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Written Questions: Standards

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

The Procedure Committee takes the lead in the monitoring of Government responses to written parliamentary questions, including the timeliness of responses to named day questions. The Committee is...

Political Parties: Donors

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

The Commission has not been consulted.

National Savings & Investments

Commons debates

I thank the Minister for his statement. I am glad to see that he is stepping in, and I am pleased to hear that National Savings & Investments will focus on reuniting bereaved families with...

Parliament's Education Centre

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

Officials are developing options for educational provision both for the period from 2029 (which takes into account the period required to demolish the current centre before the expiry of the...

Palace of Westminster: Asbestos

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

Over the last 12 months, a total of 40 tasks has been carried out by the Licensed Asbestos Removal Contractor within the Palace of Westminster to seal, encapsulate, or remove asbestos containing...

Stationery: Contracts

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

The stationery rules, and rules on the use of the Crowned Portcullis, govern the use Members make of stationery bearing the Crowned Portcullis. They are published on Parlinet and were last...

Political Parties: Donors

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

The Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Rules are the responsibility of the Committee on Standards. The Code and Guide are regularly reviewed by the Committee with advice provided by the...

Written Questions

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

The Table Office cards questions which do not comply with the House’s rules of order. ‘Carding’ is essentially an invitation for the Member, or staff acting on their behalf, to...

UK Steel Strategy

Commons debates

May I say how proud I am that my birth certificate says, “Father’s occupation: labourer in the steelworks”? This strategy is a shot in the arm for steelmakers across the UK; it...

International Development

Commons debates

I welcome this development reset. I support the Government’s decision to invest in our country’s security now and our ambition to support development more in future. On Yemen, given...

Business of the House

Commons debates

The Government have delivered for mineworkers and their families on improving their pension schemes. Although members of both the mineworkers’ pension scheme and the British Coal staff...

Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

The Commission provides a range of services to Members to support them in their Parliamentary duties. It has not made a specific assessment of how these services support MPs in their...

All-party Parliamentary Groups: Finance

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

The finances of an APPG are a matter for the officers of the group. The Guide to the APPG Rules provides the following guidance: 80. APPG Secretariats must not hold APPG funds themselves, all...

Portcullis House: Repairs and Maintenance

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

The Commission’s assessment of the structural integrity, water ingress and condition of Portcullis House and its atrium is informed by surveys and ongoing inspections as part of the routine...

Table Office: Staff

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

There are no current plans to increase staffing levels in the Table Office. However, the Chamber and Participation Team keeps under review appropriate staffing levels for the procedural offices,...

Chapel of St Mary Undercroft

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

The Chapel of St. Mary Undercroft is available to Members and staff of both Houses and Joint Departments, and their direct descendants, for family weddings and baptisms. Staff must have completed...

Palace of Westminster: Asbestos

House of Commons Commission

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

The table below outlines the twelve asbestos related incidents since 2016 which have occurred in the Palace, as outlined on page 25 of the R&R Costed Proposals Report. Twelve asbestos...

Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

Restoration and Renewal Client Board

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

As set out in the Restoration and Renewal (R&R) Client Board’s recent report, Delivering restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster: the costed proposals (HC Paper 1576), the...

Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

Restoration and Renewal Client Board

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

Section 2(5) of the Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Act 2019, which established the framework for the Restoration and Renewal (R&R) Programme, requires the Programme to have...

Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

Restoration and Renewal Client Board

Nick Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

Section 2(5) of the Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Act 2019, which established the framework for the Restoration and Renewal (R&R) Programme, requires the Programme to have...