Asked by: Lord Stevens of Ludgate (Conservative Independent - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what costs were incurred in relation to each former Prime Minister for (1) policing, and (2) transport, including use of the RAF Voyager aircraft reserved for royal and government travel in each of the last three years.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Cabinet Office’s transparency data publications cover the current Prime Minister only. Details of the Prime Minister’s overseas travel are published quarterly and are available on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications
We are unable to provide detailed information on the costs incurred for security to protected individuals or groups. To do so would compromise the integrity of the security arrangements of the individuals concerned.
Asked by: Lord Stevens of Ludgate (Conservative Independent - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 10 November (WS 1), whether they have ever categorised any of the public bodies referred to as a "quango"; and, if so, how many such bodies have been abolished and how many remain.
Answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
The term ‘Quango’ is not used in the Government’s classification process for public bodies. Information on this process can be found in the Government publication Categories of Public Bodies: A Guide for Departments which is available in the libraries of the House.