Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to (1) refrain from making any new recommendations for new peerages for Liberal Democrats, and (2) make recommendations for new peerages for UKIP; and if not, why not.
Answered by Baroness Stowell of Beeston
I refer the noble Lord to my written answer of 23 June 2015 (HL371, HL372, HL373 and HL509), which I attach for ease of reference. Appointments remain a matter for the Prime Minister, who has committed to keeping party peers under review.
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to recommend any Ukip peerages to Her Majesty the Queen; if so, why; and if not, why not.
Answered by Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Appointments are a matter for the Prime Minister. Any appointments will be vetted for propriety by the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to recommend more Liberal Democratic peerages to Her Majesty the Queen; if so, why; if not, why not.
Answered by Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Appointments are a matter for the Prime Minister. Any appointments will be vetted for propriety by the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to address the disparity in representation in the House of Lords between the Liberal Democrats and Ukip, in the light of their respective shares of votes in the recent General Election.
Answered by Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Appointments are a matter for the Prime Minister. Any appointments will be vetted for propriety by the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the percentages of the Muslim populations in (1) Birmingham, (2) Blackburn, (3) Bradford, (4) Leicester, (5) Luton, (6) Manchester, (7) Slough and (8) the London Boroughs of (a) Newham and (b) Tower Hamlets; what was the percentage growth of those Muslim populations between 2004 and 2014; what percentages are under the age of 15; how these compare with the non-Muslim populations; and what were the comparative birthrates between the Muslim and non-Muslim populations in those areas.
Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether employment in government departments has been given to Muslims with links to Islamic extremist groups.
Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley
All Civil Servants are subject to recruitment checks (including of unspent criminal records) and the provisions of the Civil Service Code. Line managers report concerns about staff, including for example, expressions of support for extremist views, actions or incidents.
Civil Servants in sensitive roles are subject to national security vetting. Information is checked against records held by the Security Service and the police.
Asked by: Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the UK Independence Party's Secretary can expect a response to his letter to the Director General of the Propriety and Ethics Team in the Cabinet Office.
Answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
The Director General, Propriety and Ethics has replied to the letter.