Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label attachment file name title
tabling member	label

Search

1657022

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Legislation: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission is considering new initiatives to increase public trust in the parliamentary legislative process.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	196666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2023 answer text <p>The legislative programme, and its content, is the responsibility of the Government. A number of teams across the House Service, primarily the Chamber and Participation team and the Communications team, collectively provide a range of opportunities for the public to learn about the parliamentary legislative process. This includes information on the law-making process as part of public engagement events (such as community outreach sessions, teacher training, school visits to the Education Centre and tours of the Palace of Westminster) and as part of the House’s communications activity (including regular updates on legislation and procedural explainers on social media channels).</p><p>The Commission has not recently discussed new initiatives to increase public trust in the parliamentary legislative process. However, the Administration Committee has recently finished an inquiry investigating how the House of Commons Administration communicates to the public. It will be reporting its findings to the Commission in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 28/09/2023 11:03:55 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1654715

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2023
	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 Security Department: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what changes were made to the terms and conditions of security staff who were transferred from the Metropolitan Police to the Parliamentary Security Department.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	195568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The transfer of Security staff from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to the Parliamentary Security Department (PSD) was undertaken in accordance with Transfer of Undertaking Protection of Employment (TUPE) regulations. Contractual terms and conditions, along with continuity of service from the MPS, were protected at the point of transfer on 1<sup>st</sup> April 2016. These included (but were not limited to) pay, pension and holiday entitlement.</p><p>During a period of consultation for the transfer it was agreed with the trade unions that a number of terms and conditions would be adapted, meaning that they would be subject to some changes. Details of those terms that were adapted are provided in the Annex.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 04/09/2023 19:21:28 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker attachment 1 file name Annex-to-WPQ195568-PSD-Met-Police-staff-transfer-terms-and-conditions.pdf title Terms and conditions that were adapted
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654387

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2023
	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	Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many and what proportion of written parliamentary questions have been carded by the Table Office in each of the last 12 months that the House was sitting.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	195144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The IT programmes used by the Table Office do not separately record the number or proportion of questions that have been carded. The information requested could only be established by going through each of the 62,668 questions tabled in the periods specified, which would incur disproportionate expense. However, the figures for 3 July 2023, given below, are likely to be representative:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Published unamended or with style edits</p></td><td><p>233 (78% of total processed)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Published having been carded and subsequently discussed with Member/Member’s office</p></td><td><p>28 (9%)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL PUBLISHED</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>261</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carded and not yet resolved/published</p></td><td><p>23 (8%)</p></td><td><p>Of which 5 information readily available, 4 duplicate question, 14 other reason</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carded and withdrawn</p></td><td><p>12 (4%)</p></td><td><p>Of which 1 information readily available, 5 duplicate question, 6 other reason</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Withdrawn for other reasons</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL PROCESSED</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>298</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Table Office can only put on to the Order Paper questions which comply with the rules of the House. Questions substantially the same as one already tabled are not published. If a question appears to be disorderly the Member is ‘carded’: asked to discuss with the Table Office how the question might be brought within the rules. The rules regarding questions are set out at 3.22 in Erskine May, which is available online: <a href="https://erskinemay.parliament.uk/section/4942/rules-of-order-regarding-form-and-contents-of-questions" target="_blank">Rules of order regarding form and contents of questions - Erskine May - UK Parliament</a></p><p>The Table Office also provides tailored briefing and coaching in drafting questions for Members and their staff.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 04/09/2023 19:07:44 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654522

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2023
	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	Queen Elizabeth II: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission plans to publish a report on Operation Marquee.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	195292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The House of Commons Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/commons-expenditure/admin-annual-accounts/administration_annual_report_and_accounts_2022-23.pdf" target="_blank">HC 1684</a>), published on 19 July 2023, include detail on the delivery, cost and impact of the Lying in State in September 2022. In particular, pages 30-31 provide an overview of work undertaken while pages 38-39 detail the related expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 04/09/2023 09:49:14 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1653451

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2023
	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	Portcullis House: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent estimate the Commission has made of the cost of the equipment upgrades in eight rooms of Portcullis House; and what will be included in these equipment upgrades.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	194435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>Over the summer the eight rooms will receive an upgrade to:</p><p>a. Lighting</p><p>b. The controls for lighting, heating, and cooling</p><p><br>The cost of the upgrade to the eight rooms is £277,000.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 20/07/2023 14:00:32 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1653459

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2023
	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 and Members: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many people are employed by (a) the House of Commons and (b) Members of Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	194437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>As of 19 July 2023, the number of people employed by (a) the House of Commons is 3,284 and (b), the number of people employed by Members of Parliament through IPSA is 3,746.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 20/07/2023 14:17:10 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1653121

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2023
	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	New Palace Yard
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the estimated cost is of the New Palace Yard enhancements including the security upgrades, as of 14 July 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	194191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the financial information publicly as it is commercially sensitive. For security reasons we do not publish capital expenditure on security mitigating projects as providing this level of detail could enable an individual to infer the extent and nature of the works, and thus the vulnerabilities which they were intended to mitigate.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 20/07/2023 13:53:22 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1653122

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2023
	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: WiFi
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the estimated cost is of the wi-fi upgrades being made across the Parliamentary estate as of 14 July 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	194192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The House service approved the business case for a project to significantly improve Wi-Fi services across the estate in December 2022.</p><p>The Wi-Fi project will replace end-of-life hardware and upgrade services, to provide a seamless, simpler and better managed user experience for Members and staff, particularly for personal mobile devices in the form of a new Members and Staff Wi-Fi service and Guest Wi-Fi replacement for Internet Direct. This is supported by additional security and roaming service improvements, while also reducing operational overheads. Cost efficiencies are being gained by delivering this work alongside the Emergency Services Network project.</p><p>Improvements will take place across the Parliamentary Estate, prioritising Member facing areas and key areas of procedural and parliamentary business.</p><p>A breakdown of the costs per building is listed in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Building</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Palace of Westminster</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Millbank House</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14 Tothill Street</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6/7 Old Palace Yard</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Education Centre</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Estates Cost</strong></p></td><td><p>£22m</p></td><td><p>£2m</p></td><td><p>£1.8m</p></td><td><p>£0.4m</p></td><td><p>£0.7m</p></td><td><p><strong>£27m</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>While Parlimentary Digital Service (PDS) are actively managing WI-FI provisions for all parliamentary buildings, any buildings not listed in the table above do not require the same interventions and as such are outside of the scope of this main Wi-Fi Project, with any issues tackled on a case-by-case basis.</p><p>The estimated cost including the whole life cost of the Wi-Fi upgrades being made across the Parliamentary estate by the Network and Wireless Project as of 14 July 2023 is listed in the table attached.</p><p>To date the project spend is £4.8m in project delivery (including some PDS costs from FY23/24), operational costs and depreciation. Risk and optimism bias costs are not included as they have not been spent.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 20/07/2023 15:59:42 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker attachment 1 file name Costs for Wi-Fi upgrades.pdf title Costs for Wi-Fi upgrades
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1653123

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2023
	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: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the estimated outturn cost is for the flat roof upgrades to the Palace of Westminster as of 14 July 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	194193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The estimated outturn cost for the Flat Roofs Work upgrades project is £45 million. The project consists of 68 individual roof upgrades.</p><p><br>Flat Roofs Work Package 1 consists of 23 individual roof upgrades within the House of Commons area, and Flat Roofs Work Package 2 consists of 45 individual roof upgrades within both House of Commons and House of Lords areas.</p><p><br>Works in scope include:</p><ul><li>Preventing water ingress through the flat roof areas and hence preventing further degradation of the building fabric and internal finishes.</li><li>Rationalising existing fire escapes and walkways and provide safe access to the roofs for maintenance purposes e.g. guttering, roof cleaning, essential Mechanical and Engineering (M&amp;E) plant etc.</li><li>Intrusive surveys (internal / external) of all flat roofs in scope, including M&amp;E installations.</li></ul> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 20/07/2023 13:58:05 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1653124

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2023
	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	Richmond House: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the estimated cost is for the new fire doors for Richmond House, as of 14 July 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	194194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The cost for the three new fire doors is approximately £110,000. This figure includes the installation cost, including the work required to the frames and surrounding structure for the doors.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 20/07/2023 14:05:41 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown