthoods and Damehoods given to those described as professors.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL2384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested concerning the number of honours recipients described as holding the title of professor since the Birthday 2012 Honours List at Knighthood/Damehood and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) levels is in the public domain, and can be found in The London Gazette at <a href="http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.london-gazette.co.uk</a>. Percentages are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>List</p></td><td><p>Number of recipients at Knight/Dame</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Knight/Dame recipients who described themselves as Professor</p></td><td><p>Percentage of Knight/Dame recipients who described themselves as Professor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2012</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2013</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2013</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2014</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2014</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>List</p></td><td><p>Number of recipients at CBE</p></td><td><p>CBE recipients who described themselves as Professor</p></td><td><p>Percentage of CBE recipients who described themselves as Professor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2012</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2013</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2013</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2014</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2014</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 06/11/2014 17:57:29 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

100309

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many small and medium-sized enterprises have premises in (a) Pendle, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	211557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 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 constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 27/10/2014 14:45:32 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 211557 ONS 364.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - SMEs
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

100310

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made in tackling copycat websites which charge extra for government services.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	211552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy updated the House on the work the government is undertaking to address the issue of misleading websites during a Westminster Hall Debate on 28 October 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 212074 212075 212076 212077 212078 212079 212080 212081 212082 212083 question first answered 29/10/2014 17:02:14 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

100507

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government policies announced since the Coalition Agreement have not been implemented; and what the reason is for not implementing each such policy.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	211406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Gentlemen to Departmental Business Plans which record all commitments, timescales for completion and progress against them. The Business Plans are fully transparent and are available at <a href="http://www.transparency.number10.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.transparency.number10.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 211407 question first answered 24/10/2014 12:04:47 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

100508

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which of the policies outlined in the Coalition Agreement have not been implemented; and what the reason is for not implementing each such policy.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	211407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Gentlemen to Departmental Business Plans which record all commitments, timescales for completion and progress against them. The Business Plans are fully transparent and are available at <a href="http://www.transparency.number10.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.transparency.number10.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 211406 question first answered 24/10/2014 12:04:47 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

100524

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the level of youth unemployment in Pendle constituency in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	211614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 27/10/2014 14:46:29 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 211614 ONS 365.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Youth Unemployment
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson