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62502

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/07/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:17:11
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:21:53
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Access
	house id	2
	identifier	HL431
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 12:50:20
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what are the arrangements for access to the House of Lords during weekends and other quiet periods; and whether there are any plans to change them.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL431
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL431
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Members have access to the House of Lords estate 24 hours a day, including during weekends. Outside regular hours (advertised in the <em>Handbook on facilities and services for Members and their staff</em>), Members may gain access to the estate by use of their electronic pass at Carriage Gates.</p> question first answered 25/06/2014 12:50:20 answering member 2124
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

228004

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/03/2015
	date	17/03/2015
	date tabled	17/03/2015
	ddp created	17/03/2015 23:08:34
	ddp modified	26/03/2015 17:04:02
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5819
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/03/2015 16:32:30
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees, further to his Written Answer on 12 March (HL5250), whether the entire sum of gratuities paid by Members of the House of Lords on debit and credit cards is shared amongst members of catering staff; or whether any is kept by the House of Lords administration for organisational costs.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL5819
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5819
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>My original reply set out national insurance and income tax deductions made from all gratuities. In addition, a 3% card commission deduction is made from table gratuities paid using credit and debit cards. This will be reviewed.</p> question first answered 26/03/2015 16:32:30 answering member 2124
	creator	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

224980

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2015
	date	03/03/2015
	date tabled	03/03/2015
	ddp created	03/03/2015 23:33:46
	ddp modified	17/03/2015 23:03:17
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Recruitment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5424
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/03/2015 17:14:22
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many job vacancies within the House of Lords were advertised on the parliamentary website in 2014; and what proportion of posts filled were available to external candidates.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL5424
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5424
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Between 1 January and 31 December 2014 the House of Lords Administration advertised 81 job vacancies on either the intranet (for internal vacancies) or the parliamentary website (for external vacancies). All external vacancies were open to internal applicants. Of the 81 job vacancies advertised, 42 (51.85%) were advertised to external candidates on the parliamentary website. In many cases, externally advertised vacancies were also uploaded onto job boards and specialist websites.</p><p> </p> question first answered 17/03/2015 17:14:22 answering member 2124
	creator	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

223873

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/03/2015
	date	26/02/2015
	date tabled	26/02/2015
	ddp created	26/02/2015 21:12:34
	ddp modified	12/03/2015 19:53:23
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5250
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	12/03/2015 16:05:46
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether the gratuities paid for food and drink by Members of the House of Lords on debit and credit card are directly paid to the service staff; and if so, how.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL5250
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5250
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>All Catering and Retail Services staff, with the exception of staff grade A and above, receive a share of gratuities and function service charges, including those paid on debit and credit cards. The formula for working out the share for each permanent member of staff is based on contracted hours. Gratuities are distributed three times a year through payroll after deductions for National Insurance and income tax. A proportion of gratuities and function service charges is paid to zero hour staff (none of whom has a contractual exclusivity clause) split on a pro-rata basis according to the number of hours they have worked.</p><p> </p> question first answered 12/03/2015 16:05:46 answering member 2124
	creator	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

172628

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/01/2015
	date	07/01/2015
	date tabled	07/01/2015
	ddp created	07/01/2015 23:07:46
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:59:03
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Unpaid Work
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3962
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/01/2015 15:25:47
	question first ministerially corrected	03/02/2015 17:40:13
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many internships are offered by the House of Lords Administration.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL3962
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3962
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The House of Lords Administration offers three internships: one in the Committee Office and two in the library. These posts are salaried. In addition, the Administration offers an apprenticeship in the library and up to 24 work experience placements for school students.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The House of Lords Administration does not offer any internships. The three posts erroneously identified as internships are Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) fellowships usually for PhD students, funded by the UK Research Councils, learned societies and charities. Further details of that scheme are available from the Parliamentary website: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/bicameral/post/fellowships/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/bicameral/post/fellowships/</a></ins></p><p> </p> question first answered 21/01/2015 15:25:47 answering member 2124
	creator	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

78247

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/07/2014
	date	15/07/2014
	date tabled	15/07/2014
	ddp created	15/07/2014 22:45:26
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:40:58
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1142
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/07/2014 16:24:58
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether she will discourage ministers and spokespersons from answering Questions for Written Answer by referring to websites, in order to accommodate those without internet access.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1142
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1142
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>On 13 May the House agreed a new set of rules to govern the content of written answers, in response to the introduction of a new electronic system for submitting them. While the digital copy of answers will be the definitive record copy, all written answers will continue to be published, and a signed copy will continue to be sent to the Peer asking the question.</p><p>These rules make clear that all answers should be complete and comprehensible, and not rely on references to external documents or webpages. They also make clear that supporting documents should be included as attachments, not hyperlinks, and referred to in the answer itself. Any attachments that are included will be available in the Library to be printed out on demand.</p><p>All of these rules will help to accommodate those without internet access. I will remind all Lords Ministers to adhere to them.</p><p> </p> question first answered 29/07/2014 16:24:58 answering member 4205
	creator	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

63136

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/07/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 21:58:56
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:24:31
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Security
	house id	2
	identifier	HL545
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 12:51:21
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees, further to the Written Answer by the Chairman of Committees on 18 June (WA 67), whether decisions to make new policing contract arrangements in 2015 arose from dissatisfaction with the manner and efficiency of the present arrangements; how many existing police officers will be removed from security duties on the Parliamentary estate after March 2015; and what financial savings are envisaged.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL545
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL545
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The arrangements for policing and security on the Parliamentary Estate needed to be renewed because the current contract with the Metropolitan Police Service expires in March 2015. In line with best practice, a number of options have been evaluated to ensure that Parliamentary security remains effective and responsive to future demands. All options assume that both armed and unarmed police officers will continue to be provided by the Metropolitan Police. It would be inappropriate to provide information on the costs of the new arrangements while negotiations are underway.</p><p>The number of police officers and security staff required under the new arrangements will be determined by Parliament's operational and security requirement and how providers, including the Metropolitan Police Service, propose to meet these requirements. It will not be possible to give final numbers for police officers and security staff until new arrangements are agreed.</p> question first answered 25/06/2014 12:51:21 answering member 2124
	creator	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

61253

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 23:19:27
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:16:54
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Security
	house id	2
	identifier	HL213
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/06/2014 17:07:15
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether he will initiate a debate in the House of Lords before any decision is taken to privatise the security arrangements of the House.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL213
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL213
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The following information about decisions on the new security contract arrangements was published in March 2014:</p><p>“In March 2015, the current contract with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to provide armed protection, policing and security officer functions will expire. Over the last year, the Security Arrangements Renewal Programme (SARP) Board has been working to analyse options and make a recommendation on new contract arrangements to be introduced next year. That recommendation was endorsed by the Lords House Committee and the Commons Commission.</p><p>The agreed recommendation is that the two Houses should renegotiate with the MPS to continue to provide security officer functions, armed protection and policing, whilst moving the provision of the search and screening function for the three main public entrances (Black Rod's Garden, Cromwell Green and Portcullis House) to a specialist commercial provider. The Clerk of the House and the Clerk of the Parliaments have now written to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner requesting new arrangements from 2015, and a commercial procurement for search and screening will start soon.</p><p>This is a major contract for Parliament, both in terms of its financial value and its central role in ensuring the security of parliamentarians, employees and visitors to the Parliamentary Estate. As well as continuing to benefit from the expertise and experience of the Metropolitan Police officers and staff, new search and screening arrangements at the busiest public entrances will be better able to provide the greater flexibility and scalability needed to meet Parliament's changing requirements for public access”.</p><p>Discussions with the Metropolitan Police Service on future arrangements are continuing. Security matters are not discussed on the floor of the House and the House Committee has agreed to the initial approach taken by the Security Arrangements Renewal Programme Board. That Committee will be further consulted during the process. I have no plans to initiate a debate on the floor of the House.</p> question first answered 18/06/2014 17:07:15 answering member 2124
	creator	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

173020

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/01/2015
	date	12/01/2015
	date tabled	12/01/2015
	ddp created	12/01/2015 23:35:53
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 20:01:57
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Restaurants
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4092
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/01/2015 11:51:35
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees why new chairs have been placed in the River Restaurant; how much they cost; whether estimates were obtained for the cost of chairs with and without the Portcullis; what happened to the old chairs; and what was the salvage value of the old chairs.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL4092
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4092
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The chairs recently placed in the River Restaurant were previously in storage and so there was no cost in this financial year. The new chairs provide greater back support than the benches formerly used. Those benches have been placed into storage; no estimate has been made of their salvage value.</p><p> </p> question first answered 22/01/2015 11:51:35 answering member 2124
	creator	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

166112

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/12/2014
	date	25/11/2014
	date tabled	25/11/2014
	ddp created	25/11/2014 23:13:41
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:39:44
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Insurance Bill (HL) Special Public Bill Committee (HL)
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3170
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/12/2014 17:52:38
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what will be the remuneration of the specialist adviser to the Special Public Bill Committee on the Insurance Bill.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL3170
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3170
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Specialist advisers to House of Lords Committees are typically paid a daily rate of between £240-280 pro rata. Certain expenses, including travel, are also met. The specialist adviser to the Special Public Bill Committee on the Insurance Bill will be remunerated within these parameters. I am grateful for the valuable public service provided by those people who act as specialist advisers to House of Lords Committees.</p> question first answered 09/12/2014 17:52:38 answering member 2124
	creator	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer