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1717143

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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: Food
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 House of Commons' policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens and restaurants.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The House of Commons complies with UK legislative standards when procuring food and drinks from suppliers. Its procurement approach supports and where possible prioritises the purchase of food and drink produced in Britain. For example:</p><ul><li>The Strangers’ Bar offers Members the opportunity to request that a specific cask ale from an independent, regional brewer from their constituency be offered for sale.</li><li>As much as possible, most fresh products purchased by Catering Services are sourced within the UK. This includes meat, poultry, dairy, bread, eggs and most fruit and vegetables (when in season). Bought-in sandwiches use British chicken and cheese boards feature only British cheese. Milk is sourced locally from a British dairy.</li><li>There is a mandatory inclusion of wines from England and Wales on wine lists.</li><li>Speciality cakes and dairy ice cream are only UK-made.</li><li>Bottled water is from British source.</li><li>Promotional activity in catering outlets highlights British food by showcasing a rolling programme of regional goods.</li></ul><p><br>Certain regulations, such as the Government’s Procurement Policy Note of December 2020 and increased use of the UK-based Catering Framework, have allowed for additional freedom for spend on goods and services below certain price thresholds. Within the limits of these regulations, the House where possible seeks to hold competitions which only target producers within the UK.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 16/05/2024 16:38:33 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1716869

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
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: LGBT+ People
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 cost to Parliament was of (a) events, (b) activities, (c) merchandise and (d) other associated costs relating to Pride Month 2023.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>In 2023, in support of LGBT+ people in Parliament, the House Administration approved a request from ParliOut to spend £375.00 for 50 Pride registration spaces, £439.20 for Pride T-shirts, and £62.93 for Pride flags. Any interested passholders can participate, including Members of both Houses, their staff and staff of both Houses.</p><p>Supporting members of the House Administration who wish to participate in Pride is a way the Administration demonstrates its commitment to one of its four values: inclusion.</p><p>ParliOut is the workplace equality network (WEN) for LGBT+ people in Parliament. As the networks are bicameral, their expenditure is split 70% by the House of Commons and 30% by the House of Lords.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 15/05/2024 11:00:00 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1716927

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
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: Telephone Systems
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, for what reason the Polycom phone system malfunctioned on 9 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	25405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>I am sorry that the right hon. Member and all colleagues continue to experience inconvenience in telephony services which are currently below standard. The latest issue with handsets underlines the need for the solution which the Parliamentary Digital Service is implementing later this year.</p><p>Polycom devices need to communicate with an external supplier to register the device and make/receive calls. Each device communicates with one of two external servers. One of the servers experienced issues on Thursday 9 May and any device that attempted to connect to this server was impacted by the outage. Polycom phones communicating with the working server did not experience an outage.</p><p>The first report the Digital Service received of handsets not working was at 12.13pm on Thursday 9 May. The team declared a major incident shortly afterwards and service was restored at 9.46am on 10 May.</p><p>The Voice Programme is upgrading and replacing the existing telephony infrastructure and when implemented, handsets will have 99.999% reliability of connecting.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 15/05/2024 14:11:41 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

1716550

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	All-party Parliamentary Groups: National Security
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 steps the Commission is taking to ensure that secretariats of All-Party Parliamentary Groups do not pass sensitive information to foreign governments.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	25197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Commission does not control or regulate All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).</p><p>The rules for APPGs are approved by the House. The <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/pcfs/all-party-groups/rules/guide-to-the-rules-sep-2023.pdf" target="_blank">Guide to the APPG Rules</a> by the Committee on Standards makes clear that each group’s Chair and Registered Contact is responsible for ensuring that if any person or organisation provides a secretariat or support service, that person or organisation is aware of and complies with the rules of the House. Members of the House are subject to the provision in the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament that “Members must only use information which they have received in confidence in the course of their parliamentary activities in connection with those activities, and never for other purposes”.</p><p>The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards may investigate allegations of a breach of the Code of Conduct and the associated APPG Rules, and he may report to the Committee on Standards any findings from such an investigation.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 15/05/2024 14:16:26 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 33835 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1716551

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	All-party Parliamentary Groups: National Security
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, with reference to paragraph 8 of the Eighth Report of Session 2022-23 of the Committee on Standards, All-Party Parliamentary Groups: final proposals, HC 228, published on 5 April 2023, what steps the Commission is taking to tackle the risk of improper (a) access and (b) influence by foreign actors through APPGs.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	25198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Commission does not control or regulate All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).</p><p>The Committee on Standards put forward recommendations which were approved by the House on 19 July 2023. These included the following provisions which are now contained within the APPG rules:</p><p>a) groups are not permitted to have a secretariat either provided or funded by a foreign government.</p><p>b) a group’s officers must undertake due diligence as to whether a foreign government is the eventual funder of a secretariat or other benefit. If a group receives a benefit (other than a secretariat) from a foreign government, this is permissible but must be registered.</p><p>c) for groups receiving over £1500 in benefits in a calendar year, the group shall publish an annual report explaining its work and a due diligence statement in relation to foreign government funding.</p><p>As the Committee recommended, the Parliamentary Security Department and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards on 20 September 2023 issued guidance on due diligence. That guidance was emailed to all APPG Chairs and is available here: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/apg/rules-on-appgs/" target="_blank">Guide to the rules on All-Party Parliamentary Groups - UK Parliament</a></p><p>There is no ban on the receipt of benefits from foreign governments, but such benefits must be registered.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker grouped question UIN 25199 question first answered 15/05/2024 14:22:52 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 33836 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1716552

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	All-party Parliamentary Groups: National Security
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, with reference to paragraph 17 of the Eighth Report of Session 2022-23 of the Committee on Standards, All-Party Parliamentary Groups: final proposals, HC 228, published on 5 April 2023, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure that Secretariats of APPGs (a) are not funded by and (b) do not receive benefits from foreign governments.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	25199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Commission does not control or regulate All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).</p><p>The Committee on Standards put forward recommendations which were approved by the House on 19 July 2023. These included the following provisions which are now contained within the APPG rules:</p><p>a) groups are not permitted to have a secretariat either provided or funded by a foreign government.</p><p>b) a group’s officers must undertake due diligence as to whether a foreign government is the eventual funder of a secretariat or other benefit. If a group receives a benefit (other than a secretariat) from a foreign government, this is permissible but must be registered.</p><p>c) for groups receiving over £1500 in benefits in a calendar year, the group shall publish an annual report explaining its work and a due diligence statement in relation to foreign government funding.</p><p>As the Committee recommended, the Parliamentary Security Department and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards on 20 September 2023 issued guidance on due diligence. That guidance was emailed to all APPG Chairs and is available here: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/apg/rules-on-appgs/" target="_blank">Guide to the rules on All-Party Parliamentary Groups - UK Parliament</a></p><p>There is no ban on the receipt of benefits from foreign governments, but such benefits must be registered.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker grouped question UIN 25198 question first answered 15/05/2024 14:22:52 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 33837 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1716553

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	All-party Parliamentary Groups: Diplomatic Service
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, if the Commission will make it its policy that former Ambassadors and High Commissioners may not work in the Secretariats of APPGs on countries to which they were accredited.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	25200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Commission does not control or regulate All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).</p><p>The Committee on Standards put forward recommendations which were approved by the House on 19 July 2023. This included the provision that groups are not permitted to have a secretariat either provided or funded by a foreign government. The Committee made no recommendations about the role of former Ambassadors or High Commissioners.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 15/05/2024 14:24:54 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 33838 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1714534

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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 hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2024 to Question 22724 on Parliamentary Estate: Security, if the Commission will publish a breakdown of the (a) 4,132 staff and (b) 4,236 contractors with valid security passes by (i) profession and (ii) Department.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	24032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>It is not possible to breakdown passholder data by profession, but we are able to segregate the data by Department at the time of application. The pass issuing system is not an HR system so the data will never accurately reflect payroll due to the frequency of staff moving between Departments.</p><p>It should be noted that not all staff and contractors who hold passes work on the Parliamentary Estate full time, and that contractors in particular may only hold a pass for a limited time period and/or for limited buildings in accordance with business need.</p><p>The following data is a snapshot of staff of both Houses and contractors broken down by Department, from 30 April 2024:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Commons and Bicameral Staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pass Count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chamber and Participation</p></td><td><p>570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary Digital Service</p></td><td><p>537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Security</p></td><td><p>491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Customer Experience and Service Delivery</p></td><td><p>416</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Select Committee Team</p></td><td><p>298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic Estates</p></td><td><p>308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Research and Information</p></td><td><p>219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary Maintenance Department</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance Portfolio and Performance</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>People and Culture</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office of the Executive</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Governance Office</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Restoration and Renewal Client Team</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Speakers Office</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent Complaints and Grievance</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3404</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>House of Lords</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pass Count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>705</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contractors</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>794</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Detailed data for the House of Lords Administration has not been included as it is a separate organisation.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Delivery Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pass Count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff*</p></td><td><p>184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contractors</p></td><td><p>256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>440</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Listed in <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-19/22724" target="_blank">Answer of 26 April 2024 to Question 22724</a> under category ‘(g) any other category’</p><p> </p><p>All other contractors</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sponsor</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pass Count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic Estates</p></td><td><p>2500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary Maintenance Department</p></td><td><p>710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Customer Experience and Service Delivery</p></td><td><p>285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary Digital Service</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chamber and Participation</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outside Organisations</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Security</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>People and Culture</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Research and Information</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Select Committee Team</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Restoration and Renewal Client Team</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance Portfolio and Performance</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Governance Office</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office of the Executive</p></td><td><p>Fewer than five*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent Complaints and Grievance</p></td><td><p>Fewer than five</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Speaker’s Office**</p></td><td><p>Fewer than five</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4051</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Some numbers have been withheld owing to the low numbers of individuals involved (fewer than five), and disclosing this data may make it possible for individuals to be identified.</p><p>** The Speaker directly sponsors passes for Members of the Armed Forces doing secondments and UK representatives of overseas territories. These positions are not funded by the House of Commons and total 18 passes.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 08/05/2024 11:00:00 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 32290 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1702497

registered interest
date	19/04/2024
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: 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, how much the recent refurbishment of the reception in Richmond House cost.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	22722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>A new desk was installed in Richmond House reception in April 2024. The desk was supplied and fitted for £9,974.50 excluding VAT.</p><p>The reception desk is made to accommodate three members of staff and is fully portable so it can be used elsewhere on the Estate if needed.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 24/04/2024 11:21:59 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1702499

registered interest
date	19/04/2024
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 hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many security passes are valid for use on the Parliamentary Estate by (a) MPs, Peers and their staff; (b) staff supporting Parliamentary activities in each House, (c) staff supporting non-Parliamentary activities, (d) security guards; (e) police officers; (f) contractors and (g) any other category.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	22724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>A breakdown of pass data is available, however the categories used do not match up exactly with the categories specified. This is because the House regards every member of the Administration as supporting parliamentary activities, whether directly or indirectly.</p><p>The number of passes on issue changes constantly, so the following represents a snapshot of data recorded on 17 April 2024:</p><p>(a) MPs, Peers and their staff</p><ul><li>MPs: 648</li><li>Peers: 842</li><li>MPs’ staff: 1,987</li><li>Peers’ staff: 345</li></ul><p> </p><p><br>(b) (c) and (d) Staff in both Houses</p><ul><li>House of Commons, House of Lords, and Parliamentary Digital Service: 4,132</li></ul><p><br>(e) police officers</p><ul><li>Metropolitan Police staff including police officers: 608</li></ul><p> </p><p><br>(f) contractors</p><ul><li>Contractors: 4,236</li></ul><p> </p><p><br>(g) any other category</p><ul><li>Former MPs: 329</li><li>Retired Peers: 58</li><li>Political parties and whips: 200</li><li>Partners of MPs/Peers and residents: 765</li><li>Civil servants: 1,793</li><li>Media: 492</li><li>Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority: 184</li><li>Other: 165</li></ul> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 26/04/2024 15:04:59 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey