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1715032

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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 Chamber: Bishops
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he has asked (1) Lords Spiritual, and (2) other peers, for their views on whether the requirement for Lords Spiritual to wear robes of rochet and chimere in the Chamber should be referred to the Procedure and Privileges Committee.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
uin	HL4205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>As Senior Deputy Speaker, I meet regularly with the Convenor of the Lords Spiritual and other members. I have discussed the requirements set out in paragraph 4.15 of the <em>Companion</em> with the Convenor of the Lords Spiritual, and a number of other members, and have had no suggestion that these matters need to be referred to the Procedure and Privileges Committee.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/05/2024 16:35:21 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	106 label Biography information for Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone

1700755

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what precautions are in place to prevent voltage surges entering the electrical system serving the Palace of Westminster.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL3797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Within the Palace of Westminster there is surge protection by way of Surge Protection Devices on low voltage switchgear. This means that any surges from incoming high voltage supplies are suppressed. The Palace’s main low voltage switchgear was replaced in 2015 and has such surge suppressors installed.</p><p>Low Voltage Boards are a key part of the electrical infrastructure within the Palace of Westminster, providing localised power across the building. There have been two new local unit boards fitted in Elizabeth Tower and these have surge protection fitted, as stipulated by the Design Authority for new boards. Both boards tripped (as per design) when the tower was struck by lightning, showing the surge protection was successful. Surveys were undertaken of existing boards under the Mechanical, Electrical Public Health &amp; Fabric Safety (MEPFS) programme and those ranked as high risk had faulty components replaced, thus reducing the risk of significant power outages across the Palace. Surge protection of these boards will be installed under the new Mechanical, Electrical, Public Health and Fire Safety (MEPF) programme which will be completed prior to the commencement of Restoration and Renewal.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 23/04/2024 11:36:44 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1697254

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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 Chamber: Bishops
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans he has, if any, to review the requirements for the Lords Spiritual to wear robes in the Chamber at times other than when they are saying prayers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
uin	HL3365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Paragraph 4.15 of the <em>Companion</em> describes the robes of rochet and chimere that the Lords Spiritual wear in the Chamber. The Procedure and Privileges Committee has no plans to review this requirement.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/03/2024 17:04:38 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	106 label Biography information for Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone

1697255

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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: Bishops
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the House of Lords funds the purchase and ongoing maintenance, including laundry, of robes worn by the Lords Spiritual.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
uin	HL3366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The House does not fund the purchase or maintenance of the robes worn by the Lords Spiritual.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/03/2024 17:03:22 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	106 label Biography information for Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone

1693107

registered interest
date	01/03/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what has been the cost of the Restoration and Renewal programme to date; and whether there are any plans to scale-back future costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL2963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The total cost of the R&amp;R Programme, from 2020-21 until the end of 2022-23, is £297m. This includes the costs of the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body and Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority which were established in April and May 2020 respectively (including £5m of costs in April 2020 before the Delivery Authority was formally incorporated). It also includes the costs of Restoration and Renewal Client Team, which took over the sponsor function for the programme from the Sponsor Body in January 2023.</p><p>The total forecast spend for the current financial year (2023-24) is £83m, which includes the costs of the Delivery Authority and the R&amp;R Client Team.</p><p>The Delivery Authority’s Main Estimate for 2024-25 is currently subject to parliamentary scrutiny and approval. As well as parliamentary approval being required for the initial budget provision, the Delivery Authority’s expenditure is subject to regular scrutiny and challenge throughout the financial year including by the R&amp;R Client Team and House finance teams, Delivery Authority Board, R&amp;R Programme Board, R&amp;R Client Board and Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission.</p><p>The Delivery Authority’s funding is based on what is required to deliver the key activities tasked to it by the R&amp;R Client Team. The Delivery Authority seeks to ensure that its expenditure remains taut and proportionate for the activities required to deliver the Programme and constantly re-assesses its resources, scaling up or down as appropriate. The R&amp;R Programme routinely publishes information on costs, for instance in quarterly reports, annual reports, and memoranda provided to the Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/03/2024 13:26:23 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1690615

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his remarks on 8 February (HL Deb col 1740), whether he has had discussions with the Finance Committee over any possible review of the costs and process of managing the traffic marshals on the parliamentary estate.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL2634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Finance Committee considered the use and cost of traffic marshals on the parliamentary estate at its meeting in February. Once agreed, the minutes of that discussion will be available on the Committee’s website.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/03/2024 16:26:42 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1690616

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his remarks on 8 February (HL Deb col 1740), what are the 8 'near misses' referred to, broken down by (1) date, (2) time, and (3) location; and how many of those incidents involved pedestrians.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL2635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>Two of the eight near misses referred to involved pedestrians. All of the near misses demonstrate the inherent risk in a mixed-use occupied estate, where it is not possible to segregate pedestrians and traffic, and the importance of a range of mitigations to that risk, including the use, where appropriate, the use of traffic marshals.</p><p>Please see the attached table for date, time, and location of the near misses.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/03/2024 16:27:32 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble attachment 1 file name HL2635 Table.docx title Table mentioned.
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1690617

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his remarks on 8 February (HL Deb col 1740), whether any of the 'near misses' referred to occurred within 30 metres of a marshal on duty; and if so, how many marshals would have been within that approximate distance at the time.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL2636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The eight near misses I referred to on 8 February (HL Deb col 1740) did not occur within 30 metres of a marshal on duty, with half occurring outside the working hours of the marshals. The near misses demonstrate the inherent risk in a mixed-use occupied estate, even during quieter times of the day or night. They highlight the importance of a range of mitigations to that risk, including the use, where appropriate, the use of traffic marshals.</p><p>Please see the attached table for further information.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/03/2024 16:29:21 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble attachment 1 file name HL2636 Table.docx title Table mentioned.
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1690618

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration he has given to the need for traffic marshals on the parliamentary estate during (1) the Easter recess, (2) the summer recess, and (3) the General Election period.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL2637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The number of traffic marshals is reviewed on a quarterly basis to ensure we have sufficient cover to support ongoing projects. Estate-based colleagues remain on site during most recesses, and it is common for construction work to be undertaken more intensely during recess than in sitting times. In addition, Strategic Estates would consider any opportunity to reduce numbers, for example from 22 December to 2 January 2023 when there were no traffic marshals on the Estate.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/03/2024 16:29:43 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1690619

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Pedestrians and Road Traffic
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 19 September 2023 (HL9892), what assessment he has made of the accuracy of those figures.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL2638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The answer given on 19 September 2023 (HL9892) of circa 3,500 vehicles per week in sitting times and 2,500 in recess reflects the rough average of vehicle movements. As more information has been collected by Strategic Estates, the accuracy of the vehicle movement recording has improved and the more up to date figures give an average of 4,052 vehicles in sitting times and 2,285 in recess.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/03/2024 16:30:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward