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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

865188

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
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: Catering
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, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2018 to Question 131599 on House of Commons: Catering, what guidance is available to customers who wish to pay a (a) tip and (b) gratuity to House of Commons catering staff by (i) cash and (ii) debit or credit card; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	133055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>On all dining room bills and menus the following information is written:</p><blockquote><p>‘Tips given in cash are shared amongst all front of house staff, tips given on credit cards are distributed to permanent front of house staff’</p></blockquote><p>When paying by debit or credit card only, the payment handheld machine will ask if the customer wishes to pay a tip or gratuity, yes or no.</p><p>The facility for paying tips or gratuities is only available in dining rooms and bars.</p><p>There is no facility to be able to pay for a tip or gratuity in most cafeterias or café bars. This is due to these venues being deemed as self-help although tip boxes are available for customers to give tips in some venues and this is shared amongst the staff.</p><p>On all banqueting events a 12.5% service charge on room hire and food and beverage spend is applied and distributed to staff via their monthly pay.</p><p>Catering staff have been made aware of these arrangements to help inform customers.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 21/03/2018 16:35:48 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

865190

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
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: Catering
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, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2018 to Question 131599 on House of Commons: Catering, how long a House of Commons catering staff member has to wait to receive a (a) tip and (b) gratuity from a customer using a bank card; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	133057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Catering Staff receive their tip or gratuity from a customer using a bank card within 4–6 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 21/03/2018 16:37:22 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

865191

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
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: Catering
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, further to the Answer of 14 March 2018 to Question 131599, on House of Commons: Catering, what (a) policies and (b) procedures are in place to ensure House of Commons catering services staff are paid any (i) tips and (ii) gratuities from a paying customer; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	133058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Catering Service ensures that all tips and gratuities given to staff are paid to staff.</p><p>Payments from tips and gratuities are administered in the following way.</p><ul><li>Currently, tips and gratuities given by customers are distributed between directly employed front-of-house staff in all catering venues.</li><li>Where a gratuity is given by card or on account these payments are collated and recorded centrally and then the value of each tip distributed between the relevant named staff members each month. Managers currently have an element of discretion in this process. Cash tips are treated separately in each venue and distributed amongst the team at the discretion of the venue manager.</li><li>The terms for agency staff are different. They do not receive gratuities given by card or on account, though they may receive cash tips at the discretion of the venue manager, because payments are made on a monthly basis using the PAYE system. Distributing small sums between agency staff, who are not paid directly by the House and may only work one shift during the month, would be administratively burdensome.</li></ul> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 21/03/2018 16:42:06 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

857087

registered interest
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: Catering
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 takes to ensure all hospitality establishments on the Parliamentary Estate comply with (a) consumer protection regulations and (b) employment legislation in respect of tipping and gratuities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	131599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Commission is responsible only for House of Commons catering services, which comply with all applicable legislation in relation to consumer protection regulations and the employment of its staff.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 14/03/2018 18:41:11 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 46742 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

788596

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	House of Commons: Temporary Employment
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 and what proportion of parliamentary staff are employed on fixed term contracts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	112746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>As at 31 October 2017, 264 staff were employed on fixed term contracts. This represents 9.8% of staff employed by the House of Commons Commission.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 20/11/2017 14:05:11 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

778254

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
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	House of Commons: Pay
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 plans to remove the public sector pay cap of one per cent in its next round of pay negotiations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	109824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978 includes the requirement to remain ‘broadly in line’ with the terms and conditions of the Home Civil Service. The House of Commons Commission has yet to take a decision on a pay remit for 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 07/11/2017 15:42:12 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

778255

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
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	House of Commons: Zero Hours Contracts
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 and what proportion of (a) parliamentary and (b) contracted staff are employed on zero hours contracts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	109825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>No staff are employed by the House of Commons on zero hours contracts. The House of Commons Commission does not hold information about staff employed by its contractors. Our standard terms and conditions of contract do not specify that contractors are not to be employed on zero hours contracts.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 09/11/2017 12:29:10 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

778256

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
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	House of Commons Commission: Contracts for 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, whether evidence of remedial action is required from a contractor who has been involved in the practice of blacklisting before it secures a contract with the Commission; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	109826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>As a pre-qualification activity in the procurement process, potential contractors tendering for contracts with the House Service are asked to confirm whether they have breached labour law obligations, including the Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 and the Modern Slavery Act 2015, in the previous three years. Where this turns out to be the case, they are asked to explain what measures have been taken and provide evidence as appropriate to demonstrate the reliability of the organisation despite the existence of a relevant ground for exclusion. If the response is not satisfactory, the House Service has the right to exclude the organisation from the tendering process at its discretion.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 03/11/2017 10:43:14 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens