Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 11 Jul 2022
Procurement Bill [HL]
"My Lords, I rise in a very pleasing position for a Green: in a group of amendments addressing climate, biodiversity, social justice and indeed fair trade, to say that almost everything has been said, just not by me.
I am acutely aware of the hour so I am going to …..."Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests
"Can the Minister tell me why the noble Lord, Lord Geidt, as an ethics adviser, was asked to give advice on compliance with international law over steel tariffs, but Sir James Eadie, First Treasury Counsel, was not asked about the legality of plans for the Northern Ireland protocol?..."Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 May 2022
Procurement Bill [HL]
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Best. As always, he was extremely incisive and clear about our all too often tragically awful housing and general building sector. I very much wish to associate myself with his remarks about transparency. We need to ensure …..."Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Apr 2022
Elections Bill
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, and the noble Lord, Lord Wallace. They have already very clearly outlined Amendment 63, to which I attached my name, so in the interests of time, I will comment just on Amendments 66 and 68 …..."Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Apr 2022
Elections Bill
"Before the Minister sits down, may I confirm what he said? I wrote down his words: “The Government do not accept that there should be a percentage limit.” On the percentage of contribution from one person or organisation to a political party’s campaign, would the Minister confirm that the Government …..."Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 20th April 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish environmental and greenhouse gas emission figures beside the quarterly GDP figures.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the hon. Member’s Parliamentary Question of 7 April is attached.
Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
13 April 2022
Dear Lady Bennett,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking what plans the Government have to publish environmental and greenhouse gas emission figures beside the quarterly GDP figures (HL7794).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is planning to publish a pilot publication of climate change-related statistics on the same day as the quarterly preliminary estimate of UK Gross Domestic Product [1], scheduled for 12 May 2022. Subject to assessment of impact and feedback, the intention would be for this to become a regular quarterly publication.
The ONS also produces annual estimates of residence-based greenhouse gas emissions [2]. These enable direct sectoral comparison with the national accounts. Options have been under review for a quarterly estimate of this emissions measure, and an initial methodological publication is planned for May 2022. Further progress will be informed by stakeholder and user feedback.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
1 https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp
2 https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/ukenvironmentalaccounts/2021
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 Apr 2022
Elections Bill
"My Lords, I have attached my name to the amendment that Clause 12 not stand part of the Bill. I will speak briefly to it. It is a great pleasure to follow the previous three speakers, who have already covered most of the ground.
The noble Lord, Lord Kerslake, made …..."Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 Apr 2022
Elections Bill
"My Lords, I had the pleasure of introducing this amendment in Committee and I am pleased that the noble Lord, Lord Woolley, who has been the proponent of this throughout, was able to be here on Report and provide such a powerful introduction. I raised one practical point previously: how …..."Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 Apr 2022
Elections Bill
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, and to agree with the case she has so clearly outlined for Amendment 44A. However, I will speak briefly to Amendment 44 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, to which I …..."Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 6th April 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contractors have been refused government contracts in excess of £5 million on the basis of guidelines for prompt payment in government contracting; and what assessment they have made of the level of compliance in public sector contracts with the provision that 95 per cent of invoices should be paid within 60 days.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Individual departments are responsible for the implementation of the prompt payment exclusion measure and decisions on their own procurements. The Cabinet Office has been made aware of at least seven suppliers that have been excluded from procurements wholly, or in part, on grounds of non-compliance with the requirements to pay their suppliers promptly.
The UK’s large businesses are required to report on a half yearly basis on their payment practices, policies and performance. All information is publically available. Since the implementation of the prompt payment measure in Central Government contracts in September 2019, through businesses' published payment data, there have been some significant improvements in the prompt payment performance of key Government suppliers.