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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
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Division Votes
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


Speeches
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



Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent mentioned

Written Answers
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.

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.

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.

Inquiry

Legislative Basis

Year established

Duration in months (from announcement to publication of final report)

Reported final costs where publicly available

Manston Inquiry

Non-Statutory

2025

Ongoing

Pending

Cranston Inquiry

Non-statutory

2023

Ongoing

Pending

Andrew Malkinson Inquiry

Non-statutory

2023

Ongoing

Pending

Fuller Inquiry

Non-statutory

2022

Ongoing

Pending

Angiolini Inquiry

Non-statutory

2022

Ongoing

Pending

The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review

Non-statutory

2018

29

£1.7m

Independent Inquiry into the issues raised by Ian Paterson

Non-statutory

2018

26

£1.9m

Independent inquiry into the award of the Magnox decommissioning contract by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and its subsequent termination

Non-statutory

2017

48

Unknown

Gosport Independent Panel

Non-statutory

2014

42

£13m

Harris Review / Independent review of self-inflicted deaths of young adults in custody aged between 18 and 24

Non-statutory

2014

17

£0.2m

The Morecambe Bay Maternity and Neonatal Services Investigation

Non-statutory

2013

18

£1.1m

Daniel Morgan Independent Panel

Non-statutory

2013

97

£17.6m

The Detainee Inquiry

Non-statutory (Committee of Privy Counsellors)

2010

45

£2.3m (exc. VAT)

The Hillsborough Independent Panel

Non-statutory

2009

33

Less than £5m

Independent Inquiry into care provided by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust January 2001 – March 2009

Non-statutory

2009

7

Unknown

The Iraq Inquiry / The Chilcot Inquiry

Non-statutory (Committee of Privy Counsellors)

2009

85

£13.1m

Inquiry into Human Tissue Analysis in UK Nuclear Facilities / Redfern Inquiry

Non-statutory

2007

43

Unknown

Contaminated Blood and Blood Products Inquiry

Non-statutory

2007

48

£75k

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



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.

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.



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.