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1489778

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliament: Telephone Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment has been made of dissatisfaction with the parliamentary phone system expressed in the House of Lords Members Survey; and whether that will lead to a procurement review.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL1790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. The Chief Information Officer and Managing Director of the Parliamentary Digital Service has noted Members’ dissatisfaction with the existing telephone handset solution expressed in the House of Lords’ Member Survey and has accepted the need to take remedial action.</p><p>An investment programme mandate to replace the current service which is now end of life has been recently approved by the bicameral Digital Strategy Board and will formally begin over the summer recess with the development of a business case alongside continued market research and implementation planning. The programme will prioritise addressing Members’ clear dissatisfaction with the telephone handsets. The programme has begun engaging with Members to ensure that the replacement solution addresses the dissatisfaction and will continue to do so after the summer recess.<br></p><p>At its meeting on the 26 May the Services Committee was advised that the project timelines had not yet been defined but it was expected that all user migration would be completed by the end of 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Touhig question first answered 22/07/2022 13:57:50 answering member 542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1483316

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what has been the cost of (1) the salaries, recruitment fees, and redundancy payments for non-parliamentary staff, and (2) the contractors to undertake surveys and preparatory work, to prepare for Restoration and Renewal since 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Colgrain
uin	HL1268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The House of Lords does not hold detailed information regarding the salaries, recruitment fees, and redundancy payments for non-parliamentary staff involved in the Restoration and Renewal Programme.</p><p>The House of Lords is recharged for its share of Restoration and Renewal costs by the House of Commons. Since 2014 the House of Lords contribution to the Restoration and Renewal Programme has been £58.7m. Of this sum, staff costs have totalled £7.55m and other costs, which include the costs of contractors to undertake surveys and other preparatory work, have totalled £51.15m.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 07/07/2022 16:49:57 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4596 label Biography information for Lord Colgrain

1471257

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what discussions the House of Lords had with the landlord of the QEII conference centre about the relocation of the House as part of the Restoration and Renewal project; and on what basis such discussions took place.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The freehold title for the QEII Conference Centre is currently held by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (previously the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government). Since 2018 House of Lords officials have been involved in discussions with officials at DLUHC (then MHCLG) regarding potential use of the QEII Conference Centre by the House of Lords as part of the Restoration and Renewal (R&amp;R) programme. This has included exploring the terms of any possible acquisition of the building for the purposes of housing the House of Lords during the R&amp;R programme and seeking to understand the associated costs, risks and liabilities.</p><p>This follows the QEII Conference Centre having been identified as the preferred decant location for the House of Lords, in line with the recommendation by the Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster in 2016; a recommendation which was agreed by the House of Lords Commission in September 2018, subject to further feasibility work being undertaken.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/06/2022 15:39:34 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1470880

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Standing Orders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 14 June (HL810), whether he will place a marked up copy of the new Companion to the Standing Orders in the Library of the House highlighting the changes proposed to date since the last edition.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Following the debate on Thursday 16 June I approved the publication of the complete draft text of the new edition of the Companion to the Standing Orders. This can be viewed at <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/house-of-lords-publications/rules-and-guides-for-business/companion-to-the-standing-orders/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/house-of-lords-publications/rules-and-guides-for-business/companion-to-the-standing-orders/</a>. I have also instructed staff to place copies of all papers considered by the Procedure and Privileges Committee while preparing the latest edition in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 20/06/2022 16:54:50 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1469186

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliamentary Procedure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he plans to publish the marked-up text showing the proposed changes to the Companion to Standing Orders from the 2017 version; and whether he plans to consult peers prior to printing the new version.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>The new edition of the Companion to the Standing Orders will, like all previous editions since the Procedure Committee was first appointed in 1940, be issued under the authority of that Committee. In line with longstanding practice, the members of the Procedure and Privileges Committee have been briefed on all the changes contained in the latest edition, and no changes of substance have been or will be made unless they have been agreed by the House as a whole.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 14/06/2022 16:08:18 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1468754

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Members: Codes of Practice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he will table a motion to propose amendments to the Code of Conduct to allow Members of the House who are found by the Commissioners for Standards to have broken the Code to have a right of verbal appeal against any (1) report, or (2) sanction, against them.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>I have consulted the Chair of the Conduct Committee in preparing this answer.</p><p>The Guide to the Code of Conduct gives members a full right of appeal against the findings of the Commissioners for Standards. In March 2020 the House agreed that the Conduct Committee should, having considered any written appeal, be authorised to decide whether an in-person hearing is necessary. I have no plans to invite the Conduct Committee to look again at this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/06/2022 14:51:49 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

1467960

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many times fire alarms have been activated on the Parliamentary Estate in each of the first five months of 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The number of times fire alarms have been activated on the Parliamentary Estate in the first five months of 2022 is as follows:</p><p>January – 4</p><p>February – 2</p><p>March – 5</p><p>April – 6</p><p>May – 3</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/06/2022 14:28:08 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1466550

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Westminster Hall
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what discussions he has had with the Privy Council Office, if any, concerning the use of Westminster Hall for the Accession Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>I have not had any discussions with the Privy Council Office on the use of Westminster Hall for the Accession Council.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 09/06/2022 15:44:14 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1466551

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliament: Non-binary People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when was the category of “non-binary” added to the search function on the Parliamentary website for Members of the House of Lords; and why that category is listed given there are no current non-binary members of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>The category of “non-binary” was added to the search function on the Parliamentary website in December 2019. The request arose from analysis of candidates standing for election to the House of Commons in the General Election of that month, and then agreed on a bicameral basis. The addition of a non-binary option to the underlying bicameral Members database meant that the option became available as a search option on the webpages of both Houses.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 07/06/2022 13:59:43 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1466048

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many people (1) are directly employed in the House of Lords, (2) are employed by the House of Lords and do not get paid when their senior line manager is not on site, and (3) are employed in the House of Lords and work from home for either (a) part of, or (b) the whole of, the working week.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>As of 6 June 2022 the House of Lords Administration directly employs 670 individuals. The pay of employees of the House of Lords Administration is not dependent on, nor linked to, the location of their senior line manager.</p><p>The House of Lords Administration has a Flexible Working policy which supports individuals to work from home. Some Member-facing services, such as Chamber facing work, Catering &amp; Retail Services and Facilities, work predominantly on-site whilst other offices operate local arrangements whilst ensuring they meet business needs. The House of Lords Human Resources Department does not hold data on how many people employed by the House of Lords work from home for part of the working week. No employee of the House of Lords Administration is contracted to work from home for the whole of the working week.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 07/06/2022 13:57:34 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett