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674478

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	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: Staff
	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, how many House staff are nationals of an EU country other than the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	60497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>For the purpose of security clearance all staff have to declare a nationality. The Pass Office database shows that the House of Commons including bi-cameral departments holds security clearance and passes for a total of 2,653 staff. 153 of these have declared a nationality of an EU country other than the UK. This equates to 5.77%.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 23/01/2017 10:36:53 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1104848

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Members: ICT
	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, what assessment has been made of the success of the roll-out of updated IT equipment for Members and their staff, to enable them to work as efficiently as possible in responding to, and resolving, constituents’ cases.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	236428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Commons Members Hardware Refresh project is upgrading all hardware loaned to Members returned at the 2017 General Election. Hardware will be upgraded to more up to date kit with Windows 10 deployed, which is faster and more secure. Combined with the rollout of digital tools such as Office 365, SharePoint and Skype for Business, this means easier collaboration on constituency matters and new ways of working between Westminster and constituency offices and staff.<br></p><p>Since November 2018, 725 orders for new kit have been processed and 438 deployments completed across Westminster and in constituencies. The project is on track to complete by the end of July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 28/03/2019 14:12:51 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

767631

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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: Broadband
	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, what the average broadband download speed is on the Parliamentary estate.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	106531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Estate provides users with a number of different broadband solutions with varying bandwidth based on usage and capacity requirements. These are listed below:</p><ul><li>Parliament’s main secure private network (PN) resilient internet connection = 2Gbps bandwidth</li><li>The secure ‘internet direct’ resilient wireless service = 400Mbps bandwidth</li><li>Broadband over a phone line = 5–7Mbps bandwidth</li></ul><p><br>The Digital Service takes action where possible to improve the broadband download speed across the Parliamentary Estate. However, due to the age and condition of the Palace of Westminster it is difficult to improve both the wiring that is available and to supplement the wireless connectivity.</p><p>The average download speeds on these services will vary as it depends on a number of factors such as the capability of the user’s device, the connection type (wired/wireless), the size of download, the current bandwidth utilisation on any given day and the volume of users/devices connected, as these internet services and bandwidths are shared with all users across the Parliamentary estate. Due to these factors, the Digital Service does not hold data relating to the average download speed.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 12/10/2017 13:02:06 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1003699

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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: Recruitment
	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, how much has been spent on (a) headhunters and (b) recruitment agencies in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	189554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Over the last twelve months, headhunters have been engaged to recruit to 11 senior roles in the House of Commons Service, including five external posts on the Restoration and Renewal Shadow Sponsor Board, at a total cost of £176,975.</p><p>In addition, the House of Commons has paid £303,860 to recruitment agencies during the same period.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 23/11/2018 12:37:42 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1019379

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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: Food
	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, pursuant to his oral contribution answer of 29 November 2018, Official Report, column 403, what practical problems prevent the implementation of a buy British policy.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	198174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>We acknowledge that there may be an expectation that the House of Commons should be buying British wherever possible, but as a contracting authority as specified in the European Parliament and Council Directive, we are subject to EU Public Sector Procurement directives. It is therefore impossible for us to demand that we wish to buy only British products simply on the merits of origin and must instead ensure that our specifications at tender stage, and ultimately our decision to award a contract, does not discriminate against products or supplies from other EU member states.</p><p>The vast majority of fresh products purchased by Catering are in fact British – meat, poultry, dairy, eggs and most fruit and vegetables (when in season) are sourced from within the UK. We demand that UK or equivalent standards of welfare and/or production must be met as this is a consideration of quality rather than origin. UK standards on the whole are easy to follow, robust, commonly accepted and enforced across each sector.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 13/12/2018 12:12:12 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 90662 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

711349

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	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 Organisations: Recruitment
	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, how much has been paid since May 2015 to head hunters by (a) the House of Commons Commission, (b) the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, (c) the Inter-Parliamentary Union, (d) the British American Parliamentary Group and (e) any other body grant-funded by the House of Commons Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	68010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>Since May 2015 the House of Commons Commission has made payments totalling £203,676 to Executive Search recruitment agencies (‘head hunters’). This includes fees for online and press advertising, where appropriate, for which the agencies pay and for which we reimburse them. I have asked the House authorities to send to the hon. Member contact details of the responsible officers of the grant-funded bodies so that he can seek that information from them. The Commission does not require them to report on any use of head hunters or the costs of any such use.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 22/03/2017 10:33:53 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

755949

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Big Ben: 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, what steps have been taken to ensure the use of British materials in the refurbishment of the Elizabeth Tower and its machinery.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	7409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The procurement process for the final contract for the refurbishment of the Elizabeth Tower is ongoing via an open competition in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Parliament’s procurement policies. In order to comply with the Regulations, Parliament cannot specifically require the use of British materials or machinery when letting contracts, as the Regulations prohibit references to a specific country of origin or production.</p><p>The scaffolding contract was awarded via the same method in November 2016. The steel in the steelwork structures used in supporting the scaffolding on the Tower is primarily sourced from British suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 12/09/2017 12:46:32 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

681340

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	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: Art Works
	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, if he will take steps to place an inscription on the statue of Charles Bradlaugh, situated in the Lower Waiting Hall of the Palace of Westminster, recognising his campaign to take his seat in Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
	uin	62382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>The bust of Charles Bradlaugh was commissioned by the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art and placed in the Lower Waiting Hall before Christmas. Plans are already in place to install a label close to the portrait bust describing Bradlaugh’s contribution as a parliamentarian.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 02/02/2017 11:23:32 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

793130

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	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: Staff
	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, what steps the Commission is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental well-being of all employed staff.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	114915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing Service (PHWS) support staff to help maintain and improve their physical and mental well-being.</p><p>PHWS offer a number of services including:</p><ul><li>healthcare advice to improve fitness and wellbeing</li><li>wellbeing classes on the Parliamentary Estate, including yoga, pilates and mindfulness</li><li>advice and guidance for staff with disabilities</li><li>support to give up smoking plus dietary and lifestyle advice</li><li>access to physiotherapy services.</li></ul><p><br>The House also has a contract with Westminster Gym which provides employees, amongst others, to access to gym facilities and a range of classes and treatments.</p><p>Wellbeing support is also provided and includes counselling by Wellbeing Practitioners. Support, advice and guidance is also provided to help with issues such as:</p><ul><li>Mental Health</li><li>Problems at home or work</li><li>Ill health or ill health of loved ones</li><li>Financial difficulties and debt</li><li>Bereavement</li><li>Alcohol and Drug issues</li></ul><p><br>A minor treatment clinic is located in the Palace of Westminster. The Clinical Nurse Adviser can provide advice and information about illness, injuries at work, lifestyle and wellbeing issues. The Clinical nurse is able to refer clients onto specialist agencies or in-house services where necessary. Minor treatments such as dressings, ear syringing, removal of stitches and blood pressure monitoring can take place at this clinic.</p><p>The Service also runs Health &amp; Wellbeing events. These are organised regularly during the parliamentary year and include an annual Wellbeing Day. This gives staff the opportunity to have an individual health check and obtain advice and guidance on health &amp; wellbeing related issues.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 28/11/2017 16:28:40 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

809716

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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: Written Questions
	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, how many and what proportion of the Commission's Answers to Written Parliamentary Questions in the 2017-18 Session to date have referred to the information requested not being (a) collected or (b) collated centrally.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	120336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>In the Session to date, the House of Commons Commission has received 30 Written Parliamentary Questions. Three of those questions – representing 10% of the total answers – have referred to the information not being (a) collected or (b) collated centrally: they referred to reported failures to wear a security pass, Specialist Adviser vacancies and average download speeds.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 12/01/2018 16:10:51 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane