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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-16more like thismore than 2024-04-16
answering body
House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept id 18 remove filter
answering dept short name House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept sort name House of Commons Commission more like this
hansard heading House of Commons: Telephone Systems remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the level of performance of the Polycom phone system. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley more like this
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John Spellar more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-26more like thismore than 2024-04-26
answer text <p>The performance of the current telephony system is not good enough and is falling short of reasonable expectation. The Parliamentary Digital Service is working hard with our suppliers and technology partners to bring the level of service up to an acceptable standard. A new solution has been procured and will be implemented later this year. I apologise to the right hon. Member and all colleagues for the inconvenience they are experiencing.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Broxbourne more like this
answering member printed Sir Charles Walker more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-26T15:18:15.107Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-26T15:18:15.107Z
answering member
1493
label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker more like this
tabling member
318
label Biography information for John Spellar more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-21more like thismore than 2023-11-21
answering body
House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept id 18 remove filter
answering dept short name House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept sort name House of Commons Commission more like this
hansard heading House of Commons: Telephone Systems remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the adequacy of the telephony system on the parliamentary estate. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley more like this
tabling member printed
John Spellar more like this
uin 2756 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-27more like thismore than 2023-11-27
answer text <p>The telephone system on the parliamentary estate is the subject of a transformative programme called the Voice Programme, and a new telephony system is due to be implemented in 2024. Modernisation of the telephony system to full Voice Over Internet Protocol is also required in preparation for the decommissioning of the analogue service provided through the Public Switched Network.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Broxbourne more like this
answering member printed Sir Charles Walker more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-27T18:37:29.34Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-27T18:37:29.34Z
answering member
1493
label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker more like this
tabling member
318
label Biography information for John Spellar more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-02-27more like thismore than 2019-02-27
answering body
House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept id 18 remove filter
answering dept short name House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept sort name House of Commons Commission more like this
hansard heading House of Commons: Telephone Systems remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate the Commission has made of the cost to the House of the recent installation of new phone systems in the House of Commons. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
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Keith Vaz more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-12more like thismore than 2019-03-12
answer text <p>Parliament’s telephone system was installed in 1985 and – like much of the Palace of Westminster’s core infrastructure – is at the end of its supported life; at significant risk of failure; and growing increasingly difficult to support. Replacement parts for the system are no longer made and the organisation has been buying second hand parts for the last ten years. There are no longer providers in the market place that support the corresponding software. If our legacy system were to fail we could not reliably restore the service.</p><p>Given this situation, a project was initiated in 2014 to examine the options to replace our legacy telephone system, whilst also meeting the needs of Parliament’s mobile workforce and the impending estates challenges associated with the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster. That project identified Skype for Business as the most suitable solution to meet these needs.</p><p>The total implementation cost for rolling out the system across Parliament (House of Commons and House of Lords Members and the Administrations) to February 2019 is £3.9 million (revenue) and £1.4 million (capital). It is forecast to spend in total £5.5 million (revenue) and £1.5 million (capital). The total revenue cost per user is £611 and the total capital cost is £166 per user. The cost is shared between the House of Commons and the House of Lords on a 70%:30% ratio.</p>
answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington more like this
answering member printed Tom Brake more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-03-12T12:05:36.827Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-12T12:05:36.827Z
answering member
151
label Biography information for Tom Brake more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this