2020 House of Lords Freedom of Information Responses
Responses to Freedom of Information requests received by the House of Lords in the calendar year 2020, where information was held and disclosed in part or in full, are published below.
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FOI 3337 - Names and contact details for staff in information governance and security (pdf, 114KB)
FOI 3340 - Copy of audit report on members’ allowances (pdf, 195KB)
FOI 3341 - Members’ allowances and rules regarding attendance and participation (pdf, 100KB)
FOI 3353 - Copy of the incident log for The Woolsack for the past year (pdf, 469KB)
FOI 3354 - House of Lords members’ participation in Valuing Everyone training (pdf, 113KB)
FOI 3360 - Alcohol purchased in House of Lords bars on 31 January 2020 (pdf, 93KB)
FOI 3365 - Copies of papers presented at Services Committee meeting on 16 January 2020 (pdf, 985KB)
FOI 3376 - Documents describing features of accessible toilets in the House of Lords (pdf, 364KB)
FOI 3377 - Expenditure on biscuits broken down by year and biscuit type (pdf, 86KB)
FOI 3381 - Fires in House of Lords areas of the Parliamentary Estate since 2017 (pdf, 80KB)
FOI 3384 - Amount spent by the House of Lords on bicorn and tricorn hats (2015 to 2019) (pdf, 97KB)
FOI 3400 - Information about non-stunned meat products sold in the House of Lords (pdf, 92KB)
FOI 3412 - Copies of documents referred to in Audit Committee meeting of 6 February 2020 (pdf, 2MB)
FOI 3429 - Leaders of political parties and dates that they took office (pdf, 123KB)
FOI 3436 - Alcohol sales in House of Lords bars/restaurants in 2017, 2018 and 2019 (pdf, 122KB)
FOI 3442 - Number of complaints made against named member of the House of Lords (pdf, 135KB)
FOI 3445 - Copies of complaints about the reduction to members’ daily allowance in 2020 (pdf, 4MB)
FOI 3446 - Cost of trees, plants and shrubs on the Parliamentary Estate (2014 to 2019) (pdf, 79KB)
FOI 3454 - Details of events hosted by named member in 2017 and 2018 (pdf, 126KB)
FOI 3456 - Number and names of people in the House of Lords with access to free parking (pdf, 127KB)
FOI 3461 - Sale of personal data and Subject Access Requests (pdf, 125KB)
FOI 3469 - Subsidy provided to catering facilities in the House of Lords in 2019-20 (pdf, 85KB)
FOI 3470 - Spend on new House of Lords art acquisitions and commissions in 2019-20 (pdf, 81KB)
FOI 3475 - Questions about verification of identity in the House of Lords (pdf, 124KB)
FOI 3497 - Cost and country of origin of meat products purchased by the House of Lords (pdf, 77KB)
FOI 3499 - Sale of alcohol on the Parliamentary Estate (pdf, 101KB)
FOI 3502 - Details of private events in the House of Lords over the past 12 months (pdf, 281KB)
FOI 3507 - Locations and images of three artworks (follow-up request) (pdf, 80KB)
FOI 3508 - Catering feedback from House of Lords dining rooms in 2020 (pdf, 355KB)
FOI 3515 - Weight and cost of food wastage by the House of Lords (2016/17/18/19) (pdf, 99KB)
FOI 3517 - Attendees, invoices and details of payment for events in February 2020 (pdf, 326KB)
FOI 3519 - Catering subsidy in House of Lords facilities for the past 10 years (pdf, 79KB)
FOI 3525 - Cost of scaffolding on Victoria Tower over past year and contract details (pdf, 76KB)
FOI 3533 - Wine sales at House of Lords bars and restaurants in 2020 (pdf, 83KB)
FOI 3534 - Afternoon tea sales at House of Lords restaurants and cafés in 2020 (pdf, 100KB)
FOI 3538 - Data breaches, cyberattacks and data loss incidents in 2019 and 2020 (pdf, 158KB)
FOI 3548 - Details of pest control incidents in past five calendar years (pdf, 139KB)
FOI 3549 - Information about the current lay members of the Conduct Committee (pdf, 103KB)
FOI 3559 - Actions taken following the suspension of Lord Maginnis (pdf, 302KB)
FOI 3560 - Allegations of racism and disciplinary action taken (2016 to 2020) (pdf, 110KB)
FOI 3562 - Spend on coronavirus provisions at the House of Lords (pdf, 119KB)
FOI 3566 - Last three bills rejected outright by the House of Lords without amendments (pdf, 103KB)
FOI 3568 - Complaints and comments about catering services since 2018 (pdf, 89KB)
FOI 3570 - Changes to members’ allowance due to Covid-19 in 2020 (pdf, 87KB)
FOI 3573 - Details relating to cleaning contract for the Parliamentary Estate (pdf, 150KB)
FOI 3574 - Questions about eligibility criteria for members to claim allowance in 2020 (pdf, 460KB)
FOI 3575 - Exact date and time of Royal Assent for recent bills (pdf, 98KB)
FOI 3577 - Top 100 items purchased in House of Lords bars in 2020 (pdf, 116KB)
FOI 3581 - Correspondence regarding recall of the House of Lords on 30 December 2020 (pdf, 2MB)
FOI 3583 - Use of Microsoft PowerApps by the House of Lords (pdf, 73KB)
FOI 3584 - Amount spent on robes for members of the House of Lords in 2020 and 2019 (pdf, 101KB)