Written Question
Monday 24th October 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government to which events to mark the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and proclamation events to mark the accession of His Majesty King Charles III that they were responsible for organising, members of the Northern Ireland Judiciary were invited; and (1) which events they attended, and (2) who was in attendance from this group in each case.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe
- Shadow Minister (Treasury)
The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, The Rt Hon. Dame Siobhan Keegan DBE KC was the member of the Northern Ireland Judiciary invited to events to mark the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and proclamation events to mark the accession of His Majesty King Charles III, for which the organisational responsibility was with HMG.
The Lady Chief Justice attended the Accession Council. The Lady Chief Justice was invited to the Proclamation at Hillsborough Castle and was invited to and attended the Service of Reflection at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast.
The Royal Household had responsibility for the guest list for the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. HMG provided support in coordinating certain elements of the guest list.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Oct 2022
Older Persons Commissioner for England
"Is the Minister concerned about the way many older people these days are being forced to open a bank account, following the ending of the Post Office card? It is so difficult for someone living on only a very small pension. Would she look into this? It might be something …..."Baroness Hoey - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 5th April 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Supreme Court judgment on R v Adams 2020, whether they plan to legislate to restore the Carltona Principle which provides that acts of government officials are synonymous with acts of a Secretary of State; and if so, when.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The Government believes that lack of clarity on when the Carltona principle applies is unhelpful. We are not currently planning to legislate on this issue but we are continuing to keep the impact of the judgement in R v Adams, and options for responding, under careful review.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 18 Nov 2021
Retained EU Law
"My Lords, the Minister talks repeatedly about stability in Northern Ireland, which is very important. How can he possibly think there will be stability in the future if Northern Ireland, under all these retained laws, will not get the benefit of them? Will he say now whether he actually contemplates …..."Baroness Hoey - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 18 Nov 2021
Ireland/Northern Ireland: Solid Fuels
"To ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) what discussions Her Majesty’s Government have had with the government of Ireland about that government’s plans to introduce physical checks on solid fuels entering the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland...."Baroness Hoey - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 18 Nov 2021
Ireland/Northern Ireland: Solid Fuels
"The Minister for the Environment in the Republic of Ireland said that
“inspections of cross-border fuel movements will be required.”
Does the Minister not think that shows huge hypocrisy from the Irish Government? The border sometimes matters—when it affects them—but as far as anything to do with the protocol is …..."Baroness Hoey - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 1st November 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which outside contractors are used by departments to book international travel.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
This information is not held centrally.
Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.
Written Question
Monday 1st November 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) which departments use Capita to book international travel, and (2) what has been the cost of using Capita to book international travel for (a) Ministers, and (b) civil servants.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
This information is not held centrally.
Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Sep 2021
Brexit Opportunities
"My Lords, I very much welcome this Statement from the Minister. It is one of the reasons millions of people all over the country voted to leave the European Union. I want to ask him about the timescale, because I worry that sometimes reviews get stuck at the bottom of …..."Baroness Hoey - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Sep 2021
Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Power-sharing
"To ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) what assessment Her Majesty’s Government have made of the operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland on power sharing in Northern Ireland and the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement...."Baroness Hoey - View Speech
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