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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-22more like thismore than 2015-01-22
answering body
The Lord Chairman of Committees more like this
answering dept id 200 more like this
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
hansard heading House of Lords: Staff more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask the Chairman of Committees how many staff working on the House of Lords estate and undertaking work for the House of Lords Administration are (1) employed directly by the House of Lords, and (2) employed indirectly through third parties; and whether there are any plans to change the number of staff employed indirectly through third parties. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Berkeley more like this
uin HL4346 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2015-02-06
answer text <p>The House of Lords Administration directly employs 572 staff (including part-time staff); a small number of these staff may not necessarily work all the time on the estate.</p><p> </p><p>The number of staff employed indirectly through third parties is not centrally counted but the two Houses have a contract for approximately 180 office and property service staff employed through an agency (whose work is not necessarily confined to the Lords estate) and the Catering and Retail Services of the House of Lords employed 321 agency staff in 2014 for a total of 16,732 hours to supplement their core workforce.</p><p> </p><p>The above figures do not include shared services and joint departments where the House of Commons is responsible for their employment, such as Parliamentary ICT and the Parliamentary Estates Directorate.</p><p> </p><p>The House also employs, from time-to-time, consultant staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Presently there are no plans to change the number of staff employed indirectly through third parties.</p>
answering member printed Lord Sewel remove filter
question first answered
less than 2015-02-06T11:37:36.4Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-06T11:37:36.4Z
answering member
2124
label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
tabling member
3526
label Biography information for Lord Berkeley more like this
174938
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-21more like thismore than 2015-01-21
answering body
The Lord Chairman of Committees more like this
answering dept id 200 more like this
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
hansard heading Parliament: Software more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask the Chairman of Committees how much it cost to procure the latest Microsoft Outlook system for use in Parliament; whether the system is working to specification; and what is being done about any problems encountered so far. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord McAvoy more like this
uin HL4317 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-02-03more like thismore than 2015-02-03
answer text <p>The latest version of Outlook was included in Parliament’s rollout of Microsoft Office 365 during 2014 as part of the Improved Access to Services (IATS) project. IATS also delivered other new services but the costs of that project identifiable as directly related to Microsoft Outlook were £355,667 in 2013-14 and £158,802 in 2014-15 (including VAT).</p><p>In addition, Parliament provides each user with Microsoft Windows and its associated Office 365 software at a cost of £98.75 (not including VAT) per user per year.</p><p>The service has been deployed to over 7,000 users on the Parliamentary network and the overall system is working to specification. A number of users have reported some issues. In particular they have raised concerns about the design of the new Outlook interface and some have reported problems with passwords needing to be re-entered. Both of these issues have been raised with Microsoft.</p><p>If any Member is experiencing difficulties then Parliamentary ICT (PICT) is ready to offer assistance.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Sewel remove filter
question first answered
less than 2015-02-03T11:56:24.887Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-03T11:56:24.887Z
answering member
2124
label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
tabling member
4158
label Biography information for Lord McAvoy more like this
174959
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-21more like thismore than 2015-01-21
answering body
The Lord Chairman of Committees more like this
answering dept id 200 more like this
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
hansard heading Parliament: Correspondence more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask the Chairman of Committees how many items of correspondence were received in the Palace of Westminster in 2014; and, of those, what proportion was received in the House of Lords. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Norton of Louth more like this
uin HL4338 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-28more like thismore than 2015-01-28
answer text <p>In total, 2,234,763 items of mail were received in the Palace of Westminster in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Administration does not count which House each item goes to but estimates that approximately 25 per cent (558,691) of these items were destined for the House of Lords. These figures do not include parcels, courier items or internal mail.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Sewel remove filter
question first answered
less than 2015-01-28T13:50:37.99Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-28T13:50:37.99Z
answering member
2124
label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
tabling member
3187
label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth more like this
173020
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-12more like thismore than 2015-01-12
answering body
The Lord Chairman of Committees more like this
answering dept id 200 more like this
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
hansard heading House of Lords: Restaurants more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask the Chairman of Committees why new chairs have been placed in the River Restaurant; how much they cost; whether estimates were obtained for the cost of chairs with and without the Portcullis; what happened to the old chairs; and what was the salvage value of the old chairs. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Palmer more like this
uin HL4092 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-22more like thismore than 2015-01-22
answer text <p>The chairs recently placed in the River Restaurant were previously in storage and so there was no cost in this financial year. The new chairs provide greater back support than the benches formerly used. Those benches have been placed into storage; no estimate has been made of their salvage value.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Sewel remove filter
question first answered
less than 2015-01-22T11:51:35.787Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-22T11:51:35.787Z
answering member
2124
label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
tabling member
3192
label Biography information for Lord Palmer more like this
172628
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-07more like thismore than 2015-01-07
answering body
The Lord Chairman of Committees more like this
answering dept id 200 more like this
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
hansard heading House of Lords: Unpaid Work more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask the Chairman of Committees how many internships are offered by the House of Lords Administration. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Storey more like this
uin HL3962 more like this
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-21more like thismore than 2015-01-21
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The House of Lords Administration offers three internships: one in the Committee Office and two in the library. These posts are salaried. In addition, the Administration offers an apprenticeship in the library and up to 24 work experience placements for school students.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The House of Lords Administration does not offer any internships. The three posts erroneously identified as internships are Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) fellowships usually for PhD students, funded by the UK Research Councils, learned societies and charities. Further details of that scheme are available from the Parliamentary website: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/bicameral/post/fellowships/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/bicameral/post/fellowships/</a></ins></p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Sewel remove filter
question first answered
less than 2015-01-21T15:25:47.057Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-21T15:25:47.057Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2015-02-03T17:40:13.463Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-03T17:40:13.463Z
answering member
2124
label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
previous answer version
39538
answering member printed Lord Sewel more like this
answering member
2124
label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
tabling member
4238
label Biography information for Lord Storey more like this
170930
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-12-17more like thismore than 2014-12-17
answering body
The Lord Chairman of Committees more like this
answering dept id 200 more like this
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
hansard heading House of Lords: Catering more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask the Chairman of Committees what has been (1) the expenditure, and (2) the profit or deficit, for the years 2012–13 and 2013–14 of each catering outlet in the House of Lords. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Avebury more like this
uin HL3837 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-06more like thismore than 2015-01-06
answer text <p>The turnover, expenditure and profit or loss of each Catering and Retail Service outlet in 2012-13 and 2013-14 are set out in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Outlet</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Turnover (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Profit/loss (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peers' Dining Room</p></td><td><p>491,364</p></td><td><p>1,308,224</p></td><td><p>-816,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barry Room</p></td><td><p>238,267</p></td><td><p>498,307</p></td><td><p>-260,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Room</p></td><td><p>44,838</p></td><td><p>182,122</p></td><td><p>-137,284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>River Restaurant</p></td><td><p>257,041</p></td><td><p>689,116</p></td><td><p>-432,075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishops Bar</p></td><td><p>51,399</p></td><td><p>111,197</p></td><td><p>-59,798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peers Guest Room</p></td><td><p>59,952</p></td><td><p>56,524</p></td><td><p>3,428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lords Bar</p></td><td><p>99,612</p></td><td><p>130,914</p></td><td><p>-31,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Millbank House</p></td><td><p>90,139</p></td><td><p>205,036</p></td><td><p>-114,897</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Outlet</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Turnover (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Profit/loss (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peers' Dining Room</p></td><td><p>554,236</p></td><td><p>1,441,232</p></td><td><p>-886,996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barry Room</p></td><td><p>204,882</p></td><td><p>466,362</p></td><td><p>-261,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Room</p></td><td><p>29,503</p></td><td><p>163,502</p></td><td><p>-133,999</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>River Restaurant</p></td><td><p>258,457</p></td><td><p>703,978</p></td><td><p>-445,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishops Bar</p></td><td><p>60,090</p></td><td><p>125,399</p></td><td><p>-65,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peers Guest Room</p></td><td><p>60,045</p></td><td><p>75,335</p></td><td><p>-15,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lords Bar</p></td><td><p>106,561</p></td><td><p>102,746</p></td><td><p>3,815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Millbank House</p></td><td><p>91,430</p></td><td><p>240,236</p></td><td><p>-148,806</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Sewel remove filter
question first answered
less than 2015-01-06T14:28:32.827Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-06T14:28:32.827Z
answering member
2124
label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
tabling member
1665
label Biography information for Lord Avebury more like this
170871
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-12-16more like thismore than 2014-12-16
answering body
The Lord Chairman of Committees more like this
answering dept id 200 more like this
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
hansard heading Peers more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask the Chairman of Committees (1) how many Members of the House of Lords are over 70 years of age in each of the following categories: Conservative; Labour; Liberal Democrat; other, and (2) on average, how many Members attend the House each week. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hoyle more like this
uin HL3818 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-05more like thismore than 2015-01-05
answer text <p>There are 128 Conservative Peers, 122 Labour Peers, 45 Liberal Democrat Peers, 101 Crossbench Peers and 19 other Peers over 70 years of age.</p><p>The Administration does not collect average weekly attendance figures but the average daily attendance in this Session is 479.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Sewel remove filter
question first answered
less than 2015-01-05T12:38:40.34Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-05T12:38:40.34Z
answering member
2124
label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
tabling member
1000
label Biography information for Lord Hoyle more like this
169686
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-12-11more like thismore than 2014-12-11
answering body
The Lord Chairman of Committees more like this
answering dept id 200 more like this
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
hansard heading House of Lords: Catering more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask the Chairman of Committees what is the mechanism employed by the House of Lords to dispose of surplus food from House of Lords catering outlets. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Empey more like this
uin HL3673 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-12-17more like thismore than 2014-12-17
answer text <p>Catering and Retail Services seeks to reduce the amount of food waste generated through careful menu management and the use, where appropriate, of pre-prepared ingredients. Food waste is controlled in each outlet through reuse in other outlets. Approximately 50% of unsold prepared food products are either recycled through other outlets or reused (subject to food safety procedures). Typical examples of this include roast beef, chicken or baked ham being used for cold meat platters or as ingredients for other dishes, and vegetables being used as ingredients for soups.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated food waste generated by House of Lords outlets each month for the year 2013–14 is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total cost of waste (£)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>2,183.99</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>2,608.50</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>3,933.41</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>5,381.78</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>August/September 2013</p></td><td><p>1,775.02</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>4,370.16</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>4,507.32</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>3,545.60</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>5,416.39</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>4,787.02</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>6,359.75</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>44,868.95</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The above figures represent prepared unsold food at cost value that cannot be reused or recycled. To put this into perspective, total food waste for the period above is 4.5% of total food consumption. The highest proportion of food waste is from the cafeterias and self service outlets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Unsold food waste is either bagged or passed through a commercial waste disposal unit which extracts most of the water content, resulting in a dry mass which is bagged. The food waste is collected daily by a waste contractor and sent to a local facility for anaerobic digestion. No food waste produced in the House of Lords is sent to landfill.</p>
answering member printed Lord Sewel remove filter
grouped question UIN
HL3671 more like this
HL3672 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-12-17T17:42:38.97Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
2124
label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
tabling member
4216
label Biography information for Lord Empey more like this