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Written Question
Liz Truss
Wednesday 8th March 2023

Asked by: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 20 February (HL5518), why revealing only the cost of (1) a car and driver, and (2) security protection, will affect the security arrangements; and whether they will now reconsider and answer the question put.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Shadow Minister (Treasury)

Across successive governments, it has been long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on the security arrangements for protected individuals. To do so could compromise the integrity of those arrangements and affect the security of the individuals concerned.

Whilst the requested information in isolation may seem innocuous, granular information on spending – especially if mixed with other information - could allow specific individuals perceived to have lower levels of protection to be targeted by hostile actors.

Written Question
Liz Truss
Monday 20th February 2023

Asked by: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the forecasted annual cost of the provision to former Prime Minister Rt Hon Liz Truss MP of (1) a car and driver, and (2) security protection.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Shadow Minister (Treasury)

It has been the practice of successive Administrations not to comment on the security arrangements of protected individuals.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Nov 2022
Peerages: Letters Patent

"May I suggest that the Minister visit the Members’ Cloakroom downstairs, where she will see eight red boxes containing seals that have not been collected by a number of Peers, including the noble Lord, Lord Lebedev? Would one way of achieving the excellent proposal from the noble Lord, Lord Burns, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2022
Parliament: Deferred Peerages

"It is a different Parliament...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Oct 2022
Older Persons Commissioner for England

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the appointment of an Older Persons Commissioner for England...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Oct 2022
Older Persons Commissioner for England

"The Minister is right; I am really disappointed. I heard Heléna Herklots, the Welsh commissioner, speak to the National Pensioners Convention about how she seeks out ageism, tackles it and ensures that it is no longer continuing in Wales. Will the Minister at least meet a deputation consisting of representatives …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 21 Jul 2022
House of Lords Appointments Commission

"My Lords, further to the excellent question from the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, will the Minister admit that there is a genuine problem with a perception of a Peerage as merely an honour one above a knighthood? The reality is that we need people who will be working Peers and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 21 Jul 2022
Heatwave Response

"My Lords, the Minister said, quite rightly, that this crisis was well predicted in advance. In the event of any major crises in the future that are either predicted or predictable, what arrangements could there be for this House to return to hybrid operation, so that people who are not …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Houses of Parliament: Co-location

"The Minister is here...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 08 Jun 2022
Upholding Standards in Public Life

"My Lords, is the Minister surprised that, so far, no Conservative Peer has risen in support of the Prime Minister?..."
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