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1149234

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	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	Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme
	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 complaints under the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme which were not previously covered by the scheme have been lodged since the resolution of the House on 17 July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The resolution of the House of 17 July 2019 endorsed the report of the House of Commons Commission entitled <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-commission/HC%202554%20-%20Extending%20the%20Independent%20Complaints%20and%20Grievance%20Scheme.pdf" target="_blank"><em>Extending the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme</em></a> and approved steps to make the changes necessary to extend the scheme. Paragraph 6 of that report stated that subject to approval by the House, implementation work would take place over the summer, including the recruitment of additional expert independent investigators, with the intention of opening up the Scheme to non-recent cases from autumn this year.</p><p>Complainants with non-recent cases and former members of the parliamentary community, not previously covered by the scheme, will have access to the scheme from Monday 21 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 21/10/2019 14:21:07 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1150398

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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: Twitter
	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 hon. Members have discussed with the House authorities abuse and threats that they have received on Twitter.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	1631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Threats and abuse received by Members should always be reported to the police.</p><p>The Parliamentary Security Department uses best endeavours to review tweets sent publicly to Members, reporting matters of concern to the police and Twitter as appropriate. This opt-in service is only done with Members’ express permission.</p><p>The Parliamentary Security Department regularly provides advice to Members and their staff on social media security, but we do not collate data on these interactions. For security and privacy reasons, the discussions held between Members and the House authorities relating to threats and abuse are not publicly available.</p><p>The Member is invited to contact the Director of Security for Parliament directly if he wishes to discuss this matter further.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 22/10/2019 11:29:11 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1151052

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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	Palace of Westminster: Sanitation
	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 male toilets there are in the Palace of Westminster; and how many male toilets have disposal bins suitable for the disposal of stoma and continence and personal care products.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	2851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>There are 57 male toilets in the Palace of Westminster. Currently only one male toilet - in the House of Lords ground floor cloakroom - has a disposal bin; however the bins are generally only provided if requested. We have not to date received any requests for bins of the sort specified, but would be happy to respond if made aware of any demand.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 28/10/2019 19:04:19 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1151474

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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: Twitter
	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 MPs have contacted the House authorities about anonymous abuse or threats on Twitter in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	3697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Security Department regularly provides advice to Members and their staff on social media security, but we do not collate data on these interactions. For security and privacy reasons, the discussions held between Members and the House authorities relating to threats and abuse are not publicly available. Threats and abuse received by Members should always be reported to the police.</p><p>The Member is invited to contact the Director of Security for Parliament directly if he wishes to discuss this matter further.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 28/10/2019 18:42:38 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1151475

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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: Social Media
	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 Parliament has employed to deal with social media companies in respect of abuse or threats directed at Members of Parliament in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	3698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Prior to June 2017 no staff were directly employed to deal with social media companies in respect of abuse or threats directed at Members of Parliament.</p><p>From June 2017 to May 2019, one member of staff was directly employed in this line of work.</p><p>From June 2019 to date, two members of staff have been directly employed in this line of work.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 28/10/2019 18:56:51 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1151476

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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: Twitter
	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 the Commission has made of the effectiveness of Twitter's response to complaints by House authorities about abuse or threats directed at Members of Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	3699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Parliament has established a reasonable relationship with the main social media companies, including Twitter. We continually monitor the effectiveness of our work as we regularly raise abusive content directly with the company on behalf of Members.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 28/10/2019 18:50:03 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1168405

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	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	Big Ben
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission has received a request from the Government to arrange for Big Ben to chime to mark the UK's departure from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The House of Commons Commission has not received a request from the Government to arrange for Big Ben to chime to mark the UK’s departure from the EU.</p><p>The Commission is aware of EDM No. 2, tabled by the right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford, which calls on Mr Speaker and the House Authorities to make arrangements for Big Ben to chime at 11.00 pm on 31 January 2020.</p><p>The Commission is further aware that an amendment in the names of Mark Francois and other signatories has been tabled to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill that moves the following clause;</p><p>Exit day chimes of Big Ben</p><p>(1) The United Kingdom leaves the European Union, in accordance with Article 50 (2) of the Treaty on European Union, at 11.00pm Greenwich Mean Time on Friday 31 January 2020.</p><p>(2) The Speaker of the House of Commons and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons, together with any other relevant parliamentary authorities, must make arrangements for the occasion in subsection (1) to be marked by the sounding of the hourly chimes including eleven strikes of the principal bell (Big Ben) of the Great Clock in the Elizabeth Tower of the Houses of Parliament at 11.00pm Greenwich Mean Time on Friday 31 January 2020.</p><p>In May 2018, the Commission agreed that, during the Elizabeth Tower refurbishment project, Big Ben should sound only for Remembrance Sunday, Armistice Day and over the New Year.</p> answering member constituency Mole Valley answering member printed Sir Paul Beresford question first answered 07/01/2020 13:30:44 answering member 103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1170327

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	Big Ben
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will allow Big Ben to chime at 11pm GMT on 31 January 2020 to mark the UK leaving the EU; what estimate has been made of the cost of activating the clock mechanism to enable those chimes; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	2417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The Speaker has indicated that this is a matter for Members of the House of Commons. The House of Commons Commission will respond to any decision of the House on this matter. In the absence of any such decision, the Commission's position on the sounding of Big Ben remains unchanged.</p><p>For the Bell to ring on 31 January, the temporary striking mechanism used for Remembrance Sunday and New Year's Eve would need to be reattached and tested to ensure the timing is correct. Alongside this work, a temporary floor of the belfry where Big Ben is housed would also need to be installed, as extensive work is currently taking place in this area. The cost for the temporary floor and installing, testing and striking Big Ben would be approximately £120,000.</p><p>In addition to the set-up, the delay to work in the belfry would push back the planned programme of works by two to four weeks, with each week of delays costing approximately £100,000 a week. As such, the minimum cost of sounding Big Ben would be £320,000 but could be much higher (up to £500,000). These costs are based on a notice period of approximately two weeks. Should the project team be required to strike the bell with less notice, these costs would increase substantially.</p> answering member constituency Mole Valley answering member printed Sir Paul Beresford question first answered 15/01/2020 23:47:42 answering member 103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1170386

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	ICT: Parliamentary Estate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps Parliament is taking to (a) protect and (b) improve the rights of workers in the global information and communications technology sector through its (i) policies on and (ii) processes for procuring that technology on the parliamentary estate.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	2472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Procurement and Commercial Service (PPCS), which manages procurement processes for the Parliamentary Digital Service, has no explicit policies in place associated with these matters primarily because, in keeping with wider HM Government procurement policies, we source nearly all of our information and technology (ICT) requirements through the digital marketplace managed by the Crown Commercial Service (part of the Cabinet Office hosted Government Commercial Function).</p><p>Where a bespoke PPCS contract is entered into (whether in ICT or other categories), our standard terms include provisions enforcing the Living Wage and for certain Discrimination, Safeguarding &amp; Human Rights. These will shortly be supplemented by provisions associated with the Modern Slavery Act where contractors will be obligated to assist Parliament with an investigation should Parliament harbour a reasonable suspicion that a “Specified Offence” has been or is being committed by any member of the supply chain, directly or indirectly in connection with the performance of the contract in question. Breach of this condition would entitle Parliament to terminate the contract in question with immediate effect.</p><p>Additionally, the Parliamentary Procurement and Commercial Service in partnership with the Parliamentary Digital Service, seeks to ensure that suppliers evidence through their tender submissions and throughout the duration of the contract:</p><ul><li>compliance with health and safety law and best practice for the benefit of their staff and ours;</li><li>implementation of equal opportunities, inclusivity and diversity policies in relation to staff when performing the contract;</li><li>they ensure staff concerned with providing the goods and services work in conditions that are beneficial to their welfare, including being paid a fair wage for their work.</li></ul> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 21/01/2020 18:00:23 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1171011

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	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	Parliament: Unpaid Work
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will enable the introduction of a parliamentary internship scheme for disabled people to improve their inclusion and representation in Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	3796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>Disabled people are offered internships with Members of Parliament as part of the Speaker’s Parliamentary Placement Scheme. There are thirteen places on this Scheme and at least three of these places are ringfenced for disabled people. However, in reality more than three places are offered to disabled people each year.</p><p>This placement scheme opens up Parliament to talented individuals who would not have access to the traditional routes into Westminster by providing them with a nine-month paid internship in a Member’s office. At the outset of the expansion of the scheme in 2018 to include disabled people, the House worked closely with Disability Rights UK to ensure that the scheme was inclusive for disabled people.</p><p>An accessibility plan is developed for each disabled intern to ensure that they are supported whilst on the programme. All interns are supported by their Member who is their line manager and the Member’s office manager. They are given pastoral support by the House Service as well as a buddy.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 21/01/2020 17:59:36 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows