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1231187

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2020
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what arrangements are in place for (a) the House of Commons and (b) hon. Members to participate in the Kickstart scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	84709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The House of Commons has a good track record for supporting young people into employment, and particularly those from disadvantaged and under-represented groups. We currently achieve this through the paid internships we offer as part of the Speaker's Parliamentary Placement Scheme and our Summer Diversity Internship Programme, as well as through our apprenticeship programme. In line with this commitment the House authorities are currently discussing the best way to engage with the Kickstart scheme, both as an employer and in their role supporting Members and their offices.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 08/09/2020 18:47:12 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1215987

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	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: Police
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will publish the (a) dates and (b) changes that have been made to policing arrangements in the vicinity of the parliamentary estate in the last 10 years in relation to (i) demonstrations and (ii) the (A) obstruction, (B) abuse and (C) intimidation of hon. Members at entrances to the Palace of Westminster; and what steps the Commission plans to take with (1) City of Westminster local authority, (2) the Greater London Authority and (3) the Metropolitan Police to ensure the safety of (x) hon. Members, (y) parliamentary staff and (z) other people entering and exiting the parliamentary estate.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	62245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Security Department (PSD) has a Special Services Agreement for provision of policing on the Parliamentary Estate; external policing is a matter for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). The House of Commons Commission cannot therefore provide the requested information pertaining to policing arrangements in the vicinity of the Parliamentary Estate in the last 10 years.</p><p>PSD is in frequent communication with the MPS to assess expected protest activity and other events in the surrounding area that may impact access to and/or the safety of Parliament and those working or visiting here. During extended and heightened protest activity, for example around the debates on Brexit, PSD has worked with the MPS and with other parties such as broadcasters to protect Members, staff and the public. PSD also issues advice to Members and other passholders around personal security, including any specific guidance around ongoing events.</p><p>PSD and other Parliamentary officials also liaise with Westminster City Council (WCC), the Greater London Authority (GLA), the MPS and others on issues of safety and security in the nearby area. Parliament has supported the Parliament Square Streetscape Project, which is led jointly by the GLA and WCC and with the involvement of the MPS, to consider the feasibility of improvements to the Streetscape around the Palace of Westminster.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 25/06/2020 18:47:56 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1247162

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	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	Equality: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the total cost is of the unconscious bias training commissioned by the House of Commons.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	109158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>The total cost will be £9,750.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 04/11/2020 22:38:03 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1222498

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent assessment the Commission has made of the level of risk of covid-19 spreading through the Parliamentary estate in areas and rooms which are air conditioned; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	71667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Maintenance Services Team (PMST) has developed a high-level management plan to identify and control risks relating to air conditioning systems.</p><p>Specific industry guidance on how to operate and use air conditioning systems to minimise the spread of covid-19 has been issued by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). PMST has applied this guidance and also follow the UK Planned Preventive Maintenance Standard SFG20, which has a specific revision dealing with covid-19. This, in combination with PMST’s management arrangements constitutes a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risk.</p><p>Regarding the operation of the systems, wherever buildings have mechanical ventilation PMST has switched air conditioning units to fresh air only, so there is no recirculation of air from the indoor environment – it is all discharged into the atmosphere outside. PMST is also modifying controls strategies to run plant at 100% 24/7 to ensure greater air exchanges.</p><p>There is no current evidence of ventilation systems transmitting covid-19 at present. The supply air ductwork brings filtered fresh air from outside the buildings into the environment and the extract ductwork discharges air to outside; therefore, there will be no risk to building occupants as no extracted air is recirculated.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 14/07/2020 19:51:52 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1183620

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	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 Papers: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will (a) subscribe to the bill tracker service provided by Public Information Online and (b) make it available on the Parliamentary intranet; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
	uin	26794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The Commission has no plans to subscribe to the bill tracker service provided by Public Information Online and to make it available on the Parliamentary intranet.</p><p> </p><p>The functions provided by the service, which are to enable users to follow the progress of bills through Parliament, are already provided by the Bills before Parliament pages of the Parliament website. This covers Public Bills from the 2002–03 session and Private Bills from the 2001–02 session. Additionally, Bills are indexed in the Parliamentary Search tool on the Parliamentary intranet. This enables users to find any Parliamentary business related to a Bill.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 13/03/2020 17:51:35 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1183621

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	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 Papers: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will extend the subscription to Public Information Online for House of Lords bills and papers beyond 1955; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
	uin	26795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The Commission has no plans to extend the subscription to Public Information Online for House of Lords Bills and Papers beyond 1955.</p><p>Access to the House of Lords Bills and Papers section of Public Information Online for the period 1901–1955 is provided free of charge via the Commons Library following agreement between the Library and the publishers of the database and in return for the Library having provided the publishers with printed volumes of the series for that period to be scanned to create the digital version.</p><p>Access to subsequent periods of the series is subject to a subscription fee which the Library has determined is not an effective use of resources on the grounds that the material is already held in the Library’s collection and is readily available to Members.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart grouped question UIN 26796 question first answered 13/03/2020 17:56:04 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1183622

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	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 Papers: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, for what reasons the subscription to Public Information Online for House of Lords Bills and Papers is not available beyond 1955; and if the Commission will extend this to the 2019 Parliament; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
	uin	26796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The Commission has no plans to extend the subscription to Public Information Online for House of Lords Bills and Papers beyond 1955.</p><p>Access to the House of Lords Bills and Papers section of Public Information Online for the period 1901–1955 is provided free of charge via the Commons Library following agreement between the Library and the publishers of the database and in return for the Library having provided the publishers with printed volumes of the series for that period to be scanned to create the digital version.</p><p>Access to subsequent periods of the series is subject to a subscription fee which the Library has determined is not an effective use of resources on the grounds that the material is already held in the Library’s collection and is readily available to Members.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart grouped question UIN 26795 question first answered 13/03/2020 17:56:04 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1183623

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	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 Papers: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will subscribe to (a) Standing Committee debates, (b) Public Bill Committee debates and (c) the Official Report of (i) the House of Commons and (ii) the House of Lords produced by Public Information Online; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
	uin	26797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The Commission has no plans to subscribe to the resources referred to which are part of the Public information Online service.</p><p>The Commons Library provides a wide range of commercial information databases and online resources to support the work of Members and their staff and in making decisions on which services to subscribe to it is guided by the importance of ensuring value for money and the need to make the most effective use of the funding the House provides. Consequently, as all the Parliamentary information contained in Public Information Online is already available in the Library, either in printed or online form, and is readily accessible to Members, it has previously concluded that a subscription to this service is not necessary. The Library also provides a skilled team of knowledgeable staff who can assist members and their teams in finding and accessing this information if they should experience any difficulties.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 13/03/2020 18:00:12 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1178586

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	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	Norman Shaw Buildings: Facilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, on how many occasions since June 2019 reports have been made on the missing towel dispenser in the men's lavatory on the ground floor of Norman Shaw North; for what reasons no action has been taken in response to those reports; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	14945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Parliamentary Maintenance Services Team (PMST) has three recorded instances of this roller towel being reported to its Helpdesk – on 18/06/19, 09/09/19 and 16/10/19.</p><p>On each occasion a reactive works request was correctly raised and a tradesperson attended; however this particular roller towel is located in a stainless steel housing which means our standard roller towels do not fit so we were unable to resolve the issue on our initial visit and the requests were incorrectly closed.</p><p>PMST apologises for this oversight and is pleased to confirm that a new modified roller towel has now been installed. In addition PMST has reviewed its procedures to minimise any re-occurrence of reactive works requests being closed incorrectly.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 24/02/2020 08:37:35 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1178589

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	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: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission consulted the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards before making its recommendations of 10 February 2020 on the creation of an independent panel to consider complaints made against hon Members; and whether the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards supports the Commission's preferred option.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	14946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards (PCS) was fully consulted during the process of drawing up options for implementing the third Cox recommendation. The House of Commons Commission cannot speak on behalf of the PCS who is independent, but the option selected by the Commission was the one which commanded most widespread support during that consultation process, including from the PCS.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 24/02/2020 08:47:32 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope