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711186

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliament: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 7 March (HL5612), what is the industry standard categorising service; who within the Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) is responsible for the service; whether there is a contract or other service level agreement between PDS and the service; whether PDS pays for the service, and if so, how much is paid annually; whether the service reports to PDS in respect of its activities and decisions, and if so, how; whether its classification of websites is advisory or mandatory; whether Parliament is free to over-ride its classification of religion-based hate websites; and if so, why there are no plans to unblock the "Religion of Peace" website.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL6074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) uses the Check Point URL filtering service to categorise websites, and currently blocks a range of categories of website from the Parliamentary Estate, including “Hate/Racism”. PDS does not control which websites are put into which category by the filtering service; this is an automated process conducted at an industry level.</p><p>It is not possible to provide an accurate figure regarding the annual cost of the service as it is one of a number of services provided within a contract. With over one billion websites to categorise, it is not practicable for the filtering service to report to PDS in respect of its categorising decisions for particular websites. While it would be possible for PDS to unblock a website that has been included in a blocked category, there are no plans to unblock the “Religion of Peace” website, which has been included in the “Hate/Racism” category, because the site does not appear to have been incorrectly categorised.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 23/03/2017 11:53:35 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

838333

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, in the light of the resolutions on Restoration and Renewal passed by both Houses, what are the likely next steps; and what will be the mechanism for Peers to submit suggestions and ideas.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>Both Houses have decided that the next steps of the Restoration &amp; Renewal Programme should be overseen by a Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority. It is expected that the Commission of each House will therefore immediately focus on establishing those bodies in shadow form. Until the shadow Sponsor Board has been appointed, the Programme will continue to be delivered under the governance of the bicameral Programme Board, which consists of officials from both Houses plus two external members, and acts with authority delegated from the Board and Accounting Officer of each House. Establishing both bodies in substantive form will require primary legislation.</p><p>The Programme Team, supported by its client advisory services consultants, CH2M and BDP, will continue work in the following areas:</p><ul><li>further investigation and documentation of the current physical condition of the Palace of Westminster and its building services;</li><li>further studies on the feasibility of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre as temporary accommodation for the House of Lords;</li><li>design of Richmond House as temporary accommodation for the House of Commons, which is being taken forward as part of the Commons’ Northern Estate Programme;</li><li>development of a client brief for the design of the works to the Palace of Westminster;</li><li>the development of the required Outline Business Cases (OBCs), compliant with HM Treasury’s <em>Green Book</em>; and</li><li>a further round of medium-term mechanical and electrical, public health and conservation work to mitigate the operational risks to Parliament presented by the condition of the building between now and the commencement of the construction phase of the R&amp;R Programme.</li></ul><p>The design phase will require extensive consultation with Members of both Houses, as well as a wide range of other stakeholders including staff, third-party occupants of the Parliamentary Estate, visitors and other members of society throughout the United Kingdom. It is anticipated that this engagement work will be developed and taken forward by the shadow Sponsor Board once it is established later this year.</p><p>In the meantime, members of the Programme Team would be happy to receive suggestions and ideas from Members of both Houses. They can be contacted via <a href="mailto:restorationandrenewal@parliament.uk" target="_blank">restorationandrenewal@parliament.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 21/02/2018 16:07:39 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

864505

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Legislatures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by Lord McFall of Alcluith on 5 February (HL5378) and on 6 March (HL5733) and by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 February (HL5379), how the number of Peers would be adjusted if their positions as full members of UK parliamentary delegations reflected the total cost represented by Peers of (1) 50.58 per cent for the Council of Europe, (2) 35.01 per cent for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and (3) 14.41 per cent for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Further to my Written Answers on 5 February (HL5378) and on 6 March (HL5733) and the Written Answer from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 February (HL5379), the percentage of the total cost in each case represented by members of the House of Lords is dependent on the overall number of Peers on the delegations concerned, and other factors, notably the amount of time spent on their work as members of the delegations. Allocation of places on the delegations is a matter for the political parties and it would be up to them to decide what account to take of these costs in allocating places on the delegations.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 28/03/2018 12:37:14 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1304502

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Peers: Conduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the ‘Valuing Everyone’ training session for Peers on the morning of 16 March, whether describing a female over the age of 14 as a ‘girl’ rather than a ‘lady’ in the course of their parliamentary duties would constitute a breach of the Code of Conduct for Members of the House of Lords; and if so, what the penalty would be.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL14454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2021 answer text <p>Only the Commissioner for Standards and the Conduct Committee can decide whether something is a breach of the Code of Conduct, upon receipt of a specific complaint to the Commissioner or appeal to the Conduct Committee. They do not deal with hypothetical situations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 06/04/2021 15:16:06 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1228155

registered interest
date	28/07/2020
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Peers: Russia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the report by the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament Russia, published on 21 July, what plans the Conduct Committee has to respond to the recommendations of that report.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL7426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>I have consulted the Chair of the Conduct Committee, Lord Mance, who reports that the Committee had an initial discussion on 23 July about the ISC recommendation aimed at the House of Lords. The Committee requested a detailed paper on the rules around members working with foreign governments and the wider question of whether members should be required to disclose the amounts of money that they earn. The Committee will consider the paper in September.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 03/08/2020 11:43:44 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1217794

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the official Twitter account for the House of Lords celebrating Pride month, what plans there are to celebrate other protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 on the same account.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL6137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Administration wants to reach a broad and diverse audience via its social media channels and different content is devised for LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. For this reason, the House of Lords Official Twitter account has run campaigns previously relating to the following characteristics: Race, Religion, Gender and LGBT+; as well as national campaigns such as Mental Health Awareness Week and National Inclusion Week.</p><p>The purpose of this is to create communications and engagement initiatives which seek to enhance the reputation and demonstrate the impact of the House of Lords, building a compelling case for its continued place at the heart of the UK’s parliamentary democracy. The Administration will continue to look for opportunities to deliver a diverse range of campaigns which reflect the diversity of our audiences.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 06/07/2020 15:49:16 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1185964

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by the Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) on 4 July 2018 (HL8851) and 18 July 2018 (HL9279), what hereditary peer by-elections have taken place under the terms of the House of Lords Act 1999 since the retirement of the Earl Baldwin of Bewdley on 9 May 2018; and in each of those by-elections, how many (1) candidates, and (2) electors, there were; and what was (a) the number of votes cast for the winning candidate, and (b) the percentage of the electorate who voted, in each case.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL2681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>Since the retirement of Earl Baldwin of Bewdley there have been hereditary peer by-elections held following the deaths of Viscount Slim and Lord Skelmersdale and the retirements of Lord Northbourne and Lord Glentoran. The details of each by-election are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Vacancy created by</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of candidates</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of electors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of votes cast for winner</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Turnout</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full details</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Glentoran</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>91.48%</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2018/Hereditary-peers-by-election-result-(Glentoran).pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2018/Hereditary-peers-by-election-result-(Glentoran).pdf</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Northbourne</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>93.54%</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2018/Result-by-election-28-11-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2018/Result-by-election-28-11-18.pdf</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Skelmersdale</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>785</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>32.99%</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2019/Result-by-election-23-01-19.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2019/Result-by-election-23-01-19.pdf</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Slim</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>90.32%</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2019/Result-by-election-27-03-19.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2019/Result-by-election-27-03-19.pdf</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 24/03/2020 12:04:36 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1017057

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by the Chairman of Committees (Lord Laming) on 12 May 2016 (HL8153) and the Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) on 26 November (HL11454), why the cost of a Liberal Democrat hereditary peers' by-election, payable to Electoral Reform Services, has risen from £300 to £570.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL11902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The costs differ as, exceptionally, Electoral Reform Services were not involved in the print and distribution of the voting packs for the Liberal Democrat by-election in 2016. On that occasion, these tasks were handled by a member of House staff. The £570 figure quoted is from the successful tender submitted by Electoral Reform Services whom we expect to carry out all functions in future by-elections.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 12/12/2018 13:35:18 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

846678

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Legislatures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by Lord McFall of Alcluith on 8 February (HL5378) and by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 February (HL5379), what was the percentage of the total costs for the UK delegations represented by members of the House of Lords attending (1) the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, (2) the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and (3) the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL5733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The percentage for the total cost for the UK delegation represented by Members of the House of Lords in the last financial year was (1) 50.58% for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, (2) 35.01% for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and (3) 14.41% for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The percentage of the total cost across the three delegations represented by Peers in the last financial year was 41.13%.</p><p> </p><p>The secretariat support for all three delegations is supplied by the House of Commons on a cost sharing basis. The House of Lords provides 30% of the total cost, and the House of Commons 70%.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 06/03/2018 14:09:34 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

757298

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by the Senior Deputy Speaker on 31 July (HL1160), what steps he is taking to increase the number of British products on sale in all outlets in the House of Lords, including British wine.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p>The vast majority of fresh products purchased by House of Lords Catering and Retail Services (CRS) are British, and CRS has an ongoing policy to continue to increase its use of British products, taking account of procurement and value for money tests. British produce is always preferred when in season, and menus are designed to incorporate British sustainable products and showcase British seasonal produce where possible. The majority of the main ingredients in CRS dishes, such as meat, poultry, fish and dairy produce, are British.</p><p>In House of Lords bars, CRS aims to supply a range of beverages including British options; CRS has recently changed supplier to increase its offering of British craft ales and lagers.</p><p>CRS aims to increase the selection of British wines available in House of Lords restaurants and bars. Additional British wines will appear on the wine lists after the conference recess.</p><p>For the House of Lords retail shop, CRS aims to increase its ranges of British products; work is underway to develop with its suppliers products that would enhance the British selection on offer.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 18/09/2017 15:08:35 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark