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519301

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	14 Tothill Street: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will take steps to ensure that the Union flag is regularly flown from the existing flag pole on the premises at 14 Tothill Street.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	37030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>Parliament flies three union flags on a permanent basis, on the Victoria Tower, and at 1 Parliament Street and Portcullis House. There are currently no plans to fly a flag at 14 Tothill Street.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 23/05/2016 14:42:45 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

519302

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, when the Commission plans to reopen the main doors at St Stephen's Entrance; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	37105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans to reopen the main doors at St Stephen’s Entrance. Police and security staff are available to facilitate access by Members and other passholders, particularly during divisions.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 23/05/2016 14:45:08 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

518296

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
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	House of Commons Annunciator System: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will make information on the House of Commons annunciator available online in real time.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	36829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The House is currently completing a procurement process to replace the software system which enables publication of information on the annunciator service. The solution has been specified in such a way that the data will be available in an open format. The information will be published in real time and made available to connected devices.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 12/05/2016 10:55:15 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

516715

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
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: Art Works
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the answer of 21 April 2016 to Question 34469, where the four portraits referred to in that Answer are located; and what proportion of all paintings and portraits in the Palace of Westminster those portraits represent.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	35979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The four portraits are located in the following locations:</p><ul><li>The portraits of Diane Abbott and Paul Boateng hang in Portcullis House.</li><li>The portrait of Dr Dadabhoy Naoroji is displayed in the corridor leading to the House of Commons Strangers Gallery.</li><li>The portrait of Baroness Amos hangs in the corridor off Princes Chamber in the House of Lords.</li></ul><p><br>There are approximately 310 painted portraits in the Parliamentary Art Collection.</p><p>The majority of the painted portraits in the Parliamentary Art Collection are historical ones depicting members of the Royal Family and Parliamentarians pre-1900, of whom few were of black, Asian, or minority ethnic (BAME) origin.</p><p>The Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art is committed to reflecting the diversity of the House today, and to recognising those who have influenced Parliament and contributed to its development in a notable way through the Parliamentary Art Collection. The Committee has agreed to give further consideration to the matter in the current Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 04/05/2016 12:13:07 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

515968

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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's Education Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the effectiveness of the Education Service in engaging the attention of children during their visits to Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	35602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The Commission has not made a formal assessment of the effectiveness of the Education Service in engaging the attention of children during their visits to Parliament. However, it receives regular updates on the work and reach of the service, and has supported the substantial growth in this area in recent years.</p><p>The Education Service uses a number of techniques to engage students’ attention during visits including story-telling, question and answer, images, audio-visual clips, debating, quizzes and roleplay.</p><p>Visits also make use of interactive and immersive technology as a means to enhance learning. The Education Centre’s Discovery space uses 360° projection and sound technology to immerse students in virtual chambers, historical events and <em>The Story of Parliament</em>, whilst three of the Centre’s learning spaces are equipped with augmented reality experiences, which see Winston Churchill, the Yeoman Usher, Charles I and Queen Victoria ‘come to life’ in virtual environments.</p><p>Voting pods and tablets are used regularly in sessions, and the centre also contains a 3D printer, for printing objects students cannot normally handle or get close to; this is proving particularly effective for tactile learning and Special Educational Needs (SEN) groups. Tablets are also used on the line of route as part of the ‘Adventurer’s Tour’ programme, where KS2 students are tasked with a mission to save democracy.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 03/05/2016 09:59:45 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

513699

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
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: Art Works
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, how many representations of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic people there are in the paintings in the Palace of Westminster.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	34469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>There are four formal painted portraits of Black, Asian and minority ethnic people on display in the Palace of Westminster. The portraits are of Dr Dadabhoy Naoroji, the first Asian MP, Diane Abbott, the first black woman MP, Paul Boateng as the first black Cabinet Minister and Baroness Amos as the first black Leader of the House of Lords.</p><p>The Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art is committed to reflecting the diversity of the House today, and to recognising those who have influenced Parliament and contributed to its development in a notable way through the Parliamentary Art Collection. The Committee has agreed to give further consideration to the matter of BAME representation in the current Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 25/04/2016 10:21:44 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 56738 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

513075

registered interest
date	14/04/2016
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: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will take steps to secure an Autism Access Award from the National Autistic Society for the parliamentary estate.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	34107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>The House of Commons started work on this earlier in the year, as reported in the Head of Diversity and Inclusion’s quarterly update to the House of Commons Commission in January. The National Autistic Society has conducted its mystery shopping part of the accreditation. We are aiming to submit our evidence for the remainder of the assessment by June this year.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 19/04/2016 14:59:13 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

512656

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Members Estimate Committee
answering dept id	91
answering dept short name	Members Estimate Committee
answering dept sort name	Members Estimate Committee
hansard heading	UK Independence Party: Short Money
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the Members Estimate Committee, how much Short money the UK Independence Party has claimed since May 2015; and on what dates those payments were made to that party.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	33785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>The amount of Short money available to UKIP for 2015/16 since the May general election was £605,871. The amounts claimed and paid were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date Paid </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24 August 2015</p></td><td><p>£14,833.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28 September 2015</p></td><td><p>£16,434.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14 October 2015</p></td><td><p>£128,034.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28 October 2015</p></td><td><p>£31,870.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25 November 2015</p></td><td><p>£31,870.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21 December 2015</p></td><td><p>£31,870.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 January 2016</p></td><td><p>£31,870.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24 February 2016</p></td><td><p>£31,870.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28 March 2016</p></td><td><p>£31,870.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£350,574.00</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 19/04/2016 16:01:28 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

487094

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
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	House of Commons: Catering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, what the annual catering bill is for the House of Commons.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	32589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>Income from sales by catering services for the financial year 2014/15 was £9.4 million against costs of £11.8 million, which represents a net total cost for the annual catering bill for the House of Commons of £2.4 million. Figures for 2015/16 will be published in July 2016.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 11/04/2016 11:20:12 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

485725

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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	House of Commons: Stationery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, how much it costs to post a franked envelope from the House of Commons.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	32338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The cost of postage for a bespoke DL sized pre-paid envelope, supplied to Members through the House provided stationery budget, is as follows:</p><p>1st class – £0.64<br>2nd class – £0.55</p><p>The cost of postage on a pre-paid envelope is the same as a stamp. Franked mail, used by departments of the House, is cheaper than pre-paid envelopes as franking is paid for in bulk and in advance which generates a slight discount to the price; costs are:</p><p>1st Class small envelope under 100g – £0.52<br>2nd Class small envelope under 100g – £0.39</p><p>1st Class large envelope under 100g – £0.81<br>2nd Class large envelope under 100g – £0.65</p><p>However, there are restrictions on where this can be sent from. 30 items or less can be sent from a standard post box but must be bundled and separated from standard mail; in excess of 30 items must be sent via a Post Office, Royal Mail Centre or Delivery Office or Business Post Box.</p><p>The list below details the different postage costs for envelopes which are available to Members through the bespoke stationery catalogue.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HC23-244S</p></td><td><p>£0.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC23-245</p></td><td><p>£0.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC23-146S</p></td><td><p>£0.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC23-246S</p></td><td><p>£0.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC23-147S</p></td><td><p>£0.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC23-247S</p></td><td><p>£0.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC23-149WS</p></td><td><p>£0.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC23-249WS</p></td><td><p>£0.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC23-150</p></td><td><p>£5.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC23-151</p></td><td><p>£2.85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC228</p></td><td><p>£0.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC129</p></td><td><p>£1.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC229</p></td><td><p>£1.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC130</p></td><td><p>£1.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC230</p></td><td><p>£1.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC3-16</p></td><td><p>£0.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC85</p></td><td><p>£0.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC86A</p></td><td><p>£0.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC23-146EU</p></td><td><p>£1.05</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 13/04/2016 15:09:37 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith