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1038958

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent assessment the Commission has made of the efficiency of call-handling procedures in the House of Commons Pass Office.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	207164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Pass Office recently introduced a Netcall telephone management system in order to monitor calls. In general, this shows that the Pass Office is receiving an increased volume of calls. This reflects a 17% increase in the number of pass applications, from 10,849 in 2017 to 12,940 in 2018. In particular, the Pass Office experienced a large increase in calls following the Christmas break. This coincided with a period when the Pass Office was suffering from staff shortages. While this is now being addressed, it has meant that the office currently has fewer people dedicated to responding to calls, as the back-office team also perform duties such as processing security clearance applications.</p><p>The Pass Office is keen to ensure good customer service. As calls to the Pass Office are often to check on the status of applications, callers are being advised to email the Pass Office with the relevant information. This is so that Pass Office staff can then respond more effectively and swiftly to these enquiries. The Pass Office encourages e-mail enquiries as the best way customers can get a quick update on the status of an application.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 17/01/2019 20:05:34 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1052355

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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: Heating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will make an assessment of the merits of supplementary heating in the Library Corridor so that the officers of the House standing there are kept warm.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	215109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The welfare of our staff is of course our principal concern. Whilst the issue of supplementary heating has not been raised by any of the Doorkeepers through the usual management channels, I can confirm that the situation has already been assessed and a simple solution, involving the closing of a fire door, has been identified, which will be implemented immediately, subject to consultation with the fire safety team. In addition, the high level windows in library corridor, which had been contributing to a cold draught in the corridor, have now all been closed.<br></p><p>The Doorkeepers are on post for a maximum of 30 minutes at a time, and the post is rotated daily between a team of 11 Doorkeepers, so the team should find that the proposed solution will deliver immediate benefits to their working environment.<br></p><p>The Library Corridor is not presently heated. It is lined on both sides with bookcases which means there is nowhere to install any radiators, and the pipework to do so currently does not exist.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 13/02/2019 19:03:18 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1123719

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	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: Cleaning Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many times on average on a working day each bathroom or lavatory was cleaned in Portcullis House in (a) 2019 and (b) 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	248591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>All bathrooms and lavatories in Portcullis House are cleaned overnight, Monday to Friday.</p><p>In addition to the overnight clean each bathroom or lavatory has a minimum of two to a maximum of nine janitorial visits per day in high footfall areas such as the Atrium and 1st floors of Portcullis House, Monday to Friday.</p><p>We do not have data available for 2009.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 02/05/2019 16:20:49 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1133249

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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' Staff: General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether Members' staff can (a) register with and (b) access an on-site medical doctor.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	266763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Members’ staff cannot register with nor access an on-site medical doctor as there are none on-site. There are occupational health physicians who work within the Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing Service (PHWS) via a contract with Guys and St Thomas’ hospital. Managers can refer their staff to PHWS for advice and support if they feel that their health is being affected by their work. Members of Parliament can seek occupational health advice for their staff via the Members HR advisory service.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 02/07/2019 16:19:30 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 125150 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

223668

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	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	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will seek information from contractors operating on the parliamentary estate on how many of their workers are employed on a zero-hours contract.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	225489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The House does not routinely collect this information from contractors operating on the parliamentary estate and has no plans to do so. The House is committed to offering guaranteed minimum hours contracts to all directly-employed staff on call-off (zero hours) contracts and has completed a process of offering guaranteed minimum hours contracts to all affected staff.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 02/03/2015 16:17:31 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

227175

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	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	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2015 to Question 225489, if the Commission will make it its policy to collect information from contractors operating on the parliamentary estate on how many of their workers are employed on a zero-hours contract.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	227405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>As I indicated in my answer, the House does not routinely collect this information from contractors operating on the parliamentary estate and has no plans to do so. The House is committed to offering guaranteed minimum hours contracts to all directly-employed staff on call-off (zero hours) contracts and has completed a process of offering guaranteed minimum hours contracts to all affected staff.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 17/03/2015 12:54:48 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

381541

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	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: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Mole Valley representing the House of Commons Commission, how many apprenticeships are available on the parliamentary estate.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	2747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text The House Service runs an apprenticeship scheme that offers 10 placements each year. The scheme was launched in 2013. Apprentices complete a 12-month placement, studying to NVQ levels 2 or 3. The first cohort of 10 apprentices studied and completed an NVQ in Business Administration, and all 10 secured jobs at the end of their apprenticeship with the House Service. The second cohort started in September 2014, with one studying for a Professional Cookery level 3 qualification. The House of Commons does not hold definitive information about the number of apprentices working for contractors on the estate. However, there are at least 13 apprentices currently working on the estate who are employed by contractors. answering member constituency Mole Valley answering member printed Sir Paul Beresford question first answered 22/06/2015 14:20:05 answering member 103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

385977

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2015
	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: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Mole Valley representing the House of Commons Commission, whether all contractors supplying a service to the House have now been signed up as living wage employers.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	4404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>We can confirm that all contractors and their sub-contractors providing services to the House have agreed to pay the living wage or London living wage to those of their staff working on contracts for the House. Payment of the living wage or London living wage is included within our Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract.</p> answering member constituency Mole Valley answering member printed Sir Paul Beresford question first answered 01/07/2015 10:17:45 answering member 103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

420225

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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: Fire Alarms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, how many fire alarms in Portcullis House in the last 12 months (a) resulted from fires and (b) were false alarms.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	11015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Since October 2014 there has been one fire alarm in Portcullis House caused by a fire. There have been six false alarms: two of which were manual call point actuations and four caused by equipment defects or the inadvertent interruption of detector beams.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 19/10/2015 15:29:15 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

44795

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many fire alarms have sounded in Portcullis House in the last 12 months; on how many of these occasions the London Fire Brigade arrived to attend a fire; and on how many of these occasions the London Fire Brigade discovered a fire.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	193305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>There have been three fire alarms resulting in evacuations from Portcullis House in the last 12 months. One of these alarms, on 24<sup>th </sup>March 2014, led to the attendance of the London Fire Brigade. On this occasion the alarm was triggered by a heat detector following the overheating of a grill in the Lower Ground Kitchens as well as the triggering of a manual call point. No fire was discovered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead