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90340

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Data Protection: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what reassessment has been made of the security of files and emails containing sensitive material relating to constituents being stored by PICT in a cloud system in the light of the recent security breach of the iCloud system.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	207888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>It is not the practice of the Commission to comment on security matters in any detail.</p><p>However, Parliamentary ICT does not use the iCloud System and was not impacted by recent reported security breaches of this system.</p><p>We use a Government accredited Cloud service for emails and files.</p><p>Parliamentary ICT took advice from Legal Services and the Director of Parliamentary Security, scrutinising the agreement with the Cloud service supplier to confirm that safeguards are in place to protect the security of data when it entered into these arrangements.</p><p>Further advice and guidance for Members can be found on the ICT security pages on the Parliamentary Intranet.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 08/09/2014 11:45:17 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

90341

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Clerk of the House
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission with make available to the right hon. Member for Chelmsford all the records of all the discussions of the panel considering the appointment of the new Clerk of the House and Chief Executive.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	207883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>Records relating to the appointment of the new Clerk of the House and Chief Executive constitute the personal data of the applicants. It is not the Commission’s practice to disclose confidential personal information of this nature.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 05/09/2014 10:30:25 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

90342

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Carol Mills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what the status is of the letter that Mr Speaker sent to the Prime Minister recommending Ms Mills' appointment as the new Clerk of the House and Chief Executive.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	207884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>Ms Mills’ name has not yet been submitted as Under Clerk of the Parliaments (Clerk of the House of Commons and Chief Executive) to Her Majesty the Queen for approval. Mr Speaker has written to the Prime Minister asking that its submission be delayed until a clear way forward on this issue has been agreed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso grouped question UIN 207885 question first answered 05/09/2014 10:32:27 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

90343

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Carol Mills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the letter that Mr Speaker sent to the Prime Minister recommending Ms Mills' appointment as the next Clerk of the House and Chief Executive will be recalled.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	207885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>Ms Mills’ name has not yet been submitted as Under Clerk of the Parliaments (Clerk of the House of Commons and Chief Executive) to Her Majesty the Queen for approval. Mr Speaker has written to the Prime Minister asking that its submission be delayed until a clear way forward on this issue has been agreed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso grouped question UIN 207884 question first answered 05/09/2014 10:32:27 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

90344

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Carol Mills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, whether (a) Mr Speaker and (b) other members of the panel were informed by the headhunters, Saxton Bampfylde, of the potential problem surrounding Ms Mills in the Australian Parliament before the decision was taken to recommend Ms Mills' appointment as the next Clerk of the House and Chief Executive.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	207886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>Saxton Bampfylde provided written notes on each candidate interviewed on 30 July, and a representative of the company was available to talk to the panel if required. The notes on Ms Mills did not refer to an investigation into the use of closed circuit television footage by officers of the Parliament of Australia’s Department of Parliamentary Services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 08/09/2014 11:46:36 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso previous answer version 18270 answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

90345

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Clerk of the House
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2014, Official Report, columns 607-8W, on Clerk of the House, what percentage of the first year’s salary of any candidate recommended for appointment Saxton Bampfylde is contracted to receive.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Mr Simon Burns
uin	207887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>Saxton Bampfylde was contracted for a flat fee of £18,000 to provide support for the recruitment of the next Clerk of the House and Chief Executive. There is no salary related element.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 05/09/2014 13:16:55 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	46 label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns

90346

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Clerk of the House
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, whether expressions of interest were invited for persons to serve on the appointment advisory panel for Clerk and Chief Executive of the House; how the membership of that panel was chosen; and if the Commission will publish a list of names of those considered for membership of that panel.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	207922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>Expressions of interest were not invited for persons to serve on the selection panel. The members of the panel were chosen by Mr Speaker to ensure political and gender balance and the need for external input. The panel composition was considered by the House of Commons Commission on 16 June. It would be inappropriate to publish a list of those considered and rejected for panel membership.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 10/09/2014 16:07:58 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

90347

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Clerk of the House
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, whether each member of the appointment advisory panel for the Clerk and Chief Executive of the House was required to declare previous contacts with external candidates.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	207921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>Panel members were not formally asked to declare previous contacts. However, during the interview process and as part of the panel discussion a number of panel members did declare their prior knowledge of external candidates.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 10/09/2014 16:07:16 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

90175

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	Speaker: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what the (a) date, (b) location and (c) cost of all official overseas visits undertaken by the Speaker was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	207736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The travel costs of the Speaker and the Members of Parliament and/or House Officials he travels with are routinely published on Parliament’s website. These costs may be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/foi/transparency-publications/speakers-office/the-speakers-official-travel-expenses/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/foi/transparency-publications/speakers-office/the-speakers-official-travel-expenses/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 08/09/2014 11:47:36 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

90176

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	Carol Mills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the selection panel for the new Clerk of the House and Chief Executive was informed by Saxton Bampfylde of the Australian Senate investigations into the conduct of Ms Carol Mills; and when the panel became aware of those investigations.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	207728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Gentleman to my answer of 8 September 2014 to the hon. Member for Chelmsford (c430W).</p><p>The panel was not made aware of the investigations before reaching its conclusion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 09/09/2014 13:47:34 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant