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1105525

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	House of Commons Chamber: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the studies commissioned from the architects Feilden and Mawson investigating the feasibility of a temporary House of Commons chamber in (a) the courtyard of Richmond House and (b) the courtyard of the Foreign Office are publicly available.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	237595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>A pre-feasibility study was produced by Feilden and Mawson in 2015, to support the Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster in making a recommendation on the preferred delivery option for the Restoration &amp; Renewal Programme. The study considered several options for decant, including Richmond House and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office building.</p><p>Additional studies of other potential decant options were commissioned by the Joint Committee during the course of its inquiry.</p><p>These studies contain information about the Houses’ security requirements, as well as other information which may be commercially sensitive, and for that reason they are not publicly available.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 04/04/2019 10:35:07 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1128396

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	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	Parliament: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the parliamentary pension fund plans to divest itself of investments in fossil fuels.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	257435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The Trustees of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund are responsible for managing the Fund’s investments. Therefore PCPF matters are not for the House of Commons Commission.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 06/06/2019 10:59:16 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1146279

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Parliament: Sign Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission plans to provide British Sign Language interpreters for all Parliamentary debates.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	291024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>British Sign Language (BSL) has been provided for a number of debates in Westminster Hall over the past two years, with signing successfully integrated into the video output on parliamentlive.tv. A studio area has now been established in 7 Millbank where filming of BSL interpreters can take place.</p><p>I am pleased to inform the hon. Member that funding has been approved for BSL interpretation of Prime Minister’s Questions for the period November 2019 to March 2020 and funding for BSL interpretation beyond this period is being considered. This service will be reviewed by February 2020 and further consideration given to wider use of BSL for other Parliamentary proceedings.</p><p>A proposal for live subtitling of all proceedings in the House of Commons Chamber to be shown on parliamentlive.tv is also currently being considered.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 07/10/2019 20:44:33 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1144461

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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	Sleeping Rough: Westminster Station
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission has taken steps to support rough sleepers moved on from Westminster tube station since the installation of the new security door to the Parliamentary Estate.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	286298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2019 answer text <p>We continue to engage with partners on addressing the difficult issue of rough sleeping in and around the station constructively and sympathetically. We are working closely with Westminster City Council to ensure that the people who sleep in the station are offered the support that they need.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 25/09/2019 18:16:14 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1129022

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Parliament: Magazines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission funds the Parliamentary Review magazine.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	258957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The Commission does not fund The Parliamentary Review.</p><p>Information about funding of the magazine can be found on The Parliamentary Review’s website:</p><p>(<a href="https://www.theparliamentaryreview.co.uk/faqs" target="_blank">https://www.theparliamentaryreview.co.uk/faqs</a>).</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 06/06/2019 05:59:18 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1131268

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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	Parliamentary Estate: Poultry Meat
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether all chicken served on the Parliamentary estate is free range.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	263055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>None of our chicken is free range. Unless especially requested for an event, all standard poultry for cafeterias and restaurants is British Red Tractor farm assured but not free range.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 13/06/2019 10:23:23 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1147722

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	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	House of Commons: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether a (a) temporary or (b) permanent House of Commons security pass has ever been refused on the grounds that the applicant had been found to be in contempt of Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	293592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>In the past 10 years, there have been no cases where a temporary or permanent House of Commons security pass has been refused on the grounds that the applicant had been found to be in contempt of Parliament.</p><p>Parliament decides on matters of contempt, including sanctions, on a case-by-case basis, on the advice of the Committee of Privileges.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 07/10/2019 18:46:21 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1133249

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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' Staff: General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether Members' staff can (a) register with and (b) access an on-site medical doctor.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	266763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Members’ staff cannot register with nor access an on-site medical doctor as there are none on-site. There are occupational health physicians who work within the Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing Service (PHWS) via a contract with Guys and St Thomas’ hospital. Managers can refer their staff to PHWS for advice and support if they feel that their health is being affected by their work. Members of Parliament can seek occupational health advice for their staff via the Members HR advisory service.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 02/07/2019 16:19:30 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 125150 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1123431

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2019
	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	Parliament: Huawei
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether Huawei equipment is used in the parliamentary (a) telecoms and communications network and (b) security and surveillance network.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	248073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>No Huawei equipment is used in the parliamentary telecoms, communications, security or surveillance networks.</p><p>The only use of Huawei kit is for mobile cellular enhancement. Firstly, this is in devices (commonly referenced as MiFi devices) that are used to boost access to the parliamentary mobile phone provider’s network (O2) where signal strength is problematic. The MiFi devices do not connect to the Parliamentary network and should be viewed as extensions to the O2 mobile phone network. This equipment is branded O2 rather than Huawei.</p><p>Secondly, there already is, and there will be some additional, Huawei equipment installed by the four Mobile Network Operators to provide cellular signal enhancement in Parliament.</p><p>Huawei components are used by all the major mobile telephony networks in the UK. Parliament has no evidence on which to base a recommendation either in favour of or against the use of Huawei kit on such networks. The risk of mobile phone telecommunications networks use of Huawei kit is managed at a national level by the National Cyber Security Centre, Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure and the private sector, and Parliament takes its lead from the national stance on the risks present from its use.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 07/05/2019 10:34:40 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 116126 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1147003

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	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	Parliamentary Estate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, when responsibility for Bridge Street subway was transferred to the Parliamentary Estate; and what steps the Commission took to inform Members.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	292136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for the Bridge Street underpass was transferred to Parliament in May 2019. This followed its temporary closure to the public for health and safety reasons, in order to allow work to take place on the Elizabeth Tower renovation project.</p><p>Members were advised of the changes to the management of the area via an email from the House of Commons Communications Team (part of a wider &quot;Pre-Recess update for Members&quot; message) on 22 May 2019. A news item was added to the intranet on the same day. A further update was added on 8 August 2019.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 04/10/2019 17:31:01 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly