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	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether House of Lords catering services are subject to food hygiene inspections by Westminster Health Authority; and if so, (1) what Food Hygiene Rating each Lords catering outlet achieved at their most recent inspection, and (2) whether outlets are required to display a Food Hygiene Rating Sticker.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL11759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p>As registered food premises, the House of Lords catering facilities are subject to inspections from Westminster City Council (WCC). At the last inspection in November 2017, the Environmental Health Officer from WCC Food Safety Team awarded the highest rating of 5 for all House of Lords catering outlets in the Palace of Westminster; Millbank House facilities were inspected in November 2016 and also received a 5 rating. It is a recommendation but not a legal requirement to display the food hygiene rating sticker. The House of Lords rating stickers are currently displayed in the River Restaurant and Millbank House Cafeteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 29/11/2018 11:48:49 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1174498

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what steps the House of Lords administration is taking to increase the availability of halal food in its cafeterias.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Walmsley
	uin	HL958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee to respond on his behalf. Following careful consideration, the provision of halal products when weighed against demand, is unfortunately not viable in terms of costs, logistics and supplier management.</p><p>Upon request for events, the Catering and Retail Service (CRS) can provide pre-stunned halal meat and poultry from certified and trusted suppliers that meet the standards for recognised accreditation schemes such as the RSPCA’s Freedom Food and Red Tractor.</p><p>CRS fully understand that all its customers do have wider individual requirements which it aims to cater for. In doing so CRS provide weekly changing menus in our cafeterias and table service restaurants offering an increased array of vegan and vegetarian options which continue to grow in popularity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 12/02/2020 13:56:09 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	2547 label Biography information for Baroness Walmsley

1176617

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the Services Committee intends to publish a report on the trial of the revised Bishop’s Bar services which started in October 2019; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL1369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee to respond to these questions on his behalf.</p><p>At its meeting on 11 July 2019 the Services Committee agreed to trial a revised service in the Bishops’ Bar, taking effect from the return of the House in September. Due to the dissolution and recess periods the Committee agreed that the trial be extended until April 2020.</p><p>During the trial period food preparation has been removed from the Bishops’ Bar, due to health and food safety concerns. This has meant that it is no longer possible for staff to customise salads and sandwiches at the point of sale. The Committee also agreed to the removal of toasted sandwiches from the Bishops’ Bar as part of the trial. A variety of toasted sandwiches remain available for purchase in the River Restaurant, with the choice of eating in or taking away. Two plated salad options have remained on offer in the Bishops’ Bar during the trial period and should the trial changes be made permanent these plated salad options will remain.</p><p>The Committee did not introduce these changes lightly. They were the subject to several discussions by the Committee; the minutes of which are available on the Committee’s webpage.</p><p>A report on the trial and future provision of services in the Bishops’ Bar is expected to be considered by the Committee at its April meeting. Once the Committee has had the opportunity to consider the report, it will be made available on the Committee’s webpage.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming grouped question UIN HL1372 HL1373 HL1374 question first answered 17/02/2020 12:30:14 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1176618

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the food offered in the House of Lords Bishop’s Bar prior to October 2019, particularly the customised items prepared by the chef, complied with the requirements of the Health and Safety Executive’s Approved Code of Practice and Guidance Safe work in confined spaces, published in 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL1370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee to respond to these questions on his behalf.</p><p>Under the definition in the Approved Code of Practice, the Bishops’ Bar would not be considered a “confined space”, a term which should not be confused with a small space. When the Services Committee considered the required changes to the Bishops’ Bar in July, it accepted that the Administration had a duty of care towards staff working in the outlet and that the current conditions for food preparation were unsuitable.</p><p>We have no record of any incidents of food poisoning as a result of food consumed from the House of Lords Bishops’ Bar between 2009 and October 2019.</p><p>The Services Committee has no plans to review the methodology used by the food safety auditors who evaluated the Bishops’ Bar.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming grouped question UIN HL1371 HL1413 question first answered 17/02/2020 12:41:19 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1176619

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what estimate he has made of the number of cases of reported food poisoning as a result of food consumed from the House of Lords Bishop’s Bar in each year from 2009 to October 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL1371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee to respond to these questions on his behalf.</p><p>Under the definition in the Approved Code of Practice, the Bishops’ Bar would not be considered a “confined space”, a term which should not be confused with a small space. When the Services Committee considered the required changes to the Bishops’ Bar in July, it accepted that the Administration had a duty of care towards staff working in the outlet and that the current conditions for food preparation were unsuitable.</p><p>We have no record of any incidents of food poisoning as a result of food consumed from the House of Lords Bishops’ Bar between 2009 and October 2019.</p><p>The Services Committee has no plans to review the methodology used by the food safety auditors who evaluated the Bishops’ Bar.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming grouped question UIN HL1370 HL1413 question first answered 17/02/2020 12:41:19 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1176620

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration the Services Committee (1) has given, and (2) plans to give, to the re-introduction of hot toasted sandwiches in the House of Lords Bishop’s Bar.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL1372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee to respond to these questions on his behalf.</p><p>At its meeting on 11 July 2019 the Services Committee agreed to trial a revised service in the Bishops’ Bar, taking effect from the return of the House in September. Due to the dissolution and recess periods the Committee agreed that the trial be extended until April 2020.</p><p>During the trial period food preparation has been removed from the Bishops’ Bar, due to health and food safety concerns. This has meant that it is no longer possible for staff to customise salads and sandwiches at the point of sale. The Committee also agreed to the removal of toasted sandwiches from the Bishops’ Bar as part of the trial. A variety of toasted sandwiches remain available for purchase in the River Restaurant, with the choice of eating in or taking away. Two plated salad options have remained on offer in the Bishops’ Bar during the trial period and should the trial changes be made permanent these plated salad options will remain.</p><p>The Committee did not introduce these changes lightly. They were the subject to several discussions by the Committee; the minutes of which are available on the Committee’s webpage.</p><p>A report on the trial and future provision of services in the Bishops’ Bar is expected to be considered by the Committee at its April meeting. Once the Committee has had the opportunity to consider the report, it will be made available on the Committee’s webpage.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming grouped question UIN HL1369 HL1373 HL1374 question first answered 17/02/2020 12:30:14 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1176621

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans he has to ensure that plated salad is served in the House of Lords Bishop’s Bar.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL1373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee to respond to these questions on his behalf.</p><p>At its meeting on 11 July 2019 the Services Committee agreed to trial a revised service in the Bishops’ Bar, taking effect from the return of the House in September. Due to the dissolution and recess periods the Committee agreed that the trial be extended until April 2020.</p><p>During the trial period food preparation has been removed from the Bishops’ Bar, due to health and food safety concerns. This has meant that it is no longer possible for staff to customise salads and sandwiches at the point of sale. The Committee also agreed to the removal of toasted sandwiches from the Bishops’ Bar as part of the trial. A variety of toasted sandwiches remain available for purchase in the River Restaurant, with the choice of eating in or taking away. Two plated salad options have remained on offer in the Bishops’ Bar during the trial period and should the trial changes be made permanent these plated salad options will remain.</p><p>The Committee did not introduce these changes lightly. They were the subject to several discussions by the Committee; the minutes of which are available on the Committee’s webpage.</p><p>A report on the trial and future provision of services in the Bishops’ Bar is expected to be considered by the Committee at its April meeting. Once the Committee has had the opportunity to consider the report, it will be made available on the Committee’s webpage.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming grouped question UIN HL1369 HL1372 HL1374 question first answered 17/02/2020 12:30:14 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1176622

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans he has to revert to the pre-October 2019 House of Lords Bishop’s Bar food service, in particular the provision of customisable salads and sandwiches.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL1374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee to respond to these questions on his behalf.</p><p>At its meeting on 11 July 2019 the Services Committee agreed to trial a revised service in the Bishops’ Bar, taking effect from the return of the House in September. Due to the dissolution and recess periods the Committee agreed that the trial be extended until April 2020.</p><p>During the trial period food preparation has been removed from the Bishops’ Bar, due to health and food safety concerns. This has meant that it is no longer possible for staff to customise salads and sandwiches at the point of sale. The Committee also agreed to the removal of toasted sandwiches from the Bishops’ Bar as part of the trial. A variety of toasted sandwiches remain available for purchase in the River Restaurant, with the choice of eating in or taking away. Two plated salad options have remained on offer in the Bishops’ Bar during the trial period and should the trial changes be made permanent these plated salad options will remain.</p><p>The Committee did not introduce these changes lightly. They were the subject to several discussions by the Committee; the minutes of which are available on the Committee’s webpage.</p><p>A report on the trial and future provision of services in the Bishops’ Bar is expected to be considered by the Committee at its April meeting. Once the Committee has had the opportunity to consider the report, it will be made available on the Committee’s webpage.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming grouped question UIN HL1369 HL1372 HL1373 question first answered 17/02/2020 12:30:14 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1176939

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the Services Committee intends to review the methodology used by any food safety auditors who were tasked with evaluating the House of Lords Bishop’s Bar.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL1413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee to respond to these questions on his behalf.</p><p>Under the definition in the Approved Code of Practice, the Bishops’ Bar would not be considered a “confined space”, a term which should not be confused with a small space. When the Services Committee considered the required changes to the Bishops’ Bar in July, it accepted that the Administration had a duty of care towards staff working in the outlet and that the current conditions for food preparation were unsuitable.</p><p>We have no record of any incidents of food poisoning as a result of food consumed from the House of Lords Bishops’ Bar between 2009 and October 2019.</p><p>The Services Committee has no plans to review the methodology used by the food safety auditors who evaluated the Bishops’ Bar.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming grouped question UIN HL1370 HL1371 question first answered 17/02/2020 12:41:19 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1246678

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment has been made of the continued application of the catering subsidy for food and drink purchased by members of the House of Lords; and what plans there are, if any, to discontinue the application of that subsidy for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL9578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p>The net cost of catering has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic caused by a reduction in revenue because there have been limited catering outlets open (due to fewer Members and staff on site each day) and no banqueting events have taken place since March. The largest cost which impacts the subsidy is payroll and the Administration has continued to pay staff in full each month. Arrangements have been made for variable hours staff to receive pay averaging that which would have been expected prior to the pandemic. Catering management have reviewed the catering operations in view of the continuing effects of COVID-19 and have put mitigations in place, including:</p><ul><li>Stopping the recruitment process to fill current vacancies and any leavers;</li><li>Reducing the items available in the outlets currently open without detriment to quality. This means reducing food costs, production time, and food waste;</li><li>Curtailing expenditure on trading overheads where possible;</li><li>Ensuring the staffing rotas are managed effectively to offer resilience in the COVID-secure workplace.</li></ul><p>The financial impact of the pandemic on catering services will remain under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 09/11/2020 13:41:03 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno