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1236572

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
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: 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, how many members of House of Commons staff have roles with equality, diversity, inclusion or disability, gender, LGBT and race in their job title.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	93678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>Currently eight people in the House of Commons have job roles including these words in the title: seven in the Diversity &amp; Inclusion team and one person in HR, responsible for the disability specific workplace adjustment process.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 30/09/2020 17:30:21 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1198481

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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: 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 estimate the Commission has made of the number of additional House staff that will be required to be physically present on the Parliamentary estate to support the operation of Parliament as a result of the end of hybrid proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	52213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The House of Commons Commission is aware that up to 650 House Service and Parliamentary Digital staff may be required on site from Monday 1 June onwards. In addition to this figure there are additional passholders on the Parliamentary Estate including the Metropolitan Police and increasing numbers of construction contractors.</p><p>This increase is due to the end of hybrid proceedings, with the change in government guidance for sectors like construction also contributing to the increase.</p><p>The number provided represents staff on site over a 24-hour period.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 04/06/2020 15:39:09 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1198787

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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: 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 risk assessment the Commission has made of the effect on security staff of the House returning on 2 June 2020 without hybrid proceedings; and whether (a) PPE and (b) other equipment has been purchased for those staff to mitigate the risk of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	52086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The provision of personal protective equipment to protect against coronavirus has been guided by Public Health England. After a review, they have advised that the only work on the estate that requires face masks for protection against the coronavirus is undertaken by the occupational health team.</p><p>Aprons and face masks for use by security officers are available for the security team to wear whilst processing a person through search and screening if they wish, but they are not an essential risk control.</p><p>The House of Commons has carried out a COVID-19 risk assessment to comply with the government’s guidance on managing the risks of COVID-19 in the workplace. The results have been shared with House staff, hon. Members and other individuals who work on the Parliamentary Estate. The assessment has also been published on the Parliamentary intranet and the UK Parliament internet transparency pages.</p><p>Local task-specific risk assessments have been undertaken by individual teams and offices across the House of Commons to facilitate work activities recommencing safely on the estate. Aligned with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance, the significant findings of these risk assessments have been recorded and used to communicate and manage the risks at Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 04/06/2020 15:53:58 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1182690

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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: 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, which nationalities are represented among House of Commons staff.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	25179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>Excluding staff in the Parliamentary Digital Service, the nationalities represented among House of Commons staff are in the Table attached.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 10/03/2020 18:28:05 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart attachment 1 file name HoC-Nationalities-of-staff.pdf title Nationalities represented among HoC staff previous answer version 11399 answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1182691

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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: 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 the pay ranges are for House of Commons staff; and how many FTE equivalent staff are employed at each grade.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	25180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The House operates three separate pay structures; Senior Commons Structure (SCS, in line with Senior Civil Service grades); Catering Staff; and the remaining staff of the House (A–E grades). There is a specialist pay range within the main A–E pay structure and a separate pay structure for former Metropolitan Police staff (MPS) that transferred into the House of Commons Service in April 2016.</p><p>Details of the numbers of FTE staff employed at each grade are shown in Annex A.</p><p>Details of the pay ranges are shown in Annexes B and C.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 09/03/2020 18:42:45 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart attachment 1 file name Annex-A-C.pdf title HoC-employment-by-grade-and-pay-ranges
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine