The Lord Chairman of Committees<p>There have been no redundancies in House of Lords Catering and Retail Services this year. Three sous chefs left via a voluntary exit scheme following a restructuring of back of house services.</p>Lord Laming2015-11-09false2015-11-09T15:21:18.76Z200Chairman of Committees (HoL)2015-10-27Catering and Retail Services (HL): Redundancy2House of LordsTo ask the Chairman of Committees how many members of staff in Catering and Retail Services are being made redundant.falseLord PalmerHL3053The Lord Chairman of Committees<p>The House of Lords is recruiting to fill two Sous Chef vacancies which have recently arisen. These posts have been advertised on the Parliamentary Website, The Caterer and the House of Lords external recruitment portal. No agency has been asked to recruit to these vacancies on our behalf.</p>Lord Laming2016-04-20false2016-04-20T16:53:21.617Z200Chairman of Committees (HoL)2016-04-11Catering and Retail Services (HL): Employment Agencies2House of LordsTo ask the Chairman of Committees how much is the agency fee to engage three new sous chefs, as recently advertised by Berkeley Scott.falseLord PalmerHL7527The Lord Chairman of Committees<p>The works to the Cholmondeley Room toilets are not yet completed. They should be completed in the next month. The estimated budget is £650,000 (of which the Lords’ share is 40%).</p><p>A number of unforeseen technical difficulties mean that the works are slightly behind schedule; although two of the toilets have re-opened, some underlying problems are still being resolved.</p>Lord Laming2016-06-06false2016-06-06T15:52:32.513Z200Chairman of Committees (HoL)2016-05-23Gaza: Sewage2House of LordsTo ask the Chairman of Committees how much it cost to refurbish the Cholmondeley Room toilets, and why those toilets were out of service so soon after their six-month refurbishment.falseLord PalmerHL242The Lord Chairman of Committees<p>The Lords Members’ Personal Safety and Security booklets cost £673.02 to design and print. We take the security of Members extremely seriously and regularly update our advice and guidance on the steps they can take to help keep themselves, their staff and their families safe. This was a longstanding, routine update on a booklet which has previously existed in a number of different editions.</p>Lord Laming2016-05-11false2016-05-11T11:15:27.613Z200Chairman of Committees (HoL)2016-05-03House of Lords: Publications2House of LordsTo ask the Chairman of Committees how much the <i>Members' Personal Safety and Security</i> pamphlet cost to produce and distribute to members.falseLord PalmerHL8154The Lord Chairman of Committees<p>It is not appropriate for me to answer questions on individual employment matters.</p>Lord Laming2015-12-01false2015-12-01T17:45:32.707Z200Chairman of Committees (HoL)2015-11-23Catering and Retail Services (HL): Termination of Employment2House of LordsTo ask the Chairman of Committees on what basis the last Deputy Head of Catering and Retail Services left the employment of the administration.falseLord PalmerHL3814The Lord Chairman of Committees<p>The recruitment exercise for an executive chef is ongoing. We have paid £346.61 to publicise the vacancy in relevant forums. Other anticipated costs include a £350 fee for an external recruitment panel member and the marginal cost of ingredients for a cooking test. Other costs are not envisaged, although we do reimburse reasonable candidate travel expenses.</p>Lord Laming2015-09-18false2015-09-18T13:19:10.75Z200Chairman of Committees (HoL)2015-09-15House of Lords: Catering2House of LordsTo ask the Chairman of Committees what costs were incurred in the recruitment of the House of Lords Executive Chef.falseLord PalmerHL2226The Lord Chairman of Committees<p>The postholder has been transferred to lead the Catering and Retail Services Change Programme on a full time basis until programme closure and then to embed its success into the Department’s business as usual activities. He reports to the Director of Facilities.</p>Lord Laming2016-02-10false2016-02-10T17:40:49.11Z200Chairman of Committees (HoL)2016-01-27Catering and Retail Services (HL)2House of LordsTo ask the Chairman of Committees what is the new role of the previous manager of Catering and Retail Services; what are his responsibilities; and to whom he reports.falseLord PalmerHL5555The Lord Chairman of Committees<p>Specialist advisers to House of Lords Committees are typically paid a daily rate of between £240-280 pro rata. Certain expenses, including travel, are also met. The specialist adviser to the Special Public Bill Committee on the Insurance Bill will be remunerated within these parameters. I am grateful for the valuable public service provided by those people who act as specialist advisers to House of Lords Committees.</p>Lord Sewel2014-12-09false2014-12-09T17:52:38.67Z200Chairman of Committees (HoL)2014-11-25Insurance Bill (HL) Special Public Bill Committee (HL)2House of LordsTo ask the Chairman of Committees what will be the remuneration of the specialist adviser to the Special Public Bill Committee on the Insurance Bill.falseLord PalmerHL3170The Lord Chairman of Committees<p>Catering and Retail Services staff are provided with meals without charge during shifts, in accordance with arrangements made by the Head of Catering and Retail Services. This is standard practice in the hospitality industry.</p>Lord Laming2016-02-10false2016-02-10T16:25:25.93Z200Chairman of Committees (HoL)2016-01-27House of Lords: Catering2House of LordsTo ask the Chairman of Committees which members of House of Lords' staff are entitled to free food or refreshments in the House's facilities.falseLord PalmerHL5554The Lord Chairman of Committees<p>The Accommodation Steering Group (comprising the Chairman of Committees, Government Chief Whip, Opposition Accommodation Whip, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip and Convenor of the Crossbench Peers) decided in July that that the Peers’ TV Room (on the Committee Corridor) should be converted into additional hot-desk space, initially for use by new Members. That decision was reported to the Administration and Works Committee, and was recorded in Red Benches and the Committee’s published minutes.</p><p>There are no plans to provide an alternative facility. I feel sure that Noble Lords will agree that limited space must be used efficiently to enable the House and its members to carry out their parliamentary functions effectively.</p>Lord Laming2016-03-23false2016-03-23T17:33:40.773Z200Chairman of Committees (HoL)2016-03-15House of Lords: Facilities2House of LordsTo ask the Chairman of Committees who sanctioned the change of use of the Peers' TV Room and whether it is envisaged that an alternative facility will be made available to members.falseLord PalmerHL7048100117