Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Home Office Research, Information and Communications Unit makes payments, directly or indirectly, to social media influencers based (1) inside, and (2) outside, the United Kingdom.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
RICU, provides analysis on terrorist and extremist use of propaganda and exploitation of the internet to inform the UK's counter-terrorism system. RICU supports ministers, policy makers and our partners by providing insight and analysis into online terrorist activity, emerging risks and radicalisation trends.
RICU does not make any payments, directly or indirectly, to social media influencers based (1) inside, and/or (2) outside, the United Kingdom.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) civil servants, (2) seconded staff, and (3) contractors, work within the Home Office Research, Information and Communications Unit.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office does not routinely publish detailed staffing information for individual counter-terrorism teams where doing so could risk revealing sensitive information about the structure and resourcing of counter-terrorism capabilities.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Statement by the Prime Minister on 1 September (cols 25-80), what is the meaning of a “triple-helix approach to economic development”.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
I refer the Noble Lord to the Prime Minister's words in his statement repeated in the House of Lords on 2 September 2026, Official Report, Volume 859 Column 170:
We will back local industrial strategies—a policy of the Theresa May Government I am happy to revive—by identifying priority sectors and developing the triple-helix approach to economic development by entwining business, academia and government behind the plan.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
To ask The Leader of the House when she expects Written Answers to be given to the questions asked by Lord Jackson of Peterborough on 14 July (HL2081) and 20 July (HL2339).
Answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The question HL2339 was answered by the Cabinet Office on 30 September 2026 and question HL2081 was answered by the Attorney General’s Office on 1st October 2026. I apologise for the delay and have reminded both departments of the need to meet the response target of 10 working days.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hermer on 14 July (HL1910), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what is the evidential basis for the assertion that X prioritises misinformation.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Cluny - Advocate General for Scotland
I would refer the Honourable Lord to Lord Hermer’s previous answer on this topic.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps the Prime Minister has taken in government to maintain the Protestant Reformed Religion established by law, in light of (1) his role as the principal adviser to the Sovereign, and (2) the Coronation Oath.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Church of England is by law the established Church in England and the Monarch is its Supreme Governor. There are no plans to change this.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls and the Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation remain in their roles.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation will remain in their role. The Prime Minister has decided that responsibilities for women and girls policy is being led at Cabinet by the Minister for Women and Equalities. The role of the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls will therefore end. Halving violence against women and girls remains a priority for the Government.