Tag: Lord Mendelsohn

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-08.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Wales Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire

The Wales Office’s financial position is reviewed on a regular basis, and is a standing agenda item at meetings of the Department’s Management Committee.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-03-24.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Cabinet Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire

The Cabinet Office Board and the Executive Management Committee review the department’s financial position on a regular basis.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-08.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Department for Work and Pensions to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.

Lord Freud

Financial Management information showing the whole financial position of the Department for Work and Pensions in the round is provided to the Departmental Executive Team every month. The Departmental Board also receives this monthly by correspondence and also receives a more detailed update from the Finance Director at the quarterly board meetings.

Any potential breach of Treasury funding control totals would provoke immediate action and does not rely on reporting cycles.

Given the range and complexity of budgets across the Department, we do not have a simple percentage that would trigger an issue being tabled.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Quarterly Data Summary for any department does not include the data compared (1) to budget, (2) to the same period in the previous year, and (3) to the end of year target.

Lord Bates

In each quarter of the 2013/14 financial year, 15 of the 17 departments taking part in the Quarterly Data Summary process have provided all of the information requested. In quarter 3, the most recent quarter for which data is available, average completion was 96%.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-03-17.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Department for Education and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.

Lord Nash

The Department for Education uses a range of feedback mechanisms across policy and delivery work to improve the experience of users and customers. Feedback is commissioned by the relevant teams; there is no central coordination of this activity. To collect details of this would incur disproportionate cost. The Department’s management board considers papers covering the range of the Department’s responsibilities, which reflect the results of the Department’s feedback mechanisms.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Cabinet Office prepares any management information or reports that provide comparisons between departments; and, if so, which areas they cover.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire

The Cabinet Office runs a system that allows departments and arm’s length bodies to compare their performance across a full range of indicators.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-03-17.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.

Baroness Verma

The Department of Energy and Climate Change has conducted 15 quantitative customer, user and satisfaction surveys in the last 12 months, the details of which are appended below. The results of all these surveys have been, or will be, published on gov.uk/decc.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change does not have any agencies which report to it.

No surveys were commissioned by the DECC Executive Committee: surveys are managed within individual policy areas, programmes and projects, with results reported to relevant internal boards.

1. DECC Public Attitudes Tracker survey	Quarterly waves
2. Quantitative research into public awareness, attitudes, and experience of Smart Meters	Two waves
3. Smart Meters Early Learning Project Consumer Survey*	One-off survey
4. DECC Community Energy Survey	One-off survey
5. Green Deal Supply Chain research	One-off survey
6. Non-Participants in GD Supply Chain	One-off survey
7. Green Deal Household Tracker	Three waves
8. Green Deal assessments research	Three waves
9. Green Deal assessments research: Wave 1 follow up	One-off survey
10. Green Deal customer journey research	One-off survey
11. Research to explore consumer response to the potential use of winter fuel payments to invest in energy efficiency home improvements	One-off survey
12. Questions on GfK Omnibus survey exploring ways to paying for energy saving home improvements*	One-off survey
13. Questions on GfK Omnibus survey on Energy Performance Certificates and cash back incentives*	One-off survey
14. Survey of applicants to the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive*	One-off survey
15. Renewable Heat Premium Payment 2 evaluation*	Two surveys of participating households.

*Publication date to be confirmed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to place the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Unit during its operation in a publicly available archive.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach

No. Evidence gathered in investigations by the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Unit concerning war crimes is an operational matter for the Metropolitan Police Commissioner and, where files were submitted for prosecution, the Crown Prosecution Service.