The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-03-02.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 22 January (HL5044), which Members of the House were not sent writs of summons and why.
Lord Faulks
All members of the House were sent writs including a further seven writs sent by hand to Members disqualified for sitting and voting in the House.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-10-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the composition of the government of St Helena, and by whom each member of that government is appointed or elected.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The St Helena Government comprises of:
A Governor appointed by the Foreign Secretary of behalf of the Queen.
An Executive Council of twelve elected members and three members of St Helena Government who are appointed by the Governor.
A Legislative Council of five elected members and three senior members of the St Helena Government who are appointed by the Governor.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Chairman of Committees what is the current number of Members of the House (1) not on leave of absence, and (2) on leave of absence.
Lord Laming
815 members are not on leave of absence or disqualified as members of the judiciary; 30 have taken leave of absence; 8 are disqualified as members of the judiciary.
You may find it helpful to know that up-to-date information about membership of the House is available on the Parliamentary website: http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/composition-of-the-lords/.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-10-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the (1) annual revenue, and (2) annual capital expenditure, of the government of St Helena is provided by them.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
For Financial Year 2016/17 the Government has agreed to provide funding to St Helena Government which makes up 62% of their recurrent budget and 57% of their capital programme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2015-02-12.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what due diligence is carried out and by whom before ministerial appointments are made.
Baroness Stowell of Beeston
As was the case under previous administrations, ministerial appointments are a matter for the Prime Minister, in line with the Ministerial Code.
For those individuals upon whom the Prime Minister wishes to confer a life peerage, the independent House of Lords Appointments Commission vets nominations. For those individuals upon whom the Prime Minister wishes to confer a peerage in order that they might sit in the House of Lords to take up a ministerial role, the Commission consults the main regulatory authorities, including HMRC, before giving advice.