Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

843571

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Palace of Westminster: Post Offices
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 1 February 2018 to Question 122128, if he will provide an assurance that no further reductions will be made to the opening hours of the Post Office in Central Lobby.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	127912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>In the last Parliament, committees in both Houses agreed a Memorandum of Understanding between Parliament and Post Office Counters Ltd (POCL) to formalise the arrangement under which POCL provide counter services to Parliament. Due to the importance of counter services on the parliamentary estate to Members of both Houses, this agreement provides assurance that the service would not be withdrawn or changed without consultation with and notice to Members.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 22/02/2018 13:09:31 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

843708

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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: Waste Management
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 process and manner of disposal is for Parliament's (a) food waste and (b) unused packaged food.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	128065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Food and catering waste from catering facilities is segregated at the kitchens and is recovered offsite by means of anaerobic digestion to produce methane fuel and fertiliser. No catering waste from Parliament is sent to landfill.</p><p>Food waste from offices is not currently segregated but the feasibility of this is currently being considered.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 22/02/2018 12:53:16 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

844123

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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: Plastics
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 introduce a charge of 25p for disposable cups on the parliamentary estate; what assessment the Commission has made of the potential merits of the recommendations made in the reports of the Environmental Audit Committee on plastic bottles and coffee cups, HC339 and HC 657, published on 22 December 2017 and 5 January 2018 respectively; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	128463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>Following recommendations made to all public sector bodies in the Environmental Audit Committee’s Report, <em>‘Plastic Bottles: Turning back the plastic tide’</em>, the House Service is currently reviewing the sustainability and environmental management of single use disposable plastics in the House of Commons.</p><p>A paper is to be submitted for discussion at the Administration Committee in March 2018 outlining the initiatives that can be taken forward to reduce the consumption of single use disposable plastics on the estate and increase recycling rates of all waste materials. I will ensure that the hon. Member’s suggestion is conveyed to the Committee.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 23/02/2018 13:05:27 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

838987

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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: Plastics
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 he will take steps to ban the use of single-use plastic straws on the Parliamentary Estate.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	127548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Commission has asked the Administration Committee to review the sustainability and environmental management of single-use disposable plastics in the House of Commons.</p><p>The review will include the use of single-use plastic straws on the Parliamentary Estate.</p><p>The Administration Committee will be considering this matter in March.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 20/02/2018 11:01:25 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

838339

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
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: Living Wage
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 information the Commission holds on the number of contract staff in the House who are paid less than the London Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	127222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The House of Commons Commission does not hold pay information about individual contractor staff.</p><p>The House of Commons is an accredited London Living Wage Employer. In order to obtain our licence the House had to satisfy the Living Wage Foundation that no directly employed or contracted workers engaged on the Parliamentary estate are paid less than the London Living Wage. We can confirm that to our knowledge no contractor working on the Parliamentary Estate is being paid less than the London Living Wage. It is a requirement in our contracts that contractors and sub-contractors’ employees working on the Parliamentary Estate are paid at least the London Living Wage. Additionally, for House of Commons contracts and where the Lords and Commons contract together jointly, contractors and subcontractors which provide services in relation to our contracts, while not having a presence on Parliamentary premises, are required to pay staff working directly on our contracts at least the London Living Wage or the UK Living Wage if based outside London.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 20/02/2018 10:56:50 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

838345

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
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: 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, what the rate of pay is for the lowest-paid contracted worker in the House of Commons.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	127224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>I would refer the hon. Member to my response to his question (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-02-07/127222/" target="_blank">127222</a>) answered today.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 20/02/2018 15:35:10 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

838540

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
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: Plastics
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 single-use plastic straws were dispensed by catering outlets on the Parliamentary Estate in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	127360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The exact number of single-use plastic straws dispensed by catering outlets on the Parliamentary Estate in each of the last five years is unknown. However the number of straws purchased by the House for this purpose was:</p><ul><li><p>2012/13: 14,000</p></li><li><p>2013/14: 16,250</p></li><li><p>2014/15: 6,000</p></li><li><p>2015/16: 9,000</p></li><li><p>2016/17: 12,250</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 20/02/2018 10:59:23 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

834748

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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
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 there are any plans to alter the in-House guiding system offered to Members; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	126177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>During 2017 a review of the operating model for guided tours at Parliament was undertaken. This was because the contract with the current supplier of guides for paid-for tours (Blue Badge Guides) comes to an end in October 2018. Blue Badge Guides are not the only option on offer to the public, so therefore a holistic review of all guided tours at Parliament was undertaken. The review sought to make improvements to the current model, and to ensure Parliament gets value for taxpayers’ money across all its tour guiding activities. This includes democratic access (Member tours), currently delivered by in-house guides, and paid for tours on Saturdays and during recess periods.</p><p>The review recommended a change to the current model. At present, different types of tour are taken by separate guide pools, all on different rates of pay and with variable contractual relationships with Parliament. The new model will create a core team of House employed, full-time and part-time tour guides who are able to deliver all tours, including both income generating commercial tours and constituents’ tours booked through Members. These will be good quality jobs, and ensure that visitors have an excellent experience. Blue Badge Guides could apply for the posts in the new House Service.</p><p>This recommendation was approved by managers in both Houses and subsequently endorsed by the Administration Committee on 27 November 2017 and the House of Commons Commission on 18 December 2017. The House of Lords Services Committee endorsed the recommendation following their meeting on 23 November 2017.</p><p>The benefits that will be realised through the adoption of the new model are:</p><ul><li>The opportunity to build a dedicated team of specialists who will be ambassadors for Parliament.</li><li>The operating model will provide substantive full and part time roles for new and existing staff who will be able to access the full employment benefits of working at the Houses of Parliament – rather than outsourcing at a significantly higher cost. Furthermore, the use of casual contracts will cease.</li><li>Visitor Services will introduce new recruitment strategies to increase the diversity of the guide pool. Visitor Services are looking into options such as apprenticeships to offer further employment opportunities.</li><li>The new model represents better value for money by both achieving efficiencies (cost and operational) and enabling opportunities for further public engagement through a richer programme of talks, tours and events with a dedicated Parliamentary team.</li><li>There will be more opportunity to quality assure all types of tour to the same high standard – commercial and democratic – with greater management control, ensuring content is distinct by tour type and audience in order to deepen public engagement with Parliament.</li><li>The above benefits will be realised whilst achieving a modest financial saving in comparison to the current model. This saving will be reinvested to increase Parliament’s public engagement in Westminster and in constituencies.</li></ul><p><br>The new model operating model will come into effect by the end of October 2018.</p><p>The above applies to the operating model only, it does not affect the booking process for tours.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 13/02/2018 11:45:31 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

834820

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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: Plastics
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 are being taken to reduce the use of (a) single-use plastic cutlery, (b) single-use plastic straws, (c) single-use coffee cups, (d) single-use coffee cup lids and (e) other single-use plastic items on the Parliamentary Estate.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	126242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Commission has asked the Administration Committee to review the sustainability and environmental management of single-use disposable plastics in the House of Commons.</p><p>The review will include the use of single-use plastic cutlery; single-use plastic straws; single-use coffee cups; single-use coffee cup lids; and other single-use plastic items on the Parliamentary Estate.</p><p>The Administration Committee will be considering this matter in March.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 06/02/2018 10:18:10 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

834266

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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: Waste Management
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 30 January 2018 to Question 124972, on Incinerators, whether all the contents of the general waste bins in offices are put into the general waste stream and then sent for incineration.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>That is the practice. As the House does not separate the contents of the general waste stream onsite, the entire content of the general waste bins is sent for incineration at an ‘energy from waste’ facility.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 05/02/2018 11:47:10 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew