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The Commission does not control or regulate All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).<\/p>
The rules for APPGs are approved by the House. The Guide to the APPG Rules<\/a> by the Committee on Standards makes clear that each group\u2019s Chair and Registered Contact is responsible for ensuring that if any person or organisation provides a secretariat or support service, that person or organisation is aware of and complies with the rules of the House. Members of the House are subject to the provision in the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament that \u201cMembers must only use information which they have received in confidence in the course of their parliamentary activities in connection with those activities, and never for other purposes\u201d.<\/p> The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards may investigate allegations of a breach of the Code of Conduct and the associated APPG Rules, and he may report to the Committee on Standards any findings from such an investigation.<\/p>"}
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Commons and Bicameral Staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Pass Count<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Chamber and Participation<\/p><\/td> 570<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Parliamentary Digital Service<\/p><\/td> 537<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Security<\/p><\/td> 491<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Customer Experience and Service Delivery<\/p><\/td> 416<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Select Committee Team<\/p><\/td> 298<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Strategic Estates<\/p><\/td> 308<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Research and Information<\/p><\/td> 219<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Parliamentary Maintenance Department<\/p><\/td> 159<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Finance Portfolio and Performance<\/p><\/td> 124<\/p><\/td><\/tr> People and Culture<\/p><\/td> 113<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Office of the Executive<\/p><\/td> 73<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Governance Office<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Restoration and Renewal Client Team<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Speakers Office<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Independent Complaints and Grievance<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grand Total <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3404<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> House of Lords<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Pass Count<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Staff<\/p><\/td> 705<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Contractors<\/p><\/td> 89<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 794<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Detailed data for the House of Lords Administration has not been included as it is a separate organisation.<\/p> <\/p> Delivery Authority<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Pass Count<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Staff*<\/p><\/td> 184<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Contractors<\/p><\/td> 256<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 440<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Sponsor<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Pass Count<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Strategic Estates<\/p><\/td> 2500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Parliamentary Maintenance Department<\/p><\/td> 710<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Customer Experience and Service Delivery<\/p><\/td> 285<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Parliamentary Digital Service<\/p><\/td> 133<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Chamber and Participation<\/p><\/td> 113<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Outside Organisations<\/p><\/td> 87<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Security<\/p><\/td> 65<\/p><\/td><\/tr> People and Culture<\/p><\/td> 65<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Research and Information<\/p><\/td> 47<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Select Committee Team<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Restoration and Renewal Client Team<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Finance Portfolio and Performance<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Governance Office<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Office of the Executive<\/p><\/td> Fewer than five*<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Independent Complaints and Grievance<\/p><\/td> Fewer than five<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Speaker\u2019s Office**<\/p><\/td> Fewer than five<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grand Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4051<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> * Some numbers have been withheld owing to the low numbers of individuals involved (fewer than five), and disclosing this data may make it possible for individuals to be identified.<\/p> ** The Speaker directly sponsors passes for Members of the Armed Forces doing secondments and UK representatives of overseas territories. These positions are not funded by the House of Commons and total 18 passes.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2024 to Question 22724 on Parliamentary Estate: Security, if the Commission will publish a breakdown of the (a) 4,132 staff and (b) 4,236 contractors with valid security passes by (i) profession and (ii) Department.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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