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Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 September 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 September 2018. It was answered by Lord Harrington of Watford (Conservative) on Friday, 14 September 2018 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Peers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many members of the House of Lords hold (a) paid and (b) unpaid roles within (i) his Department and (ii) his Department's agencies.

Answer

The Department has one paid role for a member of the House of Lords, Lord Henley, who represents the government in the House of Lords. The Department has no unpaid roles for members of the House of Lords.

The Department has 40 Partner Organisations where members of the House of Lords have roles. One role is unpaid; the other eight roles are paid.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
170923
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Peers Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk