Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any ministers are acting as directors of companies; and if so, whether derogations from the Ministerial Code have been granted to such ministers.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Ministerial Code states that Ministers must ensure that no conflict arises, or could reasonably be perceived to arise, between their public duties and their private interests, financial or otherwise
On appointment to office, Ministers provide their Permanent Secretary with a written list of all relevant interests known to them, which might be thought to give rise to a conflict. This is a requirement of the Ministerial Code. The personal information which Ministers disclose is treated in confidence, however, a list of those interests which are relevant to the Minister’s portfolio is published online.
The list includes relevant interests which are additional to those already disclosed in the Parliamentary Registers.
A statement covering relevant Ministers' interests is published twice yearly. The last list is attached and the next list will be published shortly
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Prime Minister intends to reply to the letter from Lord Rooker to the Prime Minister dated 21 November 2017 in respect of the duty of care towards Government employees, with reference to the case of the late Dr Matthew Puncher.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The correspondence was responded to on 9th January 2018 on behalf of the Prime Minister by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care.
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any government departments and agencies have ongoing inquiries in respect of the 23 June 2016 referendum; and if so, which.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
This information is not collected centrally.
The Information Commissioner, who reports directly to Parliament, is carrying out a formal investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes. This will explore practices deployed during the EU referendum campaign.
The Government also understands that the Electoral Commission, which reports directly to Parliament, is carrying out a number of investigations related to campaigning at the EU referendum.
Asked by: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they use a system to monitor commitments by Ministers to write to members if they are unable to answer the oral question at the time it is asked in the House of Lords Chamber; and if so, how many replies are currently outstanding.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The content of answers to Oral Questions is a matter for the Minister concerned, and each Minister is accountable to the House for the answers they provide. As such it is for individual departments to ensure commitments made by Ministers to write to members meet the Minister's responsibilities under section 1 of the Ministerial Code.