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registered interest
date	20/06/2019
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: 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, for what reasons security officers in the House of Commons are entitled to a break of two hours and 15 minutes in each eight hour shift; and what assessment the Commission has made of the comparative value for money of such contracts.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	267363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>House Staff are paid for working hours only, i.e. 36 hours net per week for full time staff. In accordance to their contracts, full-time staff have a one hour unpaid break each day / shift. The rest of the breaks received by the Security staff, which are over and above their contractual arrangements, are a legacy carried over from the Metropolitan Police working practices since 2016. The House is currently in discussion with the union about the introduction of a new roster and rest breaks.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 02/07/2019 16:32:45 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 125231 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1054999

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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: 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, for what reasons the terms, conditions and rates of overtime pay of House of Commons security staff have been altered.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	216913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The terms and conditions and rates of overtime pay for House of Commons security staff have not been altered.</p><p>Approximately 55% of security staff in the Parliamentary Security Department, are former employees of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and transferred to the House Service on 1 April 2016. Their MPS terms and conditions are honoured under the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE). New recruits are employed on House of Commons terms and conditions which differ in a number of ways including the rates of overtime paid. The overall value of these terms is broadly equivalent to the MPS TUPE terms.</p><p>In late 2016, an error was identified in the contracts for a small number of staff employed on House of Commons terms which resulted in overtime being paid at an incorrect rate. Affected staff were informed of the error and given a notice period for a variation to their contracts during which they were paid at the higher rate. Any overtime paid during the relevant period (between date of appointment and date of variation to contract) was paid at the higher rate and not recovered. This issue was also heard at an Employment Tribunal which ruled in favour of the House.</p><p>The unions have asked us to consider changes to overtime rates for those staff on House of Commons contracts which we will consider as part of pay negotiations for 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 12/02/2019 12:19:10 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake previous answer version 101144 answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

829791

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	House of Commons: 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, what criteria the Commission applies to people applying for press passes.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	124576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Press passes may be applied for via a business case addressed to the Serjeant at Arms. The business case should include:</p><ul><li>The name of their business organisation</li><li>Details of circulation (including circulation figures)</li><li>A copy of their editorial policy</li><li>Proof of their qualification as a journalist and accreditation to a professional body</li><li>How they envisage using potential access; i.e. how often they see access being required and what percentage of their coverage they envisage being of a political nature, directly attributable to their access</li><li>Any other information which would support their request</li></ul><p><br>Applications are considered on a case by case basis and, if agreed, passes are then issued by the Pass Office subject to the successful security vetting of the individual.</p><p>Depending on the business case presented passes may be issued for a trial period, with reassessment after that time, before the maximum three years is considered.</p><p>For details of current pass holders, individuals who are granted a parliamentary pass also complete a declaration which is recorded in the Register of Journalists’ Interests. This can be found on the parliamentary website here: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/registers-of-interests/register-of-journalists-interests/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/registers-of-interests/register-of-journalists-interests/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 29/01/2018 17:52:34 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

806137

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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: 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, how many (a) members, (b) members' staff and (c) other pass holders have been reported to the Serjeant at Arms by security officers or police officers for failure to wear or failure to present on request their Palace of Westminster Security Pass in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	119338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Serjeant at Arms Office does receive emails and phone calls on the subject of failure to wear a Security Pass but the Office does not make a record of these or hold statistics.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 21/12/2017 11:49:17 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

731961

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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: 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, if the Commission will undertake an impact assessment of the effect of changes in funding to frontline policing on public safety.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Security Department works closely in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service and will continue to ensure that appropriate resources, including from policing, are available to enable the safety and security of the Parliamentary Estate.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 28/06/2017 09:29:48 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

715717

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
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: 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, how many security passes giving access to the House of Commons Commission's premises have been issued in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Pass Office database has full records for the last three years. Therefore, the table below shows how many security passes have been issued from April 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Passes issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>1,051</p></td><td><p>1,164</p></td><td><p>1,394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>857</p></td><td><p>1,069</p></td><td><p>1,247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>939</p></td><td><p>999</p></td><td><p>1,397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>805</p></td><td><p>806</p></td><td><p>986</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>833</p></td><td><p>2,041</p></td><td><p>1,043</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,085</p></td><td><p>1,138</p></td><td><p>1,224</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,096</p></td><td><p>982</p></td><td><p>1,114</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>669</p></td><td><p>737</p></td><td><p>992</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,252</p></td><td><p>1,337</p></td><td><p>1,325</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,335</p></td><td><p>1,341</p></td><td><p>1,298</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,042</p></td><td><p>1,230</p></td><td><p>1,295</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>836</p></td><td><p>849</p></td><td><p>1,036</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> 8,953 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 13,308 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 13,545 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 4,038 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 25/04/2017 18:06:30 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

715718

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
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: 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, how many people holding security passes for other Government Departments are granted access to the House of Commons Commission's premises with that pass, by Department.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The number of people from Government Departments who hold security passes granting access to the House of Commons Commission’s premises is as follows:</p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Department Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Count</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>10 Downing Street</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attorney-General’s Office</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business, Innovation &amp; Skills[1]</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Culture Media &amp; Sport</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for International Trade</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Transport</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Education</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for International Development</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dept of Communities and Local Government</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dept for Exiting the EU</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dept of Business Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dept of Energy &amp; Climate Change</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environment Food &amp; Rural Affairs</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Commission</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Parliament</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Food Standards Agency</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Synod of the Church of England</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Car Service</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Legal Department</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>H M Revenue &amp; Customs</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Health</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intelligence &amp; Security Committee</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Justice</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Audit Office</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Office</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ofgem</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary Counsel Office</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland Office</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serious Fraud Office</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treasury</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales Office</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Work &amp; Pensions</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2109</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Now Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 27/04/2017 10:29:17 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

685563

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
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: 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, how many security passes into the House of Commons Commission are issued to people (a) not directly employed by and (b) who are not civil servants who work in the House of Commons Commission.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	63268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The total number of security passes issued to people not employed by the House of Commons Commission is 12,834. The breakdown of this figure is:<strong> </strong></p><ul><li>Members of the House of Commons and their spouses/partners – 1,087</li><li>Members of the House of Lords and their spouses/partners – 1,352</li><li>Staff of Members of both Houses, political party staff sponsored by Members and staff of party research units – 3,290</li><li>Contractors – 3,174</li><li>Members of the Metropolitan Police contracted by Parliament – 557</li><li>Government officials – 2,211</li><li>Specialist staff of parliamentary bodies – 70</li><li>Specialist Advisers – 59</li><li>Roll A Agents &amp; specified legal advisers used by the House – 94</li><li>Media – 415</li><li>Union representatives for House staff – 2</li><li>Former Members of both Houses – 489</li><li>Residents of the Parliamentary Estate – 19</li><li>Retired senior parliamentary officials – 7</li><li>MEPs – 8</li></ul> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 20/02/2017 17:55:00 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett