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391050

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	House of Lords: Political Parties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House on what basis a political party with 7.9 per cent of the national vote at a general election holds front bench status in the House of Lords.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL1588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The second largest opposition party is neither formally defined nor given specific speaking rights by the Standing Orders of the House or the Companion to the Standing Orders. The Companion to Standing Orders does, however, set out several areas where the “opposition front benches” have the right to speak for longer than backbenchers or have rights to speak at specific points in proceedings.<br><br>Of the political parties represented in the House, only the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat group operate frontbenches of a size that permits them to shadow each Government department. It is for that reason that the definition of “opposition frontbenches” that applied in practice before the 2010 Parliament has been reverted to in this Parliament. <br><br>It remains open to any member who wishes to propose a change to current arrangements to make representations to me and/or make a submission to the Procedure Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL1135 HL1136 HL1137 HL1138 HL1139 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:47:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

390067

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the findings of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review will be announced.
tabling member printed	Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
uin	HL1479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Work has begun on the 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review, and these will report by the end of the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 21/07/2015 14:07:45 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	672 label Biography information for Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

390082

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax: Siblings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to extend inheritance tax relief to long-term cohabiting and codependent siblings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL1494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The government has no plans to change the inheritance tax treatment of long-term cohabiting and co-dependent siblings.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 21/07/2015 16:28:29 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

390085

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average sum held in the pension funds of people who were enrolled in a pension scheme as part of the auto-enrolment process.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL1497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Findings from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) Wealth and Asset survey show that overall, the average (median) amount of wealth held in pensions not yet in payment was £33,000 in 2010/12. There is no breakdown available to show wealth held in funds created due to Automatic Enrolment.</p><p> </p><p>DWP’s annual official statistics on workplace pension participation found that in 2014, the annual total amount saved in workplace pensions by employees eligible for Automatic Enrolment was £80.3 billion, an increase of £6.6 billion from 2012.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 21/07/2015 14:04:34 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

389970

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Civil Partnerships: Siblings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any proposals to enable two siblings to enter into a legally binding civil partnership.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not have any plans to amend the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to enable siblings to register as civil partners.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/07/2015 12:11:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

389971

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Privy Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to advise Her Majesty that an upper limit should be set on the size of the Privy Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to advise Her Majesty to set an upper limit on the size of the Privy Council.</p><p> </p><p>Appointment to the Privy Council is for life, but only serving Government ministers have a role in advising on Privy Council matters. Therefore the majority of Counsellors play no part in the Privy Council’s day-to-day business. Setting an upper limit could risk restricting essential new appointments, for example, in the event of a reshuffle or change of Government, as each member of the Cabinet must be a member of the Privy Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 21/07/2015 14:05:54 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

389978

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent budget, how much extra money will be available to the Ministry of Defence in 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Summer Budget does not affect the Ministry of Defence's 2015-16 budget, which has been laid before Parliament.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence budget for 2016-17 and beyond will be determined in the Spending Review. The Chancellor confirmed in the Summer Budget that the Ministry of Defence's budget will rise by 0.5 per cent per year from 2016-17 to 2020-21. There will also be up to an additional £1.5 billion per year by 2020-21 made available to be allocated to the Armed Forces and security and intelligence agencies through the Strategic Defence and Security Review and Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/07/2015 15:57:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

389983

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to change their policy on selling arms to Israel in line with the policy not to sell arms where they might be used for external aggression or internal repression.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced the outcome of a review of export licensing for Israel on 14 July 2014.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the review the Government will now assess all export licence applications for Israel, as for all destinations, against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. Criterion 2 states that the Government “will not grant a licence if there is a clear risk that the items might be used for internal repression”; Criterion 4 states that the Government “will not grant a licence if there is a clear risk that the intended recipient would use the items aggressively against another country, or to assert by force a territorial claim”.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 20/07/2015 15:19:23 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

389998

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which agencies are responsible for the enforcement of lorry weight limits; and whether those agencies have sufficient resources to enforce those limits.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL1433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is the government agency responsible for the enforcement of Heavy Goods Vehicles and Passenger Carrying Vehicles use. This includes the enforcement of lorry weight limits. DVSA considers that it has sufficient resources to enable it to carry out this enforcement activity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/07/2015 10:47:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

390002

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	European Union: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Nash on 16 June (HL521) concerning schools' compliance with sections 406 and 407 of the Education Act 1996, whether they are aware of campaigns by the European Commission to promote the European Union in primary and secondary schools; and how those educational establishments will provide a balanced treatment of the issue of United Kingdom membership of the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL1437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The European Commission makes information about the European Union available to schools. European Union institutions have a policy of distributing publications only on demand. They do not send out unsolicited information. There are very few publications produced by EU institutions that are targeted towards schools.</p><p> </p><p>Sections 406 and 407 of the Education Act 1996 requires schools to prevent political indoctrination and ensure the balanced treatment of political issues. How this is done is a matter for individual schools.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 20/07/2015 15:18:19 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon