Tag: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

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 2016-03-02.

To ask the Chairman of Committees which Members of the House have so far attended no sittings of the House this Session.

Lord Laming

There are nine members who are currently eligible to attend the House but have yet to attend in the 2015/16 Session. They are:

L. Alliance

L. Bridges

L. Cameron of Lochbroom

B. Hanham

L. Inge

L. Neill of Bladen

L. Thomas of Macclesfield

B. Thomas of Walliswood

L. Wade of Chorlton

This list does not include members who are on leave of absence or who are disqualified from attending as members of the judiciary.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-10-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 25 July (HL1170), who is responsible for arranging the promised meeting to brief members of the House on the airport at St Helena, and when it is expected to be held.

Lord Bates

DFID are holding a briefing meeting for all interested peers on St Helena airport on 25 October, between 13:00 and 14:00 in Room 10a (House of Lords). Invitations were issued on 5 October.

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.