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1003726

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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: Bullying
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 live investigations there are under the Independent Complaints and Grievance scheme against members of House staff that relate to allegations made after July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	189836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>As at 30 September 2018, the total number of live investigations undertaken by the Independent Investigation Services was fewer than five (the actual number has been withheld to reduce chances of individuals being identified). This relates to all potential respondents under the Scheme including complaints against members of House staff.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 22/11/2018 12:06:12 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1003727

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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: Bullying
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 live investigations there are under the Independent Complaints and Grievance scheme against hon Members that relate to allegations made after July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	189837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>As at 30 September 2018, the total number of live investigations undertaken by the Independent Investigation Services was fewer than five (the actual number has been withheld to reduce chances of individuals being identified). This relates to all potential respondents under the Scheme including complaints against hon. Members.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 22/11/2018 12:08:39 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1003728

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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: Bullying
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 investigations have been completed following complaints under the Independent Complaints and grievance scheme against members of House staff that relate to allegations after July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	189838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>As at 30 September 2018, the total number of completed investigations undertaken by the Independent Investigation Services was fewer than five (the actual number has been withheld to reduce chances of individuals being identified). This relates to all potential respondents under the Scheme including complaints against members of House staff.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 22/11/2018 12:11:53 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1002736

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
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	Parliamentary Estate: Breastfeeding
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 provision is made on the Parliamentary estate to (a) provide private spaces for expressing milk or feeding and (b) otherwise support breastfeeding mothers on their return to work.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	188756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The House of Commons provides private spaces for expressing milk or feeding in two publicly accessible areas in the Palace of Westminster. The baby care room is located on the Upper Committee Corridor and the Health and Wellbeing space is off the Lower Waiting Hall; the Lower Waiting Hall space is available with agreement from the practice nurse if it is not being used for a medical emergency.</p><p>In addition, Commons passholders may access the first aid rooms for expressing milk or feeding by contacting the reception teams in the following buildings:</p><p>• Portcullis House</p><p>• 1 Parliament Street</p><p>• Richmond House</p><p>• Norman Shaw South</p><p> </p><p>Tothill Street has a baby care room on the 5th floor.</p><p>For House of Commons and Parliamentary Digital Service staff, line managers are expected to regularly monitor the working arrangements of an expectant mother or new parent both throughout pregnancy and if the member of staff returns to work within six months after the birth or while feeding.</p><p>Parents of young children returning to work may make a request for flexible working on either a temporary or permanent basis. Examples of flexible working include part-time working and working from home.</p><p>The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) can provide practical advice and guidance as well as counselling and support on a broad range of issues including family issues and childcare support. From 1 November employees of the House of Commons, PDS and House of Lords, have been able to access this service alongside Members of both Houses and their staff.</p><p>Further support to families is also available via &quot;My Family Care&quot; which provides a range of practical tools and resources to support parents. The House also provides a workplace nursery and users of the House of Commons nursery also have access to the expressing and feeding facilities in the nursery based in 1 Parliament Street.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 16/11/2018 17:51:53 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

997882

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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: Bullying
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, with reference to the letter from the Chief Executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission to the Clerk of the House of 19 March 2018 on Newsnight report into bullying and harassment, if the Commission will publish the response to that letter; and what information was provided to the Equality and Human Rights Commission in response to the questions listed at the end of that letter.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
uin	185545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Clerk of the House replied to the letter from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on 23 March 2018. A copy of that reply has already been sent to the Women and Equalities Committee and has been placed in the Library.</p><p>The letter from the Equality and Human Rights Commission listed a number of matters they wished to discuss at a meeting. These were discussed at a meeting on 23 April 2018.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 05/11/2018 10:46:15 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

993565

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
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 Commission: Universal Credit
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 estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of staff employed in the House of Commons that are in receipt of universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	182817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>As universal credit is paid directly to claimants, no data is held on the number or proportion of staff employed by the House of Commons who are in receipt of it.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 30/10/2018 11:51:21 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

972292

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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	Members' Staff: Females
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 the Commission has had discussions with the Minister for Women and Equalities on increasing the proportion of women employed as parliamentary researchers by hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	173954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Commission has no remit in relation to employees of Members of Parliament. It has therefore had no discussions with the Minister for Women and Equalities on increasing the proportion of Members’ parliamentary researchers who are women.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 09/10/2018 11:50:07 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

971469

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
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	Parliamentary Estate: Repairs and Maintenance
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 the cost to the public purse has been of emergency repairs on the parliamentary estate in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	172587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>In this answer, we define emergency repairs as reactive maintenance. Planned and preventative maintenance (PPM) are preventative measures to help negate emergency repairs. Reactive maintenance relates to approximately 30,000 annual calls for day to day repairs, such as lighting and heating issues, sticking doors, and worn carpet. Planned and preventative maintenance relates to a mix of planned statutory maintenance, such as testing of lifts and fire alarms, and preventative maintenance, such as servicing of heating systems or catering equipment etc.</p><p>In addition, much work is underway across the Parliamentary Estate to keep our buildings operational. Our focus through these ongoing projects, is to provide a safe working environment, while making sure that the work of Parliament can continue without interruption. The cost of these repairs on the parliamentary estate in each year since 2010 has been:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reactive Maintenance</p></td><td><p>2,891.3</p></td><td><p>2,571.3</p></td><td><p>2,244.9</p></td><td><p>2,124.8</p></td><td><p>1,718.8</p></td><td><p>1,732.7</p></td><td><p>1,779.0</p></td><td><p>2,535.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Planned Maintenance<br> (PPM)</p></td><td><p>6,413.9</p></td><td><p>7,017.1</p></td><td><p>6,703.8</p></td><td><p>6,291.0</p></td><td><p>6,401.2</p></td><td><p>6,669.1</p></td><td><p>6,555.1</p></td><td><p>5,746.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor Maintenance<br> Works</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2,715.1</p></td><td><p>3,684.2</p></td><td><p>4,698.2</p></td><td><p>11,468.0</p></td><td><p>7,294.1</p></td><td><p>9,524.1</p></td><td><p>4,044.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Large Maintenance<br> works</p></td><td><p>11,547.6</p></td><td><p>27,087.3</p></td><td><p>25,000.0</p></td><td><p>33,000.0</p></td><td><p>44,000.0</p></td><td><p>64,000.0</p></td><td><p>83,000.0</p></td><td><p>114,000.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Subtotal </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,852.8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>39,390.8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>37,632.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46,114.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63,588.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>79,695.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100,858.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>126,327.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff to deliver the<br> above</p></td><td><p>7,729.4</p></td><td><p>7,866.8</p></td><td><p>7,942.2</p></td><td><p>8,936.4</p></td><td><p>8,179.2</p></td><td><p>8,179.3</p></td><td><p>8,043.2</p></td><td><p>8,064.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28,582.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>47,257.6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>45,575.1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>55,050.4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>71,767.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>87,875.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>108,901.4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>134,391.6</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I would be happy to arrange for the hon. Member to meet with officials to discuss this matter further if that is desired.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 01/11/2018 11:31:13 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

969515

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
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	Parliamentary Estate: Personal Injury
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 personal injury claims were made relating to incidents on the parliamentary estate in each of the last ten years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	171683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2018 answer text <p>The following number of personal injury claims have been dealt with on behalf of the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><br> Court claims issued</p></td><td><p><br> Claims settled without court proceedings</p></td><td><p><br> Liability denied, no further action</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> 2009</p></td><td><p><br> nil</p></td><td><p><br> 1</p></td><td><p><br> 6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> 2010</p></td><td><p><br> nil</p></td><td><p><br> nil</p></td><td><p><br> 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> 2011</p></td><td><p><br> 2</p></td><td><p><br> nil</p></td><td><p><br> 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> 2012</p></td><td><p><br> 1</p></td><td><p><br> nil</p></td><td><p><br> 4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> 2013</p></td><td><p><br> 1</p></td><td><p><br> 1</p></td><td><p><br> 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> 2014</p></td><td><p><br> 1</p></td><td><p><br> 2</p></td><td><p><br> 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> 2015</p></td><td><p><br> nil</p></td><td><p><br> 1</p></td><td><p><br> 2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> 2016</p></td><td><p><br> 2</p></td><td><p><br> nil</p></td><td><p><br> 2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> 2017</p></td><td><p><br> nil</p></td><td><p><br> 1</p></td><td><p><br> 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> 2018</p></td><td colspan="3"><p><br> To date: 3 ongoing cases, no court proceedings</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 28/09/2018 17:00:50 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

943824

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	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, whether the Commission holds information on the number of security passes to access the Parliamentary estate held by (a) males and (b) females working for hon. Members as Parliamentary Assistants or Researchers.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	165458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>As at 19 July 2018, the Pass Office database showed that 782 security passes were held by male researchers, and 512 security passes were held by female researchers. Parliamentary Assistant is not a category on the pass application.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 24/07/2018 11:09:29 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham