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1365521

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date	02/11/2021
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: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the mental health implications of requiring Members' and House staff to work from home.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	Mr William Wragg
uin	68331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The House of Commons Commission has implemented relevant Government guidance which at times required individuals to work from home. Since legal restrictions were lifted no member of House staff has been required to work from home where this would have an impact on their health.</p><p>Arrangements for their staff are a matter for the Member as the employer, who likewise have been able to allow their staff to work on the estate once legal restrictions were lifted where there was a health need.</p><p>The health and wellbeing of all on the estate remains the highest priority for the Commission. A range of services are offered by the House to support the wellbeing of Members and staff, including:</p><ul><li>Mental Health Guidance, including Mental Health: A Guide for Managers</li><li>Wellness Action Plans</li><li>In partnership with Mind – a number of additional resources recognising the impact of Coronavirus on individuals</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>Occupational Health, Wellbeing &amp; Medical Services</li></ul><p><br>Through the use of these tools suitable arrangements for an individual can be put in place based on their specific circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker grouped question UIN 68320 68459 68487 question first answered 08/11/2021 11:14:27 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

1365560

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the House of Commons Commission has made of the mental health implications of requiring MPs' and House staff to work from home.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	68320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The House of Commons Commission has implemented relevant Government guidance which at times required individuals to work from home. Since legal restrictions were lifted no member of House staff has been required to work from home where this would have an impact on their health.</p><p>Arrangements for their staff are a matter for the Member as the employer, who likewise have been able to allow their staff to work on the estate once legal restrictions were lifted where there was a health need.</p><p>The health and wellbeing of all on the estate remains the highest priority for the Commission. A range of services are offered by the House to support the wellbeing of Members and staff, including:</p><ul><li>Mental Health Guidance, including Mental Health: A Guide for Managers</li><li>Wellness Action Plans</li><li>In partnership with Mind – a number of additional resources recognising the impact of Coronavirus on individuals</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>Occupational Health, Wellbeing &amp; Medical Services</li></ul><p><br>Through the use of these tools suitable arrangements for an individual can be put in place based on their specific circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker grouped question UIN 68331 68459 68487 question first answered 08/11/2021 11:14:27 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1365593

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the House of Commons Commission has made of the mental health implications of requiring MPs' and House staff to work from home.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	68459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The House of Commons Commission has implemented relevant Government guidance which at times required individuals to work from home. Since legal restrictions were lifted no member of House staff has been required to work from home where this would have an impact on their health.</p><p>Arrangements for their staff are a matter for the Member as the employer, who likewise have been able to allow their staff to work on the estate once legal restrictions were lifted where there was a health need.</p><p>The health and wellbeing of all on the estate remains the highest priority for the Commission. A range of services are offered by the House to support the wellbeing of Members and staff, including:</p><ul><li>Mental Health Guidance, including Mental Health: A Guide for Managers</li><li>Wellness Action Plans</li><li>In partnership with Mind – a number of additional resources recognising the impact of Coronavirus on individuals</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>Occupational Health, Wellbeing &amp; Medical Services</li></ul><p><br>Through the use of these tools suitable arrangements for an individual can be put in place based on their specific circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker grouped question UIN 68320 68331 68487 question first answered 08/11/2021 11:14:27 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1365645

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the House of Commons Commission has made of the mental health implications of requiring MPs' and House staff to work from home.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	68487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The House of Commons Commission has implemented relevant Government guidance which at times required individuals to work from home. Since legal restrictions were lifted no member of House staff has been required to work from home where this would have an impact on their health.</p><p>Arrangements for their staff are a matter for the Member as the employer, who likewise have been able to allow their staff to work on the estate once legal restrictions were lifted where there was a health need.</p><p>The health and wellbeing of all on the estate remains the highest priority for the Commission. A range of services are offered by the House to support the wellbeing of Members and staff, including:</p><ul><li>Mental Health Guidance, including Mental Health: A Guide for Managers</li><li>Wellness Action Plans</li><li>In partnership with Mind – a number of additional resources recognising the impact of Coronavirus on individuals</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>Occupational Health, Wellbeing &amp; Medical Services</li></ul><p><br>Through the use of these tools suitable arrangements for an individual can be put in place based on their specific circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker grouped question UIN 68320 68331 68459 question first answered 08/11/2021 11:14:27 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1187198

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
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: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure staff working for (a) hon. Members, (b) the House of Commons and (c) shared services who can work from home are doing so.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	33694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>Enabling remote working for Members’ staff, Commons staff and shared services staff is a key priority in the Parliamentary Digital Service response to Covid-19.</p><p>One aspect of this focus is the provision of emergency laptops to those who are normally equipped with desktop computers. There is a reasonable laptop stock available, but it should be noted that market supply has been severely disrupted.</p><p>A digital coaching service for Members and their staff has been mobilised to provide help and best practice guidance on working remotely. Parliamentary Digital Service has distributed advice and guidance to all Members and their staff explaining how to access parliamentary services remotely, including from their own personal computers, how to connect to local printers from Parliamentary laptops and optimising the use of Skype for Business. This guidance is being updated daily and extended based on need.</p><p>All services managed by the Digital Service can be accessed remotely from a Parliamentary laptop. There are a few procedural services which require specific additional remote access tools to use. These can be enabled upon request if required. It is not expected that any of the parliamentary services used by most Members and their staff would fall into this category.</p><p>The Digital Service has a three-phase strategy in its response: respond, embed and enhance. The first two are focused on helping users make best use of the parliamentary services. The “enhance phase” which is mobilising now is working with the senior leadership of Commons and the Lords to assess what additional capabilities are required and can be deployed in the Covid-19 context over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 21/04/2020 08:00:37 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill