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date	20/07/2020
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure that Parliamentary staff are protected in the event that they raise health and safety concerns.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	76665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The health and safety of all those who work for, or visit the House, continues to be a key priority of the House of Commons Commission. This has included the creation of a safety and security at work module, covering health and safety and the routes to raise concerns, mandatory training which all Parliamentary staff are required to complete on an annual basis.</p><p>Staff are actively encouraged to report safety queries or concerns through their line manager, safety coordinator, a trade union safety representative or one of the safety advisers in the Parliamentary Safety Team.</p><p>All passholders on the estate are expected to follow the behaviour code, which are designed to protect and support all those on the estate. Should a member of staff have concerns that this would not be the case a fully independent process exists for raising safety concerns through the whistleblowing policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 01/09/2020 16:22:54 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1199990

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission has made an assessment of whether the House of Commons is exempt from workplace health and safety legislation due to Parliamentary privilege.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	54090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>Under Parliamentary privilege each House of Parliament regulates its own affairs; this includes the application of health and safety legislation. However, Parliament has also undertaken to apply the requirements of health and safety legislation and has made a commitment in the Health and Safety Policy to comply with legislation as if it applied to both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 08/06/2020 20:29:44 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1199991

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Office for National Statistics report of 11 May 2020, Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by occupation, England and Wales, what assessment the Commission has made of the level of potential risk to parliamentary security and cleaning staff.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	54091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Commission is aware of the current evidence which shows that those from a BAME background and those who are older have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, with specific underlying conditions further increasing the risk of severe illness. The House service has a clear policy that all staff who are not business-critical do not come on to the estate; persons who are vulnerable and/or shielding are instructed to work from home. This policy applies to all staff, not just those in the security or cleaning teams.</p><p>The report issued by the Office for National Statistics discusses research findings; the Commission will review the potential risk to parliamentary security and cleaning staff as soon as the recommendations for the actions expected of a reasonable employer are issued by Public Health England, the Health and Safety Executive or other similar body.</p><p>In the interim, local and corporate Equality Impact Assessments have been carried out and measures introduced where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 08/06/2020 20:37:06 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1199992

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Office for National Statistics report of 11 May 2020, Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by occupation, England and Wales, whether risk assessments of the Parliamentary estate have incorporated input from the PCS union, which represents Parliamentary security and cleaning staff.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	54092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The House authorities have met with representatives of the Trades Unions (including PCS) for staff in the House of Commons and PDS formally at least three times per week since the beginning of March, and with representatives of Members’ and Peers’ Staff Association (MAPSA) and Unite as representatives of Members’ staff.</p><p>All trades unions recognised by the House were provided with the opportunity to comment on the Covid-19 risk assessments.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 08/06/2020 20:49:33 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris