Asked by: Lord Shipley (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government in what county or region was the primary residence of individuals recommended for a Life Peerage by the Prime Minister in each year since 2019.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The Government does not hold residency information for those nominated to the House of Lords. That is a matter for each individual.
The Prime Minister is responsible for peerage nominations and will take a range of factors into consideration when making recommendations to the Sovereign.
Asked by: Lord Shipley (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the geographical distribution by region or nation of members of the House of Lords.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The Government does not hold residency information for those nominated to the House of Lords. That is a matter for each individual.
The Prime Minister is responsible for peerage nominations and will take a range of factors into consideration when making recommendations to the Sovereign.
Asked by: Lord Shipley (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to include housing associations and tenant management organisations.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Government agrees that landlords, including housing associations, should be accountable and transparent in their dealings with tenants and be responsive to their needs. However, we do not believe the extension of the FOI to housing associations is the best means of achieving that.
Housing Associations are already required to make a significant amount of information public. They are required to publish their accounts annually, including a strategic report covering issues such as the remunerations of key personnel.
The Regulator of Social Housing, which regulates the sector, also publishes information supplied by Housing Association at individual provider level, including details of their stock holdings, rent levels and evictions.
Asked by: Lord Shipley (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to harmonise the various indices used to calculate inflation.
Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and will place a copy of their letter in the House library.