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To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, pursuant to the Answer of 27th February, 380 c1277W, on recycling, if she will publish the monthly data; if she will add the recycling of plastic bottles and plastic covering to the list; and if she will make a statement. - Inc...

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 July 2002

Reference

70217; 389 c711W

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

(Pursuant to reply on 15.07.2002 at 389 c50-1W in Daily Part) To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, what the total volume of waste produced by the House was in each year since 1995, broken down into (a) paper, (b) plastic, (c) aluminium and (d) other; what proportion of...

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 July 2002

Reference

389 c324-5W; 65618

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, if she will state the total volume of paper purchased by the House in the last 12 months; what proportion of this comes from recycled sources; and what plans there are to increase this proportion. - Inc figures and table and ref...

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 June 2002

For answer on

16 July 2002

Answered on

16 July 2002

Sue Doughty: To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee if she will state the total volume of paper purchased by the House in the last 12 months; what proportion of this comes from recycled sources; and what plans there are to increase this proportion. [65616] Mrs. Roe: The Administration Committee has oversight of the provisions of stationery for use by Members. The House's policy is to use recycled products where practicable and cost-effective; there are no plans to change the policy. The House does not keep central records of paper used by the six House Departments; but we estimate that some 80,000 reams (200 tonnes) were used during 2001-02 at a cost of approximately £1.5 million. Over 50 per cent. of the paper used was recycled and chlorine-free. Within these figures, major users were the Vote Office (9,100 reams) and the Serjeant at Arms Department (45,000 reams). The Serjeant at Arms Department has been providing recycled stationery to Members of Parliament for a number of years. All Members' stationery purchased through the House's central stationery contract (both paper and envelopes) is made from recycled paper. During 2001-02 approximately 162 tonnes of stationery were purchased at a cost of around £1 million. The amounts were: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Description Quantity Volume (tonnes) Bespoke paper {1}15,000 47 Photocopier paper {1}30,000 75 Envelopes 6,500,000 40 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Reams In 1998, on the recommendation of the Committee, recycled paper was introduced for all letterhead paper and envelopes purchased by Members of Parliament. All virgin pulp papers were withdrawn. Recycled photocopier paper has been supplied for a number of years. As part of the "local paper for London" scheme organised through the BioRegional Development Group, Evolve Business photocopier paper has been introduced. Members now use this paper in their parliamentary and constituency offices and in photocopiers on the parliamentary estate. For information on the purchase and use of other goods and materials from renewable or recycled sources, I refer the hon. Member to replies given by the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Mr. Kirkwood), representing the House of Commons Commission, to the hon. Gentleman the Member for Hazel Grove (Mr. Stunell) on 11 July 2002, Official Report, columns 1116-17W.

Date

16 July 2002

Reference

389 c189W;389 (Not in Bound Volume); 65616

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, what the total volume of waste produced by the House was in each year since 1995, broken down into (a) paper, (b) plastic, (c) aluminium and (d) other; what proportion of waste from the House was (i) recycled, (ii) composted and (iii)...

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 July 2002

Reference

389 c50-1W;389 (Not in Bound Volume); 65618;65617

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 July 2002

Reference

389 (Not in Daily Part);389 c50-1W; 65616;65617

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, if she will make a statement about breast-feeding facilities in the House. - A copy of Mr Speaker's letter and details of the improvements identified by the Sergeant at Arms have been placed in Library. (Letter in Library Dep 02/438).

Asked by

Baroness Corston (Labour)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 March 2002

Reference

41788; 381 c467W

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, when she will publish rules on the criteria by which individuals may hold 28A Lobby, other Press Gallery, and other House of Commons passes. - Includes ref to "Access to the Precincts of the House" (HC580). (Holding answer 29 January 2002).

Asked by

Michael Fabricant (Conservative)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

31 January 2002

Reference

30813; 379 c508-9W;379 c504-5W

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, what steps are taken to ensure that the contents of the recyling bags in Norman Shaw North are recycled. - (Holding answer 11 January 2002).

Asked by

Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 January 2002

Reference

26347; 378 c1W

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, if she will introduce an audited scheme to recycle House waste paper.

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 March 2001

Reference

155945; 365 c431W;365 c433W

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, what plans she has to set targets for the recycling of paper. - This is a matter from the Serjeant at Arms. I have asked him to write.

Asked by

David Chaytor (Labour)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 March 2001

Reference

150781; 364 c201W

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, what arrangements apply to honourable Members who wish to provide refreshments to constitutents at events in rooms in Portcullis House; if honourable Members are entitled to make their own refreshment arrangements; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Andrew Dismore (Labour)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2000

Reference

357 c714-5W; 140823

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, what was the volume of paper provided by the House in each of the last three years; what percentage of paper provided by the House in the last 12 months was made from recycled paper. - Serjeant at Arms will write.

Asked by

Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 July 2000

Reference

353 c468W;353 c466W; 129381;129382

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, what the total cost was of the recent replacement of the House of Commons's internal mailbags; and for what reasons the former mailbags were replaced. - Serjeant at Arms will write.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 June 2000

Reference

351 c1W; 124179

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, how many House of Commons current passes were held by former honourable Members on 31st December 1999. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Tom Cox (Labour)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 March 2000

Reference

345 c609-10W; 113081

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

Statement on the Administration Committee considering the matter of membership of All-Party Parliamentary Groups and of Associate Parliamentary Groups by those hereditary peers excluded from the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999.

Asked by

Bill Olner (Labour)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

21 February 2000

For answer on

22 February 2000

Answered on

22 February 2000

Mr. Olner: To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee if the Committee has considered the matter of membership of All-Party Parliamentary Groups and of Associate Parliamentary Groups by those hereditary peers excluded from the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999; and if she will make a statement. [111911] Mrs. Roe: Over the past few months, the Committee has been considering a number of matters in connection with All-Party Parliamentary and Associate Parliamentary Groups, including membership of the groups by "excluded" hereditary peers. I am now able to announce a number of measures, which I am sure the hon. Member will find of interest. With respect to those hereditary peers excluded from the House of Lords Act, the Committee has agreed that: (i) for prospective groups, while excluded hereditary peers may be ordinary members of such groups, they may not be officers, nor should they be counted as one of the 20 "qualifying" Members of either House; and (ii) for existing approved groups, which may have excluded hereditary peers as officers or qualifying members: (a) if the peers concerned are retained as ordinary members of a group, and are allowed voting rights, then it should amend its title immediately to Associate Parliamentary Group, if not already so termed; (b) groups should elect new officers to replace excluded hereditary peers by 31 July 2000; and (c) groups should recruit replacement qualifying members, also by 31 July 2000. The Committee has also agreed: that the definition of "full member" of an All-Party Parliamentary or of an Associate Parliamentary Group means a member of a group who has voting rights; that before it can be accepted onto the Approved List, a prospective group must hold an inaugural meeting to elect its officers, and that the meeting must be advertised as such on the All-Party Notices; in addition, the Committee agreed that any elections of officers of an approved group must be advertised on the All-Party Notices; and that therefore the relevant point of the declaration, which prospective groups have to sign, will be amended to read "the group elects its honorary officers, who are all Members of either House, every 12 months; this, and any other election of officers, must be announced in advance on the All-Party Notices."; that a group must advise the Registry of Members' Interests of any change in the information contained in its Information Sheet and its Register entry within 28 days of such a change occurring; and an additional declaration will therefore be added to the application form, namely, "the group undertakes to notify the Registry of Members' Interests of any change that is required to its records (ie, its Register entry and its Information Sheet) within 28 days of such a change occurring; where there is no change to its records following an AGM, the group will sign and return its records as correct."; that the Parliamentary Commission for Standards may authorise checks to establish whether or not a group's records are correct, and may authorise the removal of a group from the Approved List if the group fails to comply with the rules; and that groups will be required to keep a record of their meetings and those attending so that, if challenged, they can demonstrate that they have met at least three times per year and that there were never less than five Members of the Commons present at each meeting; the declaration will be changed accordingly to state "the group undertakes to keep a record of every meeting so that, if challenged, it can demonstrate that it has met at least three times a year (a year starts on the date of the group's last registered AGM, and ends exactly 12 months later; AGMs cannot be included in the total of three); and also that there are present at every meeting a minimum of five Commons members of the group, including at least one Commons officer". Finally, the Committee expressed concern over the proliferation of groups dealing with similar matters; it has therefore agreed, later in this Parliament, to re-examine the question of overlap between groups, and in particular to consider whether a formal policy on this matter should be adopted, in order to ease pressure on House facilities caused by such a proliferation.

Legislation

House of Lords Act 1999

Date

22 February 2000

Reference

111911; 344 c844-5W

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, how many cases of theft have been reported to the police and security services in the Commons and the Lords for each of the past five years; how many prosecutions have been made; and what proportion of these reports were from staff....

Asked by

Joseph Ashton (Labour)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 December 1999

Reference

340 c191W; 101037

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, if he will make a statement on the extent of use of paper containing acid for (i) the Official Report, (ii) House of Commons printed papers and (iii) other House of Commons documents of record; and what assessment he has made of...

Asked by

Andrew Dismore (Labour)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 July 1999

Reference

89112; 334 c284W

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, what action she plans to take to improve the facilities for reporting of the House.

Asked by

Fiona Mactaggart (Labour)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 February 1999

For answer on

1 March 1999

Answered on

1 March 1999

Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee what action she plans to take to improve the facilities for reporting of the House. [72130] Mrs. Roe: There are no plans at present to change the arrangements for access to, or the facilities available in, the Reporters' Gallery and Lobby. The latter consist of working space (which includes the Press Gallery library, dining room, cafeteria and bar), and telephones for representatives of the media provided free of charge over three floor levels in the area behind the Speaker's Chair. Filmed interview of hon. Members by the media may take place in the Interview Rooms off Westminster Hall, the Jubilee Room and the Conference Rooms in the Parliamentary Outbuildings and are also permitted on the Terrace, in New Palace Yard and on Abingdon Green, where permanent power cables are provided for this purpose. It is always open to officers and members of the Press Gallery and Lobby Journalist Committees to present proposals for improvements to these facilities, should they wish to do so. With respect to the availability of the Official Report, on the Parliamentary website, a matter which I understand is of interest to the hon. Lady, the recommendation of the Procedure Committee was that the electronic Hansard should be made available on the day that the printed report is available. The rules governing the production of the Official Report stipulate that no one may see the contents of the printed report before it is available in the Vote Office the following morning. The only exceptions to that rule are that an hon. Member may read his or her own speech and, of course, the Chair has access to the report if needed.

Date

1 March 1999

Reference

72130; 326 c526W

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, if the Committee will investigate whether the Chamber of the House could be made available to members of the European Youth Parliament for use when the House is not in session.

Asked by

Tom Cox (Labour)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 February 1999

Reference

72549; 326 c435W

House

House of Commons

Administration Select Committee

To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, how much was spent on prepaid envelopes for honourable and Right honourable Members in each financial year since 1980. - Serjeant at Arms; to write to hon. Member.

Asked by

Bill Rammell (Labour)

Answering body

Administration Select Committee

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 January 1999

Reference

65640; 323 c202W

House

House of Commons

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