Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer from Baroness Levitt on 24 March (HL15657), for what reason the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements does not record the cost of individual inquiries.

Answered by Lord Timpson - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA) is operationally independent from the Ministry of Justice. The IMA’s inquiry work is, like its other functions, delivered within its overall allocated budget.

This means that, unlike a stand-alone statutory or public inquiry which is established with dedicated funding and resource, no additional or dedicated funds are allocated to individual IMA inquiries.

The IMA does not charge inspection fees to any relevant public authority involved in an inquiry. As a result, unit costs for individual inquiries have not been developed.

The overall costs of the IMA are published in its Annual Report and Accounts, which details all staffing costs and administrative costs.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Summer Intelligence Internship page on sis.gov.uk, whether the requirement for applicants to be an ethnic minority, such as White Other, includes White Irish in that definition.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Information regarding eligibility for this scheme can be found on the SIS website.

Found: Baroness Ashton of Upholland; Lord Barrow; Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell; Lord Grantchester; Lord Jackson of Peterborough