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1609894

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Restoration and Renewal Client Board
	answering dept id	213
	answering dept short name	Restoration and Renewal Client Board
	answering dept sort name	Restoration and Renewal Client Board
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what the estimated cost is for drone surveys associated with the restoration and renewal project.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	180027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The R&amp;R Programme is carrying out tens of thousands of hours of complex building surveys and investigations to develop even more detailed records of the Palace of Westminster. These records are being used to inform design and planning, and future decisions on the essential restoration work required. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Two intrusive surveys, the Photogrammetric and Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) surveys, have recently started which contain an element of drone surveys as well as other activities such as high-resolution photography. The total estimated cost of these surveys is £1 million although this covers a number of activities.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Due to how the activity schedules in these contracts are priced it is not possible to disaggregate the costs of the drone flights from the rest of the works being undertaken. However, it is anticipated that a significant portion of the costs will relate to the contractor resource required to deliver the surveys and the processing of the images taken (rather than the cost of the drones themselves).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This figure also does not include Delivery Authority internal staffing costs or the costs of the contractor planning and overseeing the overall survey programme because those costs cannot be disaggregated by individual survey.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The R&amp;R Programme is carrying out tens of thousands of hours of complex building surveys and investigations to develop even more detailed records of the Palace of Westminster. These records are being used to inform design and planning, and future decisions on the essential restoration work required.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Two of the intrusive surveys currently being undertaken, the Building Intrusive Survey and Pull Out Tests, are categorised as Building Surveys Works. Third party contractor costs incurred to 31 March 2023 on these surveys are £0.3 million. Third party contractor costs incurred to 31 March 2023 on the ground investigation works are £0.6 million.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">These figures do not include Delivery Authority internal staffing costs or the costs of the contractor planning and overseeing the survey programme because those costs cannot be disaggregated by individual survey.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">All these surveys are ongoing and spend will continue beyond 1 April 2023.</del></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 21/04/2023 10:13:01 question first ministerially corrected 21/04/2023 12:27:52 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 69378 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1678376

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2023
	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	Parliamentary Estate: Pest Control
	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, how many times pest control has been called onto the Parliamentary estate in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	7214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>A pest control expert is based on-site. The pest control team monitor and take steps to manage pests on the Parliamentary estate.</p><p>In the past three years a total of 1,180 requests for pest control have been made and the number for each year are given below:</p><ul><li>15/12/2020–14/12/2021: 227</li><li>15/12/2021–14/12/2022: 412</li><li>15/12/202<ins class="ministerial">2</ins><del class="ministerial">1</del>–14/12/2023: 541</li></ul> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 08/01/2024 13:17:51 question first ministerially corrected 12/01/2024 10:42:47 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 9857 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1343873

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	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	All-party Parliamentary Groups: Finance
	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 steps the Commission plans to take to help improve the transparency of the funding of All-Party Parliamentary Groups.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	27355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Commission is aware that the Committee on Standards is currently undertaking a wide-ranging inquiry into the rules relating to All-Party Parliamentary Groups. The Committee has announced that its inquiry will cover the &quot;transparency and appropriateness of funding of APPG activities and secretarial support&quot;. The inquiry will also cover other subjects including financial governance and controls, use of passes, the role of external secretariats and the risk of APPGs being used for access by lobbyists, other organisations or foreign governments, and who should be accountable for ensuring that APPGs comply with the rules.</p><p>The Committee has taken written evidence in this inquiry, which is available on its website, and plans to announce a series of oral evidence session after the summer recess and making a report to the House as soon as possible. The Commission looks forward to receiving the Committee’s recommendations on this important matter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 12/07/2021 15:09:34 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1462667

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2022
	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	All-party Parliamentary Groups: Finance
	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 steps the Commission is taking to ensure that all-party Parliamentary groups disclose their financial accounts on request in the event that those accounts are not publicly available online.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	1243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>An APPG which has received over £12,500 from outside Parliament, in money or in kind, in its reporting year is required to complete an income and expenditure statement (paragraph 28 of the APPG Rules). That income and expenditure statement must be either published on the APPG’s website or provided on request (paragraph 21 of the APPG Rules).</p><p>The Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards (OPCS) does not actively monitor APPGs’ compliance with this requirement. However, the OPCS will investigate any complaints made about the non-disclosure of income and expenditure statements.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 19/05/2022 13:30:44 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1453556

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2022
	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 for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate the Commission has made of when the (a) four faces of the clock in the Elizabeth Tower will be (i) operating with the correct time and (ii) fully illuminated and (b) chimes will be reinstated.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	145802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The Elizabeth Tower and the Great Clock are currently undergoing the most extensive conservation project carried out in the 160 years since Big Ben and the quarter bells began to strike.</p><p>Following conservation off-site, the clock mechanism – which usually powers the hammers that strike the Great Bell (Big Ben) and the four quarter bells – is currently being re-installed in the Tower and tested.</p><p>Dusty works are still ongoing in the ventilation shaft of the Tower, which has required the hands of the West Dial to be kept stationary to prevent damage to both the hands and the mechanism itself.</p><p>The clock hands on the West Dial are scheduled to start operating again towards the end of Spring, once these works have completed. The illumination of the dials and the return of regular striking of the bells is set to resume before the conservation project completes in the Summer.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 28/03/2022 16:09:23 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1350987

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	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: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 recent estimate the Commission has made of the date of completion of the refurbishment of the Elizabeth Tower.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	40982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>Summer 2022 is the current date for the completion of the conservation project.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 10/09/2021 15:35:48 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1399317

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2022
	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: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 latest estimate is of the cost of the Elizabeth Tower refurbishment.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	96953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The budget for the refurbishment of Elizabeth Tower, most recently approved in early 2020, is £79.7 million.</p><p>Since then, further provision of up to £9 million has also been made to cover additional costs relating to the impact of COVID-19, which, as with almost all construction projects across the country, has affected the progress of work.</p><p>These costs arise from the four-month site closure in 2020, investment in COVID-secure measures and the necessity of reduced productivity on site until November 2020 – introduced to ensure the safety of the project’s workforce.</p><p>This figure has been scrutinised by independent consultants, who are confident in the financial projections that have been developed by teams in the House Service, recognising the exceptionality of the project and its highly specific requirements.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 11/01/2022 13:34:54 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1399318

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2022
	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: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 was of the set-up, trials and tests of the temporary bell striking mechanism in the Elizabeth Tower.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	96954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The approximate cost of commissioning, out of hours attendance, set up and testing of the temporary mechanism for all the occasions during the project when Big Ben has sounded is £96,000.</p><p>The overall contract value for the project includes all the costs of initial commissioning of the temporary mechanism used for this purpose and testing and operating it on each occasion it has been used since the project started in 2017. The mechanism was used on 10 occasions, with Big Ben also being sounded several times in the run-up to each New Year’s Eve, as well as for testing in advance of each occasion that was marked.</p><p>Arrangements for striking Big Ben were coordinated round the planned works so as to minimise the impact on the project costs and to ensure there was no delay to the project. The temporary striking mechanism used during the project will be kept as an integral part of the refurbished clock mechanism’s contingency arrangements.</p><p>The Elizabeth Tower and the Great Clock are currently undergoing the most extensive conservation project ever carried out in the 160 years since the bell began to strike. The clock mechanism, which usually powers the hammer that strikes the Great Bell (Big Ben), has been dismantled and removed for refurbishment.</p><p>In 2017 the House of Commons Commission decided that during the Elizabeth Tower refurbishment project, Big Ben should only sound for Remembrance Sunday, Armistice Day and New Year's Eve, to allow the project team to schedule works around those occasions. The Commission reconfirmed the decision in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 12/01/2022 23:15:16 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1402204

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	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: Repairs and Maintenance
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2022 to Question 96953 on Big Ben: Repairs and Maintenance, what the estimated additional cost is for (a) the four-month site closure in 2020, (b) investment in covid-19 secure measures and (c) the reduced productivity on site until November 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	102681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>The total cost to date of covid-19 impacts on the project, including the four-month site closure in 2020, investment in covid-19 secure measures and the reduced productivity on site until November 2020, is £5.7m, including VAT. These costs are met from the approved £9m provision, listed in the answer to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-04/96953" target="_blank">Question 96953</a>.</p><p>This figure has been scrutinised by independent consultants, who are confident in the financial projections that have been developed by teams in the House Service, recognising the exceptionality of the project and its highly specific requirements.</p><p>Parliament’s teams have mitigated against the financial impact of coronavirus, working collaboratively and positively with contractors to reduce the impact to the taxpayer, and ensuring that costs paid by Parliament are proportionate to its contractual obligations. The project’s teams continue to meet the challenges posed by this complex conservation and enjoy the support of the leadership of both Houses in their delivery and approach.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 21/01/2022 16:36:40 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1350990

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	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	Central Lobby: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 estimated cost is of the upgrade works to the doors of Central Lobby.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	40985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The estimated cost to upgrade the doors of Central Lobby is £3.8m.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 13/09/2021 15:44:55 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown