https://members.parliament.uk/members/lords/interests/register-of-interests-of-lords-members-staff<\/a><\/p>"}
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<\/strong><\/p>Ministers are also reminded regularly of the importance of their obligations to the House.<\/p>
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In line with reporting protocol and for disclosure control purposes, figures are suppressed where base headcounts include less than five individuals. BAME figures for the Leader of the Lords office cannot be disclosed.<\/p>"}
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For the 2020-21 financial year, the maximum amount available for financial assistance to opposition parties and the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers (\u201cCranborne money\u201d) is as follows:<\/p>
<\/p>
Labour - £656,948<\/p><\/li>
Liberal Democrats - £328,008<\/p><\/li>
Office of the Convenor of the Crossbench peers - £ 99,770<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
<\/p>
No other groups or parties are able to claim it.<\/p>"}
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The government does not always make an assessment of the costs arising from a non-government Lords amendment. If it is relevant to the question of whether a money resolution will be needed in the House of Commons, the government may provide an assessment to the Clerk of Legislation in the House of Commons to assist him in the advice he gives to the Speaker. Communications between the government and the Clerk are not published, but if the government has made an assessment, it may be published in the explanatory notes to the Lords Amendments.<\/p>"}
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My Noble Friend the Government Chief Whip has no such plans. In line with the Guidance on Hybrid House and Hybrid Grand Committee set down by the Procedure and Privileges Committee, legislation is currently taking precedence on sitting Fridays.<\/p>
Despite the constraints on the way in which the House is working we have managed to debate 11 Select Committee reports in the session to date. I expect it to be possible to debate further reports as the session progresses.<\/p>
Last week the Government Chief Whip wrote to the Procedure and Privileges Committee with a suggestion as to how we can adapt our current working practices to allow a limited number of Questions for Short Debate to be asked in Grand Committee.<\/p>
Background/points we could make:<\/p>
- The short answer to the question is \u2018no\u2019.<\/p>
- We normally sit on only one Friday per calendar month. We have had to sit on more than that since returning from the summer recess to accommodate the various Coronavirus regulations.<\/p>
- The Procedure and Privileges Committee guidance clearly states, at paragraph 39, that:<\/p>
- \u201cUntil further notice, Thursday and Friday sittings of the hybrid House may be used for legislation which shall have precedence over other business.\u201d<\/p>
- Despite the broadcasting and administrative restrictions we have been working under we have still managed to debate 11 select committee reports in the session to date. And will take more where we can.<\/p>
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My Noble Friend the Government Chief Whip does not intend to schedule such a debate in Government time. Members who wish to initiate a debate of their own are able to do so by tabling a question for short debate. Subject to the progress of legislative business, it is expected that questions for short debate will be re-introduced during October.<\/p>"}
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