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1679279

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	House of Lords: Ministers
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 19 December 2023 (HL856), what is the average annual salary of a minister of the crown in the House of Lords, including unpaid ministers and excluding accommodation and travel allowances.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL1320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2024 answer text <p>The average (mean) salary of a minister of the crown in the House of Lords, including unpaid ministers and excluding accommodation and travel allowances, is £41,490.26.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ministerial salaries are payable under the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. Details of the salaries and allowances currently paid to Ministers at different ranks can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/01/2024 11:18:26 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1675689

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	House of Lords: Ministers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the Ministerial and Other Salaries Order 2008 to ensure that holding ministerial office in the House of Lords is not predicated on access to a private income in order to maintain a standard of living commensurate with those roles and responsibilities.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to amend the legislation governing ministerial salaries.</p><p>Ministerial salaries are constrained by the Ministerial and other Salaries Act which sets cumulative limits on the total number of salaries that can be allocated to ministers.</p><p>Under successive governments a small number of ministers across the Commons and the Lords have been unpaid. The distribution of salaries between ministers in the House of Commons and the House of Lords is a matter for the Prime Minister, who is responsible for the overall organisation of the Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/12/2023 13:52:22 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1673768

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Legislation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which sections of which Acts of Parliament that have received Royal Assent since May 2010 have not been commenced by Ministers.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not maintain a central database of sections of Acts of Parliament that have not been commenced. Details of all Acts of Parliament that have received Royal Assent, including their commencement status, are publicly available at legislation.gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 12/12/2023 16:43:18 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

916533

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vetting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances information gathered during the developed vetting security clearance process can be released to the police or the Crown Prosecution Service.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL8239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Information provided as part of the Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance process is subject to a high degree of data privacy protections. The DV process is structured to facilitate the safeguarding of national security while maintaining tight control and limited distribution of applicants’ personal data. The DV process conforms to the UK’s data protection legislation.</p><p> </p><p>On the basis of this legislation, personal data can be shared with external agencies such as the police only in specific circumstances. These are:</p><ul><li>where the data subject may have committed a previously undetected criminal offence, or where an offence may be about to be committed;</li><li>where people may be at risk of harm; and</li><li>where action is required to safeguard national security.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the event that, for example, the Crown Prosecution Service is pursuing a criminal trial against an individual, one or more of these conditions may be met. In such circumstances judicial authorities will submit a formal application to the data controller for disclosure. Such applications are scrutinised on a case by case basis and strict conditions are placed on the degree to which personal data is shared and with whom.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/06/2018 15:59:03 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

820656

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Consultation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance is made available to Ministers regarding the need to maintain, and appear to maintain, an open mind during Government policy consultations.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL4626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>There is no firm guidance on this matter as each consultation is different; some will make a call for evidence on a topic and others will seek views on the details of a new Government policy. The Consultation Principles (copy attached), which are published on Gov.uk, stress the importance of targeting consultations at a full range of people, businesses and voluntary bodies affected by the policy. The guidance notes that departments should consider targeting specific groups and ensure they are aware of the consultation and can access it.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 22/01/2018 14:02:37 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name Consultation Principles 2016 .pdf title Consultation Principles 2016
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

804736

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Acts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, since the State Opening of Parliament in 2010, how many (1) orders, and (2) regulations, have been made to commence either sections or complete Acts (a) less than 12 months, (b) between 12 and 24 months, (c) between 24 and 36 months, and (d) more than 36 months, after Royal Assent.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL4069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Commencement orders and regulations are available on the legislation.gov.uk website. The Government does not hold a central record detailing these commencement orders and regulations to enable the information requested to be provided.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/12/2017 16:24:23 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

798060

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Acts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what precedents there are for undertaking a consultation exercise before commencing a section of an act of Parliament, other than one dealing with secondary or delegated legislation under the relevant act.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL3756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>A revised set of consultation principles was published in 2016 to give clear guidance to government departments on consultations. These principles are attached to this answer.</p><p>These do not provide exact criteria for when consultations should and should not be undertaken, as it is important to consider the specific circumstances for each policy. The Government is committed to engaging with the public and other interested parties through formal and informal consultation, in the most appropriate manner for the policy in question.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 14/12/2017 12:34:45 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name Consultation Principles 2016 .pdf title Consultation Principles 2016
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

521802

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Construction: Aggregates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many distinct issues have been stated by Ministers to be a "priority" in this Parliament.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>Single Departmental Plans set out the priorities to be delivered by each Government department under the Government's programme. These Plans can be found on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 09/06/2016 13:51:07 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee