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1277736

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/01/2021
	date	18/01/2021
	date tabled	18/01/2021
	ddp created	18/01/2021 22:58:50
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	ddp modified	18/01/2021 23:16:21 26/01/2021 19:11:09
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	identifier	138925
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	26/01/2021 18:39:32
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment has been made of trends in the level of sickness-related absence of staff working on the Parliamentary estate since March 2020.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 138925
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	138925
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Levels of sickness absence are regularly reviewed and discussed weekly in the Covid operations group and in the weekly Trade Union meetings.</p><p>Sickness data is recorded for staff where they are unavailable to work due to illness. As the estate has seen different levels of required staff attendance over the last 12 months, comparison between periods is of limited use.</p><p>Absence rates have been reviewed against those from other areas of the public sector. Increases in absence can be identified in March 2020, December 2020 and January 2021.</p><p>The absence rates in the House have remained at comparable levels to previous years and below the wider public sector.</p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>APR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MAY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>JUN</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>JUL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>AUG</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SEPT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OCT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NOV</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DEC</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average working days lost per employee</p></td><td><p>5.09</p></td><td><p>4.94</p></td><td><p>4.71</p></td><td><p>4.66</p></td><td><p>4.58</p></td><td><p>4.43</p></td><td><p>4.33</p></td><td><p>4.23</p></td><td><p>5.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% long term sick</p></td><td><p>58.55%</p></td><td><p>59.24%</p></td><td><p>59.09%</p></td><td><p>61.33%</p></td><td><p>62.01%</p></td><td><p>62.10%</p></td><td><p>63.68%</p></td><td><p>66.06%</p></td><td><p>52.61%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /><p>Please note the data is based on a rolling 12-month period, so the data for December 2020 is from 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2020.</p><p>The average working days lost per employee is the number of working days lost in the rolling 12-month period divided by the staff headcount.</p><p>The % long term sick is the percentage of sickness absences which were part of a period of absence of over 28 calendar days in the rolling 12-month period.</p> question first answered 26/01/2021 18:39:32 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart previous answer version 76239
	creator	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1182690

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/03/2020
	date	04/03/2020
	date tabled	04/03/2020
	ddp created	04/03/2020 20:00:39
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	ddp modified	04/03/2020 20:12:12 10/03/2020 19:00:05
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Staff
	house id	1
	identifier	25179
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	10/03/2020 18:28:05
	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.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 25179
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	25179
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Excluding staff in the Parliamentary Digital Service, the nationalities represented among House of Commons staff are in the Table attached.</p> question first answered 10/03/2020 18:28:05 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart previous answer version 11399
	creator	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1278380

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/01/2021
	date	19/01/2021
	date tabled	19/01/2021
	ddp created	19/01/2021 21:20:55
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	ddp modified	19/01/2021 21:38:51 26/01/2021 18:15:13
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	identifier	140175
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	26/01/2021 17:44:08
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recommendations have been received from Public Health England since November 2020 on the circumstances in which the suspension of work on the Parliamentary estate would be advisable owing to the increased risk of infection from covid-19.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 140175
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	140175
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Public Health England has confirmed that the measures put in place to ensure the House remains Covid secure are appropriate to manage the risk of infection. As the risks are being managed, Public Health England has issued no advice around where suspension of work on the estate may be necessary.</p> question first answered 26/01/2021 17:44:08 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart previous answer version 76987
	creator	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1278378

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/01/2021
	date	19/01/2021
	date tabled	19/01/2021
	ddp created	19/01/2021 21:20:49
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	ddp modified	26/01/2021 18:14:06 27/01/2021 13:58:02
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	identifier	140174
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	26/01/2021 17:42:39
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what advice has been received since November 2020 from Public Health England on the risks of people continuing to work on the Parliamentary estate contracting covid-19; and if he will publish that advice.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 140174
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	140174
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Public Health England has supported the House in responding to Covid-19 throughout the past 12 months. Its advice, in conjunction with the working safely guidance which is available to all workplaces, has been incorporated into the <em>Working safely on the Parliamentary estate during the coronavirus outbreak risk assessment</em>. This document has been updated to reflect any changes any in the situation, with the most recent published on 14 January. The assessment is available for anyone to view on the Parliamentary website:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/contentassets/d23db9b1eb174243ae97bda14ca82613/hop-v4-hop-covid-risk-assessment--issued.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/contentassets/d23db9b1eb174243ae97bda14ca82613/hop-v4-hop-covid-risk-assessment--issued.pdf</a></p> question first answered 26/01/2021 17:42:39 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart previous answer version 76986
	creator	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1170507

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/01/2020
	date	13/01/2020
	date tabled	13/01/2020
	ddp created	13/01/2020 22:55:29
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	ddp modified	13/01/2020 23:05:24 19/02/2020 09:12:01
	hansard heading	Big Ben: Festivals and Special Occasions
	house id	1
	identifier	2442
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	16/01/2020 20:09:42
	question first ministerially corrected	19/02/2020 08:40:44
	question text	To ask the hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost was of Big Ben chiming on (a) Remembrance Sunday 2019 and (b) New Year's Eve 2019.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 2442
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2442
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The costs associated with striking Big Ben on Remembrance Sunday and New Year's Eve in 2019 were £14.2k including VAT <ins class="ministerial">in total.</ins> <del class="ministerial">on each occasion.</del></p><p>The striking of Big Ben on these occasions was coordinated around the planned works so as to minimise the impact on the project costs and to ensure it did not result in any delay. If the project team are required to strike the bell with less notice, the costs would substantially increase due to the unexpected impact on the project schedule.</p> question first answered 16/01/2020 20:09:42 answering member 103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford previous answer version 1393
	creator	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1133249

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/06/2019
	date	19/06/2019
	date tabled	19/06/2019
	ddp created	19/06/2019 17:59:47
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	ddp modified	19/06/2019 18:10:18 02/07/2019 16:51:01
	hansard heading	Members' Staff: General Practitioners
	house id	1
	identifier	266763
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/07/2019 16:19:30
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether Members' staff can (a) register with and (b) access an on-site medical doctor.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 266763
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	266763
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Members’ staff cannot register with nor access an on-site medical doctor as there are none on-site. There are occupational health physicians who work within the Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing Service (PHWS) via a contract with Guys and St Thomas’ hospital. Managers can refer their staff to PHWS for advice and support if they feel that their health is being affected by their work. Members of Parliament can seek occupational health advice for their staff via the Members HR advisory service.</p> question first answered 02/07/2019 16:19:30 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 125150
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1127135

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/05/2019
	date	16/05/2019
	date tabled	16/05/2019
	ddp created	16/05/2019 16:41:42
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	ddp modified	16/05/2019 16:49:56 23/05/2019 16:26:03
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Industrial Health and Safety
	house id	1
	identifier	255343
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/05/2019 15:54:19
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, on how many occasions falling debris has been recorded at the Palace of Westminster in the last 12 months.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 255343
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	255343
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>There have been eight recorded stone falls at the Palace of Westminster over the last 12 months. No injuries were sustained.</p> question first answered 23/05/2019 15:54:19 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 119456
	creator	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1126140

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:30:39
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:40:50 21/05/2019 18:37:03
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Waste Management
	house id	1
	identifier	253487
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 18:06:47
	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 reduce the amount of food waste produced by the kitchens on the parliamentary estate.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253487
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253487
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The House of Commons has implemented a variety of initiatives to reduce the amount of food waste. The only food which is disposed of consists of products that are not safe to be consumed, following guidance from, for example, the Catering Services’ Food Safety Policy and in relation to use-by dates.</p><p>Measures taken to monitor and reduce food waste from our catering venues includes:</p><ul><li>Menu plans and cycles are used which enables orders to be planned in advance;</li></ul><ul><li>Most dishes are made fresh in-house, which allows for improvisation if products need to be used up, and enables short life products to be used in smoothies, soups and salads;</li></ul><ul><li>Stock is regularly counted, and order volumes consider the level of stock-in-hand;</li></ul><ul><li>Dates are checked regularly on ambient food products and any short life products are issued to the kitchens for immediate use;</li></ul><ul><li>Many of the high-volume protein items are ordered by unit (rather than weight) which makes portion control more accurate and reduces the likelihood of over ordering;</li></ul><ul><li>Venue orders are checked by a purchasing team for accuracy, to ensure that orders and volumes are correct and in-line with historic figures;</li></ul><ul><li>The kitchens make salad items in-house, meaning venues can cook-off and utilise any surplus protein products effectively;</li></ul><ul><li>Stock is always rotated using ‘first-in, first-out’ principles;</li></ul><ul><li>Various smart storage methods and materials are used to help prevent premature spoilage;</li></ul><ul><li>Some products are frozen if not used on the day;</li></ul><ul><li>Products which show high levels of wastage are changed (for example, some high frequency/low volume lines are now frozen which enables portion control);</li></ul><ul><li>Any hot food which is re-usable is transferred immediately to where it can be sold (or blast chilled within food safety requirements and used the following day).<br></li></ul><p><br>The Sustainable Restaurant Association has rated the House of Commons as a good practice organisation in respect of food waste.</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 18:06:47 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 118570
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1126139

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:30:36
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:40:48 21/05/2019 18:30:03
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Waste
	house id	1
	identifier	253486
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/05/2019 17:58:33
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent estimate the Commission has made of the amount of food waste produced by the kitchens on the parliamentary estate.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253486
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253486
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Management information from Parliament’s waste contractor demonstrates that between April 2018 to April 2019, Parliament generated 235,595 kgs of food waste. This represents a 12% reduction from 2017/18 when 266,749 kgs of food waste was generated. Food waste from prepared dishes in Commons catering outlets is approximately 3% against sales, well below the national industry average (5%).</p> question first answered 21/05/2019 17:58:33 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 118569
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1138849

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/07/2019
	date	15/07/2019
	date tabled	15/07/2019
	ddp created	15/07/2019 18:40:51
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	ddp modified	18/07/2019 11:25:04 24/07/2019 13:00:07
	hansard heading	Members' Staff: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	identifier	277112
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/07/2019 12:25:47
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what plans the Commission has to improve the working conditions for Members' staff.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 277112
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	277112
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Members’ staff are regularly consulted on service issues by House authorities. These consultations include regular meetings between House staff and MPs’ staff representative bodies, and invitations to focus groups to feed into service design. A sample of Members’ staff have also recently been surveyed on how effective the services provided by the House are for them. There is also an annual meeting between House staff and MPs’ staff bodies (specifically Members and Peers Staff Association and Unite) at which service issues can be raised.</p><p>More recently, the House of Commons Commission has discussed the Gemma White review, and it welcomed the broad thrust of the recommendations made, which included better HR services for Members’ staff and how the sense of isolation that they feel can be addressed. They have asked the House Administration to carry out further work to examine the practical steps that can be taken in response to it.</p><p>Terms and conditions of service for Members’ staff fall within the remit of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.</p> question first answered 24/07/2019 12:25:47 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 129857
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham