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432093

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Gratuities
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what proportion of gratuities paid by credit or debit card is distributed to staff in the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL3866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>All Catering and Retail Services staff, with the exception of staff grade A and above, receive a share of gratuities and function service charges, including those paid on debit and credit cards. The formula for working out the share for each permanent member of staff is based on contracted hours and attendance. Gratuities are distributed three times a year through payroll after a 13.8% deduction for employer National Insurance, and individually-calculated deductions for employee National Insurance and income tax.</p><p>A proportion of gratuities and function service charges is paid to zero hour staff (none of whom has a contractual exclusivity clause) split on a pro-rata basis according to the number of hours they have worked. Since the review referred to in my predecessor’s answer of 26 March 2015 (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2015-03-17/HL5819/" target="_blank">HL5819</a>), the House of Lords makes no deduction for card commission.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 03/12/2015 12:02:17 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

432094

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether employees of public affairs companies can hold a House of Lords staff pass.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL3867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Yes. Members of the House of Lords may sponsor their staff for parliamentary photo-passes, provided the member certifies that the applicant for the pass genuinely provides parliamentary research or secretarial services for the member or acts as a carer or driver for them.</p><p>Members’ staff with parliamentary photo-passes are subject to the Code of Conduct for House of Lords Members’ Staff. This requires them to disclose in the Register of Members’ Staff Interests any employment they have outside the House of Lords. They must also register any financial interest in businesses or organisations involved in public affairs or parliamentary lobbying. The Code of Conduct prohibits members’ staff from making use of their access to the parliamentary estate to further the interests of an outside body from whom they receive payment.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 01/12/2015 17:46:20 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

448845

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Employment Agencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many agency staff are employed by the House of Lords; and whether those staff are paid the London Living Wage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL5625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The House currently employs approximately 34 agency staff in each sitting week. The majority of these staff are deployed in Catering and Retail Services.</p><p>The House of Lords is accredited by Citizens UK (CUK) as a London Living Wage Employer. The terms of its accreditation licence require that contractors and sub-contractors with dedicated staff who are based on parliamentary premises are paying those staff at least the London Living Wage.</p><p>In accordance with the terms of the accreditation licence, all agency staff are paid at least the London Living Wage rate from day 1 of week 9 if they are working on parliamentary premises and employed for at least two hours of work in a week, for 8 consecutive weeks in a year.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 11/02/2016 17:59:00 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

448848

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many people are employed by the House of Lords on zero-hours contracts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL5628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The House of Lords does not employ any staff on zero-hours contracts on an exclusive basis. It employs 21 staff on zero-hours contracts in the Catering and Retail Services department, primarily for banqueting events. These are roles where staffing demands vary significantly week to week and are often unpredictable. The House also employs 23 freelance Hansard reporters.</p><p>Zero-hours staff employed by the House of Lords are free to turn down shifts offered by the House. They have equivalent employment rights to full-time staff including pension and holiday pay entitlements, which are better than those of most agency staff. All staff in the House of Lords, including those on these contracts, are paid at least the London Living Wage.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 11/02/2016 17:59:32 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

454416

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Employment Agencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees, further to the Written Answer by the Chairman of Committees on 11 February (HL5625), whether agency staff are paid the London Living Wage for the first eight weeks of their employment; and if not, what hourly rate are they paid.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL6374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>In accordance with the terms of the House’s London Living Wage accreditation, all agency staff are paid at least the London Living Wage rate from day 1 of week 9 if they are working on parliamentary premises and employed for at least two hours of work in a week, for 8 consecutive weeks in a year.</p><p>The Administration does not hold information about specific hourly rates paid by agencies in weeks 1-8 as we pay a rate to the agency not the individuals; however, our recruitment framework agreement contractual terms stipulate that our contractors pay a rate that is at least the national minimum wage, and wherever possible we want agency staff to receive a salary commensurate with that which would have been paid to a permanent member of staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 08/03/2016 18:00:26 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

528201

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2016
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether he has considered recommending to the relevant Committee of the House of Lords that at times of great national tragedies the House could hear inclusive prayers that reflect the national mood of grief and caring.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The Noble Lord may wish to take informal soundings about this possibility and to consider writing to the Convenor of the Lords Spiritual and Procedure Committee with a proposal.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 04/07/2016 14:59:37 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey