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registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by the Chairman of Committees on 25 February 2009 (HL Deb, col 89W), how many staff of the House of Lords are employed exclusively or primarily on press and public relations; and whether he has made an assessment of how this figure now compares with the number of staff employed for the same purpose by (1) the House of Commons, and (2) the Scottish Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL12086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Both Houses and the Scottish Parliament organise their communications/press and public relations functions in different ways which makes it hard to compare figures directly. Consequently, the figures below simply compare the number of FTEs employed predominantly on dealing with press/media.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>House of Lords</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>House of Commons</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scottish Parliament</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FTEs employed on press/media</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <br>These figures do not include staff employed by either House or the Scottish Parliament on marketing, digital communications, public information, visitor services, education and engagement all of which contribute to their work on public relations. We do not hold these figures in respect of the House of Commons and Scottish Parliament.</p><p><br>No assessment has been made of how these figures compare with each other.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 20/12/2018 16:00:19 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1179940

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what nationalities are represented among the staff of the House of Lords.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The House of Lords Administration staff are responsible for self-declaring their nationality or citizenship. As at 27 February 2020, the House of Lords Administration employs staff who identify as nationals or citizens of the following 26 countries and nations:</p><p> </p><ul><li>United Kingdom</li><li>Australia</li><li>Botswana</li><li>Brazil</li><li>Bulgaria</li><li>Colombia</li><li>France</li><li>Germany</li><li>Greece</li><li>Hungary</li><li>India</li><li>Ireland</li><li>Italy</li><li>Jamaica</li><li>Kenya</li><li>Lithuania</li><li>Morocco</li><li>Nigeria</li><li>Poland</li><li>Portugal</li><li>Sierra Leone</li><li>Spain</li><li>Tunisia</li><li>Ukraine</li><li>United Arab Emirates</li><li>United States of America</li></ul> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 03/03/2020 15:27:58 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1179943

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the pay ranges for House of Lords staff; and how many staff are employed at each grade.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The following pay ranges are effective from 1 April 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Range</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Employees at this grade</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HL1</p></td><td><p>£20,762</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HL2</p></td><td><p>£21,644</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HL3</p></td><td><p>£21,748 - £23,766</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HL4</p></td><td><p>£23,870 - £26,868</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HL5</p></td><td><p>£26,450 - £30,813</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HL6</p></td><td><p>£31,150 - £37,255</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HL7</p></td><td><p>£37,500 - £45,583</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HL8</p></td><td><p>£50,800 - £62,023</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HL9</p></td><td><p>£63,400 - £75,201</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SB1</p></td><td><p>£72,500 - £95,964</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SB1A</p></td><td><p>£78,000 - £108,482</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SB2</p></td><td><p>£92,000 - £119,850</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SB3</p></td><td><p>£115,000 - £158,805</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JG4</p></td><td><p>£188,901</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are 82 House of Lords employees that are not captured in the above, as they are employed on a rate of pay outside of the grading structure. This group includes those on the Administration Fast Stream, those employed on variable hours contracts within Catering and Retail Services and Hansard, and employees on career break.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 03/03/2020 15:27:37 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1466048

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many people (1) are directly employed in the House of Lords, (2) are employed by the House of Lords and do not get paid when their senior line manager is not on site, and (3) are employed in the House of Lords and work from home for either (a) part of, or (b) the whole of, the working week.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>As of 6 June 2022 the House of Lords Administration directly employs 670 individuals. The pay of employees of the House of Lords Administration is not dependent on, nor linked to, the location of their senior line manager.</p><p>The House of Lords Administration has a Flexible Working policy which supports individuals to work from home. Some Member-facing services, such as Chamber facing work, Catering &amp; Retail Services and Facilities, work predominantly on-site whilst other offices operate local arrangements whilst ensuring they meet business needs. The House of Lords Human Resources Department does not hold data on how many people employed by the House of Lords work from home for part of the working week. No employee of the House of Lords Administration is contracted to work from home for the whole of the working week.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 07/06/2022 13:57:34 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett