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634160

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	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: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, how many interns' passes are currently issued in Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	52530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Pass Office database currently shows:</p><ul><li>198 current valid passes issued to interns sponsored by Members of Parliament.</li><li>16 current valid passes issued to interns sponsored by Members of the House of Lords</li><li>4 current valid passes issued to interns sponsored by the House of Commons Administration</li><li>1 current valid pass issued to an intern sponsored by the Parliamentary Research Service.</li><li>4 current valid passes issued to interns sponsored by the Parliamentary Research Unit.</li></ul><p><br>Interns in the House of Commons Administration undertake paid placements that offer the person some experience in the workplace. These often take place while the person is studying. The House of Commons Administration is not responsible for the terms and conditions of internships organised by individual Members of Parliament.</p><p>The House of Lords Administration does not employ interns, and has no plans to do so, nor is it responsible for the terms and conditions of internships organised by individual Members of the House.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 21/11/2016 17:30:49 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 20812 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

894968

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	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	Parliament: 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, how many kilogrammes of food Parliament has discarded in (a) the last week and (b) the last month for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	139399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>For the working week of 23rd to 27th April 2018 (Monday – Friday), 4,845kgs of food waste from catering facilities was discarded.</p><p>For April 2018, 20,790kgs of food waste from catering facilities was discarded.</p><p>Residual food waste from offices is currently captured in the general waste stream and therefore at present we are unable to provide a breakdown of the total amount of food discarded from the Estate.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 14/05/2018 12:38:31 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 56486 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

438716

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	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: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the effect of reductions in the number of hon. Members in 2020 on its Estates planning.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	20301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>Officials keep the assumptions that guide planning for the Parliamentary Estate under constant review. It is not expected that a reduction in the number of Members from 2020 will have any significant impact on our Estates planning, as it will not be a sufficient number to allow us to release any buildings. It may provide better accommodation for some Members, and alleviate the overcrowding of Members’ staff and House staff in a number of existing office spaces.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 08/01/2016 11:50:13 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

438717

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	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: Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, how many members of (a) the House of Commons and (b) the House of Lords have offices within the historic core of the Palace of Westminster.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	20303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>193 Members of the House of Commons have their offices located in the Palace of Westminster. Provision of offices for Peers is not a matter for the Commission but is the responsibility of the House of Lords.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 11/01/2016 15:07:45 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

634161

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	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 Lords: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the options for the temporary relocation of the House of Lords during the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster with the membership of that House (a) remaining at current levels and (b) decreasing by 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	52504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The House of Commons Commission has not made any assessment of the size of the chambers and office capacity needed for both Houses if Parliament is temporarily relocated during the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster. The Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster considered various options for temporary accommodation for both Houses, which are outlined in its Report (First Report of Session 2016–17, HC 659).</p><p>The Committee recommended that the general floor space and layout of the two Chambers should be replicated as far as possible in any temporary accommodation, and that office accommodation should provide the same number of desks for members of both Houses as are currently provided in the Palace. The House of Commons Commission has no responsibility for estimating the future size of the House of Lords.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake grouped question UIN 52505 question first answered 21/11/2016 17:35:30 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

634162

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	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: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate the Commission has made of the (a) size of the chamber and (b) office capacity needed for the (i) House of Commons and (ii) House of Lords when Parliament is temporarily relocated during the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	52505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The House of Commons Commission has not made any assessment of the size of the chambers and office capacity needed for both Houses if Parliament is temporarily relocated during the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster. The Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster considered various options for temporary accommodation for both Houses, which are outlined in its Report (First Report of Session 2016–17, HC 659).</p><p>The Committee recommended that the general floor space and layout of the two Chambers should be replicated as far as possible in any temporary accommodation, and that office accommodation should provide the same number of desks for members of both Houses as are currently provided in the Palace. The House of Commons Commission has no responsibility for estimating the future size of the House of Lords.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake grouped question UIN 52504 question first answered 21/11/2016 17:35:30 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

816857

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	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	Portcullis House
	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 discussions have taken place with the architect Ian Ward about the use of Portcullis House as a possible temporary Chamber.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	121284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The Commission has no record of any such discussions having taken place.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 12/01/2018 16:14:00 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

894969

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	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	Parliament: 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, what steps the Commission is taking to reduce food waste in Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	139400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Food waste from prepared dishes in House of Commons catering outlets is 3% against sales. This is well below the national average for the catering industry of 5%. The Sustainable Restaurant Association has rated the House of Commons as a good practice organisation in respect of food waste. We take various measures to monitor and reduce the amount of food waste from catering outlets. There are a number of ways that we are able to help minimise our food wastage:</p><ul><li>We have menu plans and cycles which enable orders to be thought out in advance.</li><li>We make the vast majority of dishes fresh in-house. This enables us to improvise if products need to be used up and we can use short life products in smoothies, soups and salads for example.</li><li>Stock is regularly counted and order volumes are considerate of stock-in-hand.</li><li>Dates are checked regularly on ambient food products and any short life products are issued to the kitchens and used up.</li><li>For many of the high-volume protein items, these are ordered by unit rather than weight which makes portion control more accurate and less prone to over ordering.</li><li>Venue orders are checked by a purchasing team for accuracy to ensure that orders and volumes are accurate and in line with historic figures.</li><li>Our kitchens make salad items in-house meaning they are able to cook-off and utilise any surplus protein products effectively.</li><li>Stock is always rotated using first in first out principles.</li><li>We utilise various smart storage methods and materials to help prevent premature spoilage.</li><li>Some products are frozen if not used on the day.</li><li>Products which show high levels of wastage are changed, so for example some high frequency/low volume lines are now frozen which enables portion control.</li><li>Any hot food that we have which is reusable is both transferred immediately where it can be used or blast chilled within food safety requirements and used the following day.</li></ul><p><br>In the case of sandwiches, any unsold products are returned to the supplier and they in turn assist with adjusting future order quantities. This has been in force since January 2013 and sandwich wastage is at just 2.5% which is well below industry standards.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 14/05/2018 12:42:26 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann