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1541502

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Speaker's Counsel: Operating Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost of operating the Office of Speaker’s Counsel was in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	84826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The spend on the Office of Speaker’s Counsel for the financial year 2021/22 was £1.85m. The Office of Speaker’s Counsel provides legal advice to the Speaker, the Clerk and all departments of the House of Commons, as well as managing all litigation involving the Commission, the Corporate Officer or the Speaker. It also provides advice to Select Committees of the House.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 18/11/2022 08:46:03 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 34977 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1541110

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether there has been an increase of the number of disposal bins in (a) men's toilets and (b) accessible toilets across the Palace of Westminster since October 2019.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	83565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>There have been no additional bins placed in men’s toilets. However, since May 2021 there has been an increase of 64 nappy bins in accessible toilets across the Estate (Lords/Commons).</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 16/11/2022 13:20:53 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1539193

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Portcullis House
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission has had recent discussions with any party on utilising the space in Portcullis House previously occupied by fig trees; or if the Commission has received any representations by (a) hon. Members and (b) stakeholders on this matter.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	78701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>The trees in Portcullis House were removed as they had become root bound, and as a result were no longer viable.</p><p>House teams are developing plans for the space in the Portcullis House atrium now the trees have been removed. The use of the space has been raised with the Administration Committee and it discussed the matter on 31 October. The Committee will be consulted later this year on the plans as they evolve.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 16/11/2022 13:16:21 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1538781

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Members: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will publish the (a) key performance indicators and (b) service level agreements in the contract for Members' security services.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	77622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>Security of Members away from the parliamentary estate is a top priority for the Parliamentary Security Department (PSD). Contracts for Members’ security services are managed by PSD, who work with PPCS (Parliamentary Procurement &amp; Commercial Service) to closely monitor performance. The key performance indicators and service level agreements are commercially sensitive with the companies that provide these services under contract, and cannot be published.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 15/11/2022 13:20:43 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1522127

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Select Committees: Legal Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what guidance is provided to Select Committees seeking legal advice.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	63094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>All Select Committees have access to internal legal advice from the Office of Speaker’s Counsel. In the event that external advice is sought, the Office of Speaker’s Counsel will be consulted before external lawyers are appointed.</p><p>Only certain committees have power to appoint legal advisers, but Committees may appoint legally qualified persons as Specialist Advisers.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 01/11/2022 17:58:06 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1521812

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Committee of Privileges: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make an estimate of the cost to House of Commons authorities of the (a) internal and (b) external legal advice and (c) legal support provided to the Committee of Privileges on the inquiry into the Rt hon Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip; what the estimated budget for the inquiry is, and what role the Commission plays in establishing the budget for legal advice for Committee inquiries.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	62743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>Internal legal advice is provided by salaried members of the Office of Speaker’s Counsel. No additional resources have been required in order to support this inquiry, which has been covered by the ordinary costs of running that Office.</p><p> </p><p>External legal advice has been provided to the Committee by Sir Ernest Ryder KC, at the request of the Committee. The total cost of this advice to date has been £17,850.</p><p> </p><p>Committee inquiries do not have allocated budgets.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission has no involvement in establishing the budget for advice for individual Committee inquiries. Standing Order No. 148A gives the Committee of Privileges power to appoint legal advisers.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 01/11/2022 17:55:48 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1521813

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Sir Ernest Ryder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much from the public purse has been paid by the House of Commons to Sir Ernest Ryder KC in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	62744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The amounts paid will lag the amounts due. The payments due to Sir Ernest Ryder KC for work in each of the following months are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>In respect of the Committee on Standards</strong></p><p>December 2021 £1050</p><p>January 2022 £4550</p><p>February 2022 £6300</p><p>March 2022 £700</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>In respect of the Committee of Privileges</strong></p><p>June 2022 £1750</p><p>July 2022 £7000</p><p>August 2022 £3850</p><p>September 2022 £5250</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 01/11/2022 17:49:50 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1521814

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Recall of MPs Act 2015: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Second Report of the Privileges Committee 2022-23, HC 632, Appendix (Correspondence with Mr Speaker), if he will make an estimate of the cost to House of Commons authorities of (a) internal and (b) external legal advice relating to the Recall of MPs Act 2015 in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	62745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>Internal legal advice is provided by the Office of Speaker’s Counsel, staffed by salaried members of the House service, and has been provided as part of their ordinary work. No additional resources have been required in order to advise the House on the Recall of MPs Act 2015. The cost of external legal advice on that Act in the past 12 months has been £2,700 plus VAT.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 01/11/2022 17:47:22 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1521815

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Committee of Privileges: Legal Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Register of Interests of the hon. Member for Rhondda made in August 2022 relating to Category 2(b) legal support in connection with the Committee of Privileges and the Recall of MPs Act 2015, and with reference to the Second Report of the Privileges Committee 2022-23, HC 632, Appendix (Correspondence with Mr Speaker), if he will place in the Library a copy of all correspondence from that hon. Member to Mr Speaker relating to these matters, including the pro bono legal advice provided by Blackstone Chambers and Bindmans LLP.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	62746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The hon. Member for Rhondda sent a letter to Mr Speaker enclosing a copy of a legal Opinion on 19 July 2022. There was no other correspondence concerning this matter. The letter and Opinion will not be placed in the Library in order to protect the confidentiality of Members’ correspondence with the Speaker.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 01/11/2022 17:44:03 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1521816

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Temple Garden Chambers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Second Report of the Privileges Committee 2022-23, HC 632, Appendix (Correspondence with Mr Speaker), by what process Temple Garden Chambers was procured to provide legal advice to the Speaker; on what date Counsel was instructed; who provided the instructions; and if he will place a copy of the contract and instructions in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	62747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The value of the procurement fell below the threshold for any formal procurement process. Andrew O’Connor KC was selected by Speaker’s Counsel following consultation with colleagues. He was first approached on 27 May 2022, and was instructed orally in conference with Speaker’s Counsel on 8 June 2022. The contract was entered into on Bar Standards Board standard contractual terms.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 01/11/2022 17:41:59 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies