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1690615

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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: Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his remarks on 8 February (HL Deb col 1740), whether he has had discussions with the Finance Committee over any possible review of the costs and process of managing the traffic marshals on the parliamentary estate.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL2634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Finance Committee considered the use and cost of traffic marshals on the parliamentary estate at its meeting in February. Once agreed, the minutes of that discussion will be available on the Committee’s website.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/03/2024 16:26:42 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1690616

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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: Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his remarks on 8 February (HL Deb col 1740), what are the 8 'near misses' referred to, broken down by (1) date, (2) time, and (3) location; and how many of those incidents involved pedestrians.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL2635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>Two of the eight near misses referred to involved pedestrians. All of the near misses demonstrate the inherent risk in a mixed-use occupied estate, where it is not possible to segregate pedestrians and traffic, and the importance of a range of mitigations to that risk, including the use, where appropriate, the use of traffic marshals.</p><p>Please see the attached table for date, time, and location of the near misses.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/03/2024 16:27:32 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble attachment 1 file name HL2635 Table.docx title Table mentioned.
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1690617

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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: Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his remarks on 8 February (HL Deb col 1740), whether any of the 'near misses' referred to occurred within 30 metres of a marshal on duty; and if so, how many marshals would have been within that approximate distance at the time.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL2636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The eight near misses I referred to on 8 February (HL Deb col 1740) did not occur within 30 metres of a marshal on duty, with half occurring outside the working hours of the marshals. The near misses demonstrate the inherent risk in a mixed-use occupied estate, even during quieter times of the day or night. They highlight the importance of a range of mitigations to that risk, including the use, where appropriate, the use of traffic marshals.</p><p>Please see the attached table for further information.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/03/2024 16:29:21 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble attachment 1 file name HL2636 Table.docx title Table mentioned.
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1690618

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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: Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration he has given to the need for traffic marshals on the parliamentary estate during (1) the Easter recess, (2) the summer recess, and (3) the General Election period.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL2637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The number of traffic marshals is reviewed on a quarterly basis to ensure we have sufficient cover to support ongoing projects. Estate-based colleagues remain on site during most recesses, and it is common for construction work to be undertaken more intensely during recess than in sitting times. In addition, Strategic Estates would consider any opportunity to reduce numbers, for example from 22 December to 2 January 2023 when there were no traffic marshals on the Estate.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/03/2024 16:29:43 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1690619

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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: Pedestrians and Road Traffic
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 19 September 2023 (HL9892), what assessment he has made of the accuracy of those figures.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL2638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The answer given on 19 September 2023 (HL9892) of circa 3,500 vehicles per week in sitting times and 2,500 in recess reflects the rough average of vehicle movements. As more information has been collected by Strategic Estates, the accuracy of the vehicle movement recording has improved and the more up to date figures give an average of 4,052 vehicles in sitting times and 2,285 in recess.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/03/2024 16:30:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1690620

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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: Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment he has made of whether the requirement for traffic marshals on the parliamentary estate, which was recommended in the risk assessment as a way to deal with “what can cause people real harm”, means that any near miss involving a vehicle, building or other stationary object is not covered by that recommendation.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL2639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive advises that near misses should not be ignored or treated lightly, as they can provide valuable insight into how well you are managing health and safety in your workplace. All the reported near misses (including those that involve a vehicle, building or other stationary object) have the potential to cause injury or ill health to drivers, those in the vicinity of the incident, or through the creation of another hazard. Their continued occurrence shows the inherent risk of relatively high volumes of construction and other traffic in a mixed-use occupied estate and the importance of a range of mitigations to that risk, including the use where appropriate of traffic marshals.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/03/2024 16:30:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1677573

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
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: Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether traffic marshals were first employed on the Westminster estate because a specific safety risk was identified; and if so, what alternative forms of mitigation were considered and what cost was identified in relation to each alternative.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL1102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The nature of the estate means that full segregation of works traffic from pedestrian routes is not possible, unless large sections of the estate were closed during construction works. As outlined in the response to QWAs <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-02-21/hl5748" target="_blank">HL5748</a> and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-09-05/hl9893" target="_blank">HL9893</a>, the current need for traffic marshals on the estate is a result of construction work underway as part of the New Palace Yard Security project. This means that the safety benefits of traffic marshals cannot be achieved by other means. As corporate officers, the Clerks of both Houses are legally responsible for the safety of members, staff and visitors on the estate. The need for marshals has been identified through risk assessments, up to date guidance from the Health and Safety executive, and construction industry best practice.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/12/2023 17:08:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1677574

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
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: Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether all visitors to the Westminster estate who have not been issued a pass are required to be accompanied by a passholder when crossing the internal spine road of the estate.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL1103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>All visitors on the Parliamentary Estate must be accompanied by a full pass holder at all times when in all non-public areas of the Parliamentary Estate. As the internal spine road is a non-public area, visitors without a pass are required to be accompanied by a passholder when crossing it.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/12/2023 17:07:43 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1677575

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
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: Catering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the change in usage, on an average daily basis, of the River Restaurant between (1) sitting, and (2) recess, weekdays.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL1104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Wednesdays are the busiest days for the River Restaurant since the COVID-19 pandemic. There were an average of 945 transactions per day across four sitting Wednesdays between 18 October and 15 November 2023, and 429 transactions per day across three recess Wednesdays between September and October 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/12/2023 17:07:21 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward

1677576

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
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: Pedestrians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he has calculated any change in the number of pedestrians crossing the internal spine road within the Westminster estate between (1) sitting, and (2) recess, weekdays.
tabling member printed	Lord Hayward
uin	HL1105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Pedestrian movements are monitored at the point of access and when leaving the estate, therefore no such calculations have been made. Pedestrian usage on the estate more widely remains broadly consistent between sitting and recess periods, and vehicle traffic reduces by around 30% in recess. The requirement to maintain the safety of users of and visitors to the estate in all locations does not change.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/12/2023 17:00:28 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	863 label Biography information for Lord Hayward