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1700374

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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 hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost to the public purse has been of equality, diversity or inclusion themed lanyards for House of Commons staff in each of the last three financial years for which information is available; and for what (a) themes and (b) types of lanyard that cost was incurred.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
	uin	21261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>In 2021–2022 there was no spend on lanyards.</p><p>In 2022–2023, in support of LGBT+ people in Parliament, the House Administration approved a request from ParliOut to spend £380 for 500 rainbow lanyards. ParliOut is the workplace equality network (WEN) for LGBT+ people in Parliament.</p><p>In 2023–2024, in support of LGBT+ people in Parliament, the Administration approved expenditure from ParliOut of £1,639 on 1,500 rainbow/progressive flag lanyards. In support of disabled people in Parliament, the Administration approved expenditure from ParliAble of £475 on purple lanyards bearing the ParliAble logo. ParliAble is the workplace equality network for disabled people in Parliament.</p><p>As the networks are bicameral, their expenditure is split 70% by the House of Commons and 30% by the House of Lords.</p><p>The lanyards are not solely for House of Commons staff. They are worn by any interested passholders, including Members of both Houses and their staff, staff of both Houses, contractors, etc.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 17/04/2024 16:40:47 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1700375

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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 hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will make an assessment of the potential merits of asking House of Commons staff not to wear pins or badges that express support for (a) social movements, (b) campaigns and (c) organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
	uin	21262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>All staff of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS), wherever they work, must carry out their duties and deliver services with complete political impartiality, and must be seen to do so. The wearing of pins or badges which express a personal view on a politically controversial issue would not therefore be appropriate in the workplace. Guidance for House of Commons and PDS staff on political impartiality, which was updated in 2022, can be found in Part 5 of the House of Commons Staff Handbook.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 17/04/2024 16:42:21 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1236572

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	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	House of Commons: Staff
	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, how many members of House of Commons staff have roles with equality, diversity, inclusion or disability, gender, LGBT and race in their job title.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	93678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>Currently eight people in the House of Commons have job roles including these words in the title: seven in the Diversity &amp; Inclusion team and one person in HR, responsible for the disability specific workplace adjustment process.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 30/09/2020 17:30:21 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1198481

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	House of Commons: Staff
	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 estimate the Commission has made of the number of additional House staff that will be required to be physically present on the Parliamentary estate to support the operation of Parliament as a result of the end of hybrid proceedings.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	52213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The House of Commons Commission is aware that up to 650 House Service and Parliamentary Digital staff may be required on site from Monday 1 June onwards. In addition to this figure there are additional passholders on the Parliamentary Estate including the Metropolitan Police and increasing numbers of construction contractors.</p><p>This increase is due to the end of hybrid proceedings, with the change in government guidance for sectors like construction also contributing to the increase.</p><p>The number provided represents staff on site over a 24-hour period.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 04/06/2020 15:39:09 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1198787

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	House of Commons: Staff
	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 risk assessment the Commission has made of the effect on security staff of the House returning on 2 June 2020 without hybrid proceedings; and whether (a) PPE and (b) other equipment has been purchased for those staff to mitigate the risk of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	52086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The provision of personal protective equipment to protect against coronavirus has been guided by Public Health England. After a review, they have advised that the only work on the estate that requires face masks for protection against the coronavirus is undertaken by the occupational health team.</p><p>Aprons and face masks for use by security officers are available for the security team to wear whilst processing a person through search and screening if they wish, but they are not an essential risk control.</p><p>The House of Commons has carried out a COVID-19 risk assessment to comply with the government’s guidance on managing the risks of COVID-19 in the workplace. The results have been shared with House staff, hon. Members and other individuals who work on the Parliamentary Estate. The assessment has also been published on the Parliamentary intranet and the UK Parliament internet transparency pages.</p><p>Local task-specific risk assessments have been undertaken by individual teams and offices across the House of Commons to facilitate work activities recommencing safely on the estate. Aligned with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance, the significant findings of these risk assessments have been recorded and used to communicate and manage the risks at Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 04/06/2020 15:53:58 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1182690

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2020
	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	House of Commons: Staff
	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, which nationalities are represented among House of Commons staff.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	25179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>Excluding staff in the Parliamentary Digital Service, the nationalities represented among House of Commons staff are in the Table attached.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 10/03/2020 18:28:05 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart attachment 1 file name HoC-Nationalities-of-staff.pdf title Nationalities represented among HoC staff previous answer version 11399 answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1182691

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2020
	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	House of Commons: Staff
	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 pay ranges are for House of Commons staff; and how many FTE equivalent staff are employed at each grade.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	25180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The House operates three separate pay structures; Senior Commons Structure (SCS, in line with Senior Civil Service grades); Catering Staff; and the remaining staff of the House (A–E grades). There is a specialist pay range within the main A–E pay structure and a separate pay structure for former Metropolitan Police staff (MPS) that transferred into the House of Commons Service in April 2016.</p><p>Details of the numbers of FTE staff employed at each grade are shown in Annex A.</p><p>Details of the pay ranges are shown in Annexes B and C.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 09/03/2020 18:42:45 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart attachment 1 file name Annex-A-C.pdf title HoC-employment-by-grade-and-pay-ranges
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

935313

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2018
	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: 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 staff in each House of Commons team are (a) female and (b) BAME.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	161587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The total number of employees in the House of Commons is 2,334. Below is the number of females in each House of Commons team and the number who have declared themselves as being from a BAME background:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br> <strong>Team</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>Female Total</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>Female %</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>BAME Total</strong></p></td><td><p><br> <strong>BAME %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> Chamber and Committees</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> Corporate Services</p></td><td><p><br> 112</p></td><td><p><br> 69%</p></td><td><p><br> 55</p></td><td><p><br> 34%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> In-House Services</p></td><td><p><br> 203</p></td><td><p><br> 35%</p></td><td><p><br> 159</p></td><td><p><br> 28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> Participation</p></td><td><p><br> 156</p></td><td><p><br> 58%</p></td><td><p><br> 31</p></td><td><p><br> 12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> Research and information</p></td><td><p><br> 112</p></td><td><p><br> 53%</p></td><td><p><br> 20</p></td><td><p><br> 10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> Security</p></td><td><p><br> 120</p></td><td><p><br> 30%</p></td><td><p><br> 126</p></td><td><p><br> 31%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> Strategic Estates</p></td><td><p><br> 66</p></td><td><p><br> 51%</p></td><td><p><br> 32</p></td><td><p><br> 25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> Speakers Office / Communications / Governance Office</p></td><td><p><br> 38</p></td><td><p><br> 58%</p></td><td><p><br> 9</p></td><td><p><br> 15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> Total</p></td><td><p><br> 1059</p></td><td><p><br>45%</p></td><td><p><br>482</p></td><td><p><br>21%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 12/07/2018 22:15:05 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

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

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