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856917

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date	07/03/2018
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: Fairtrade Initiative
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 steps the Commission has taken to stock (a) fair trade wines and (b) other fair trade products.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	131429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Fairtrade products are sold by Catering Services across Parliament which include a variety of popular drinks and snacks labelled with the 'Fairtrade' mark or sticker on packaged products. No fair trade wines are stocked at the current time.</p><p>Catering Services recognises and supports Fair Trade Fortnight. It makes catering customers aware of Fair Trade Fortnight through promotional screens in the catering venues as well as informing people about the Fair Trade organisation through table talkers and posters across the estate in catering venues.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 15/03/2018 17:59:48 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 46741 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

776907

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date	24/10/2017
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	Anniversaries: Scotland
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 take steps to mark the 375th anniversary of the signing of the Solemn League and Covenant by both Houses of Parliament and the Scottish commissioners on 25 September 1643.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	109300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Parliament has no plans to mark the 375th anniversary of the Solemn League and Covenant. A check of Parliamentary records suggests that we have not marked such anniversaries in the past. In 2018 Parliament will celebrate the centenary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act, as well as commemorating 100 years since the end of the First World War. Parliament has a busy schedule of activities throughout 2018 to engage the public in the role of Parliament through these anniversaries.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 06/11/2017 14:12:49 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

655708

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
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: Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what discussions the Commission has had on providing hon. Members' staff based on the parliamentary estate and visitors with facilities to donate toiletries and non-perishable food to a food bank at the Palace of Westminster; whether plans are in place to provide such donation points; what facilities there are to donate surplus food from the parliamentary estate to foodbanks and other charities; and how much food was sent from the parliamentary estate to landfill in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	56880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>The Commission has had no discussions on providing facilities on the parliamentary estate for hon. Members’ staff and visitors to donate toiletries, and non-perishable food to a food bank.</p><p>We are unable to provide the proportions for the treatment of unused and uneaten food waste across the parliamentary estate as we do not separately record the amount of such waste entering the general waste stream.</p><p>All catering food waste segregated at the kitchens and food preparation areas is recovered or recycled; and no general office or catering waste from Parliament is sent to landfill.</p><p>The majority of food waste generated by the House of Commons is not fit for human consumption. A very minimal amount of edible food will end up as waste due to the controls in place to prevent this. Even if a minimal amount of edible food could be recovered, it is also a legal requirement that this food meets strict hygiene standards even upon donation, which cannot be guaranteed once it leaves the premises.</p><p>Working closely with the Maintenance and Environment teams, Catering Services have removed approximately 152 tonnes of organic waste from the general waste stream from August 2015 to July 2016. This is an increase of 30% from the first full year of the scheme.</p><p>There are no plans for HoC Catering Services to look at alternative ways of recycling food, i.e. as donations.</p><p>Westminster Chapel, telephone number 020 7834 1731, hosts the nearest food bank: The Westminster Foodbank, Westminster Chapel, Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6BS. Its opening hours and information about its work can be found at <a href="http://www.westminsterchapel.org.uk/ministries/foodbank/" target="_blank">http://www.westminsterchapel.org.uk/ministries/foodbank/</a>. The website has a comprehensive list of food items acceptable for donation.</p><p>Local charity shops may accept toiletries which are sealed, or clearly new and unused, but it would be advisable to check with them first.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 11/01/2017 12:30:27 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 26474 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

62353

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster
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, what the cost to date has been of the contract for the Independent Assessment of Options to Take Forward a Restoration and Renewal Programme for the Palace of Westminster awarded to Deloitte Real Estate and AECOM together with HOK in December 2013.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	201103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2014 answer text <p>The full cost of the Independent Options Appraisal is expected to be £2,423K, including VAT. The cost incurred to 18 June 2014 was £2,213K, including VAT and a sum accrued but not yet invoiced. The cost is shared 60:40 between the House of Commons and the House of Lords.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 20/06/2014 11:39:42 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick