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1685193

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sir Edward Heath
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks of Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 17 January (HL Deb col 466), whether the Home Secretary has had the opportunity to read the relevant section of Hansard for that date; and what was his response.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>Having considered the Hansard record of the debate of 17 January 2024 titled <em>Sir Edward Heath: Operation Conifer, </em>the Government has no plans to commission a review of either the conduct of the investigation into allegations made against Sir Edward Heath or the findings of that investigation.</p><p> </p><p>The Operation Conifer investigation has already been subject to considerable external scrutiny, and its Summary Closure Report emphasises that no inference of guilt should be drawn from the fact that, had he been alive, Sir Edward Heath would have been interviewed under caution concerning seven allegations to obtain his account of events.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 07/02/2024 16:43:37 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1683971

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mike Veale
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 17 January (HL Deb col 463), when and in what circumstances Mr Mike Veale, former chief constable for Wiltshire, agreed that the manner in which he publicised allegations against Sir Edward Heath was “inappropriate”.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The reference to Mr Veale agreeing that the manner in which he publicised allegations against Sir Edward Heath was “inappropriate” was paraphrased from articles in <em>The Guardian</em> newspaper on 5 October 2017.</p><p><em>The Guardian</em> reported that ‘, the chief constable, Mike Veale, finally acknowledged it a mistake that tainted the investigation by implying the presumption of guilt’ and <strong>‘</strong>Veale apologised for an appeal for complainants to come forward being made outside Heath’s house in August 2015, which critics said would encourage false claims.’</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 05/02/2024 15:40:51 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1678716

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telegraph Media Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to scrutinise the record and policies of the United Arab Emirates on women’s rights and LGBT rights in the course of the review of the bid by Redbird IMI for acquisition of the Telegraph Media Group (TMG), in view of the potential impact of such an acquisition on journalists and employees at TMG.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport issued a Public Interest Intervention Notice on 30 November 2023 in relation to the anticipated acquisition of the Telegraph Media Group by RedBird IMI on the grounds of the need for accurate presentation of news, and free expression of opinion, in newspapers.</p><p>The Notice triggers a requirement for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to report to the Secretary of State on jurisdictional and competition matters, and for Ofcom to report on the specified media public interest considerations. Ofcom and the CMA have now both launched invitations for public comment, and will report to the Secretary of State on the issues specified in the Notice by midnight on 26 January 2024.</p><p>Ofcom will carry out such investigations as it considers appropriate. Exactly how it undertakes its role to report to the Secretary of State on the public interest is a matter for Ofcom.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 04/01/2024 15:54:21 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1676823

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telegraph Media Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 4 December (HCWS86) relating to the sale of the Telegraph Media Group (TMG), whether they plan to ensure that steps are not taken to integrate the business with any other enterprise; which organisation they have employed for this purpose; and whether they intend to provide information about the remuneration of the three independent Directors of TMG.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>On 1 December 2023, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport made an Order under Schedule 7 to the Enterprise Act 2002 for the purpose of preventing pre-emptive action relating to the anticipated acquisition of the Telegraph Media Group by RedBird IMI.</p><p>This Order has been made to prevent actions by the parties to the merger which might prejudice the process or impede the Secretary of State’s ability to protect the public interest during the period in which the Public Interest Intervention Notice issued under the Order in relation to the proposed acquisition is in force. The Order prohibits the transferral of the ownership of the business without the Secretary of State’s prior written consent. It also requires the parties to ensure that steps are not taken to integrate the business with any other enterprise, to take action to ensure that no significant changes are made to the management and oversight of the business, and to do what is within their power to ensure that key editorial staff in the business are not removed or transferred without the Secretary of State’s prior written consent, or that they are at least encouraged to remain.</p><p>HM Government has not employed any organisation with regard to enforcing the terms of this order.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 19/12/2023 13:45:41 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1676824

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telegraph Media Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 30 November to issue a Public Interest Intervention Notice regarding the proposed acquisition of the Telegraph Media Group (TMG), what steps are being taken to assess the views of individual employees of TMG and the Spectator Magazine as to the proposed purchase of the publications by Redbird IMI.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Public Interest Intervention Notice only applies to the anticipated acquisition of Telegraph Media Group. The Notice triggers a requirement for the Competition and Markets Authority to report to the Secretary of State on jurisdictional and competition matters, and for Ofcom to report to her on the specified media public interest considerations. These are the need for accurate presentation of news, and free expression of opinion, in newspapers.</p><p>The legislation provides that Ofcom will carry out such investigations as it considers appropriate. Exactly how Ofcom undertakes its role to report to the Secretary of State on the public interest is a matter for Ofcom.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 20/12/2023 15:37:03 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1662241

registered interest
date	20/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Education: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the scope under existing law for levying VAT on the fees charged by independent schools with charitable status.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL10371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2023 answer text <p>The government has no plans to make changes to the VAT regime for independent schools. The VAT regime does not treat school fees differently based on whether schools have charitable status or not. All school fees are exempt from VAT.</p><p>The government has made no assessment of the scope under existing law for levying VAT on the fees charged by independent schools with charitable status. Other organisations, including EDSK, Baines Cutler Consulting, and Oxford Economics have published their own assessments related to this issue.</p><p>It is also worth noting that in practice, VAT on school fees would be passed on to parents. Schools would be required to pay the difference between the VAT they have charged to parents and the VAT they have themselves paid to other businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 04/10/2023 12:59:35 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1640670

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mike Veale
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 22 May (HL Deb cols 599–602), when the misconduct case against Mr Mike Veale is expected to conclude.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL8150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Arrangements concerning the establishment of Mike Veale’s misconduct hearing are a matter for the Cleveland PCC, and the management of the hearing itself is the responsibility of the appointed independent Legally Qualified Chair (LQC).</p><p><br> Whilst the Government is aware that Mr Veale has been referred to a hearing, misconduct proceedings are rightfully conducted independently of Government, meaning we do not hold information including any determined timescales for holding or concluding a specific misconduct hearing<em>.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 12/06/2023 13:53:55 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1612111

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the provisions of Part 2 of the Elections Act 2022 relating to overseas electors will be brought into force.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL7230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The secondary legislation to deliver the overseas electors change is expected to be made and come into force in January 2024.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 02/05/2023 14:51:09 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1611059

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Misconduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 22 February (HL5554) where he stated that “there are no provisions in legislation which entitle legally qualified chairs to remain anonymous” and 4 April (HL6681) where he stated that “Any decision concerning publication of an LQC’s name is a matter for the relevant PCC”, what discussions they have had with Police and Crime Commissioners about disclosing the names of legally qualified chairs.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL7144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>Decisions concerning the publication of a Legally Qualified Chair’s (LQC) name are a matter for the relevant Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). These decisions are made independently of Government.</p><p><br> The Government has not held any specific conversations with PCCs regarding these decisions.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 02/05/2023 15:56:48 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1606147

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Misconduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to (1) the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 22 February (HL5554) where he stated that "there are no provisions in legislation which entitle legally qualified chairs to remain anonymous”, and (2) the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 20 March (HL Deb col 1531), when the name of the legally qualified chair appointed to hear a police gross misconduct case in Cleveland will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL6680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on police misconduct cases finalised during a financial year period in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fpolice-misconduct-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CIan.Balbi%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cacf35001f25a4e6d840708db2ac40675%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638150793620816650%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=H8jXyq0GaHxfYS%2FIJaATcWr9YtJInXnyifYJ82mtNAo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">‘Police misconduct, England and Wales’</a> statistical bulletin. It does not therefore include cases which have been referred to misconduct proceedings, where those proceedings have not yet concluded. <br> <br> The Government is unable to comment on on-going misconduct proceedings, which are rightly conducted independently of government. There are therefore no plans to provide briefing on this or any specific misconduct hearing, nor is the Government able to provide any details relating to legally qualified chairs (LQC), who are appointed to both their role and individual panels by Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). Any decision concerning publication of an LQC’s name is a matter for the relevant PCC</p><p><br> Cleveland’s most recent Police Efficiency, Effectiveness and Legitimacy report, published by His Majesty’s Inspectorate for Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS), showed positive improvement in a number of key areas, including its crime recording and treatment of the public. However, it still has further to go to meet acceptable performance standards in respect of preventing crime and understanding and addressing its demand. As such HMICFRS have confirmed it will continue to be engaged. It remains PCC Turner’s responsibility to ensure that Chief Constable Webster takes effective action to address the inspectorate’s recommendations. We will continue to take a close interest in the force’s progress as a member of the HMICFRS-chaired Police Performance Oversight Group.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL6681 HL6682 HL6683 question first answered 04/04/2023 12:08:55 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden