Information between 1st May 2025 - 11th May 2025
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Wednesday 4th June 2025 4:15 p.m. Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour - Life peer) Legislation - Grand Committee Subject: Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill – committee stage (day 1) Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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30 Apr 2025 - Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 121 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 54 Noes - 124 |
30 Apr 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 157 |
30 Apr 2025 - Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 28 Noes - 123 |
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Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent speeches from: Prime Minister and First Minister of Wales Meetings
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent contributed 12 speeches (855 words) Wednesday 7th May 2025 - Lords Chamber |
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent speeches from: Arm’s-length Bodies
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent contributed 10 speeches (939 words) Thursday 1st May 2025 - Lords Chamber |
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent speeches from: Child Rape Gangs
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent contributed 6 speeches (729 words) Wednesday 30th April 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Civil Servants: Pay
Asked by: Lord Agnew of Oulton (Conservative - Life peer) Thursday 8th May 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 17 February (HL4611), which central government organisations have submitted business cases for pay flexibility under the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance 2024–25, and which of those cases have been approved. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) For 2024/2025, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Trinity House, and UK Atomic Energy Authority have had business cases for Pay Flexibility approved. HM Revenue and Customs and UK Health and Safety Authority were also approved to adopt the Government Digital and Data pay framework.
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Senior Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Redundancy Pay
Asked by: Lord Leigh of Hurley (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 7th May 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 22 April (HL6565), how, if at all, the policy of salary transparency applies to transparency on (1) severance payments, and (2) cash equivalent transfer value pension amounts, with respect to (a) senior civil servants and (b) special advisers. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The government financial reporting manual (FReM) is the technical accounting guide for the preparation of financial statements. The FReM sets out a number of transparency requirements when it comes to severance payments and cash equivalent transfer values specifically, which are separate from the salary transparency requirements. For severance payments, departments are broadly required to report the number and value of compensation payments made under the terms of any approved compensation schemes, as well as certain detail on any special severance payments made. The FReM also provides that information about the cash equivalent transfer values at the start and end of the report year must be disclosed in relation to directors, together with the real increases.
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Public Inquiries
Asked by: Lord Agnew of Oulton (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 7th May 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 18 February (HL4612), how many non-statutory public inquiries have been established since 2005; what were the names of each inquiry; what were the projected costs of each inquiry at the time of its establishment; and, for those that have concluded, what was the final cost of each inquiry upon its conclusion. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) Since 2005, His Majesty’s Government has established 18 non-statutory inquiries. The Cabinet Office collects data on the duration and cost of inquiries from departments, inquiries’ own reports, and other publicly available information. We do not centrally hold data on the projected costs of each inquiry as each Government Department is responsible for the inquiries they sponsor. We have provided details on all non statutory inquiries established since 2005 in the table below. In the table below, “unknown” means that it is not known by Cabinet Office.
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Cabinet Committees
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 7th May 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 22 April 2025 (HL6561), whether there are informal or political committees of Cabinet which are not listed on the Cabinet Office's list of Cabinet committees and whether this includes a ministerial 'quad' meeting. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) There are various configurations of ministerial meetings. Cabinet committees are publicly listed on GOV.UK |
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Zero Hours Contracts
Asked by: Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative - Life peer) Tuesday 6th May 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 19 March (HL5463), how many people the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs employs on zero-hour contracts. Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) This department does not offer any zero-hour contracts. The number of staff in the department on zero-hour contracts is 0. Zero hours contracts are not the normal practice or a recommended approach within the Civil Service. Departments may use them in very limited circumstances to help meet exceptional or fluctuating demands on the business. The flexibility offered by zero hours contracts can benefit both workers and employers, but without proper safeguards this flexibility can become one-sided, with workers bearing all the financial risk. The Government’s Employment Rights Bill will end exploitative zero hours contracts, ensuring that all jobs provide a baseline of security and predictability so workers can better plan their lives and finances. |
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Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 6th May 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 9 April (HL6031), whether the Cabinet Office has issued guidance in respect of departmental headcount reduction to ensure that outsourced services match the cost reduction and efficiency gains imposed on in-house services. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) There are numerous government arms-length bodies and agencies that spend public money, including to deliver services on behalf of government departments. These bodies have specified budgets and are accountable to the relevant government department. Financial planning for these bodies is therefore part of each department’s spending review process. |
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Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 6th May 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 9 April (HL6031), whether they have issued guidance to departments to avoid headcount and expenditure reductions arising not from internal efficiency and increased productivity, but from outsourcing activities. Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) There are numerous government arms-length bodies and agencies that spend public money, including to deliver services on behalf of government departments. These bodies have specified budgets and are accountable to the relevant government department. Financial planning for these bodies is therefore part of each department’s spending review process. |