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1676458

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2023
	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	Members and Members' Staff: Science and Statistics
	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 taking steps to help increase (a) scientific and (b) statistical literacy among (i) MPs and (ii) MPs' staff.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	uin	5915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Research and Information Team (R&amp;I) leads on much of the House’s work to support Members and their staff with their research and information needs, including those of a scientific and statistical nature.</p><p>The team provides direct statistical and scientific support to MPs and their staff through the Enquiry Service. In 2022/23, 18,000 individual Member research requests were handled across all topic areas.</p><p>The team publishes resources to help parliamentarians engage with scientific and statistical issues, including:</p><ul><li>Library briefings on <a href="https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn04446/" target="_blank">How to spot spin and inappropriate use of statistics</a> how to <a href="https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn05073/" target="_blank">design effective charts</a> and how to <a href="https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn05072/" target="_blank">design effective statistical tables</a></li><li>POST guides to common <a href="https://post.parliament.uk/research-glossary/" target="_blank">scientific research terms</a>, <a href="https://post.parliament.uk/interpreting-research-evidence/" target="_blank">interpreting scientific evidence</a>, and <a href="https://post.parliament.uk/type/resource/" target="_blank">data analysis</a></li></ul><p><br>The team provides wider statistical and scientific support to MPs and their staff through events and training. For example, in 2023 the Library hosted:</p><ul><li>A talk by the Office for National Statistics on how it measures the economy</li><li>Evidence Week in collaboration with the charity Sense About Science and in partnership with Ipsos, the UK Statistics Authority and universities and research institutions from across the UK. More than 160 MPs, Peers and staff participated.</li></ul><p><br>The Library provides courses to enhance research skills, such as a course on finding scientific content and on how to use the Library’s specialist scientific and statistical resources.</p><p>In addition to the work conducted by R&amp;I, the Members’ Services Team (which leads on general training for Members’ staff) and the Select Committee Team (which supports Committee Members) may also meet requests for scientific or statistical training, or work with R&amp;I to address the need.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 12/12/2023 13:06:37 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1676459

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2023
	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: Sanitary Products
	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 taking steps to increase access to period products on the parliamentary estate.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	uin	5916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The House of Commons Administration is committed to providing free period products across the Commons Estate. These efforts have been supported by the Administration Committee which agreed in September 2023 that an initial trial of free period products should be made permanent.</p><p>The House Administration provides a minimum of one machine supplying free period products in each outbuilding and in multiple locations across the Palace, with 27 machines in total. It is undertaking to widen this access to as many applicable toilets as possible.</p><p>Free provision is supplemented by the continuation of machines offering products to purchase, with 81 across site.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 12/12/2023 13:48:10 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1665453

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	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: Buildings
	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 buildings on the parliamentary estate are constructed with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	uin	203127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>Completed surveys have identified some elements of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the Palace of Westminster. Fifteen other areas are in the process of being assessed, 11 within the Palace and four within other buildings on the parliamentary estate.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 25/10/2023 14:42:08 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 99569 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy