Written question asked by Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 9 January 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 January 2024 (named day). It was answered by Charles Walker (Conservative) on Monday, 15 January 2024 on behalf of the House of Commons Commission.

Parliamentary Estate: Pest Control

Question: To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2024 to Question 7214 on House of Commons: Pest Control, if he will publish the reasons for each request for pest control in the last year.

Answer

The table below details how much has been spent on pest control on the Parliamentary Estate in each of the last three financial years.

	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24 (Year to date)
Total costs	£109,563	£122,363	£126,162	£102,850
House of Commons contribution	£65,738	£73,418	£75,697	£71,779
House of Lords contribution	£43,825	£48,945	£50,465	£31,071

The table below details the high-level categories for pest controls in the past year.

Pest control: 10/01/2023 – 10/01/2024
Problem type reported:	Number of cases reported
Electric fly killers	33
Mouse investigation	348
Moth investigation	61
Other pest investigation	107
Total	549*

*The difference in total number of cases from the answer to UIN 7214, tabled on 15 December 2023 results from the answers covering slightly different reporting periods.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 8803
Session: 2023-24
Related items: Parliamentary Estate: Pest Control
Monday, 8 January 2024
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Pest control Parliamentary estate
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Parliamentary Estate: Pest Control

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