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House of Commons Administration Committee

Formal Minutes

Session 2015ndash16

Administration Committee

The Administration Committee is appointed to consider the services provided for and by the House of Commons This includes services provided to the public by Parliament including visitor facilities the Parliament website and education services

Current membership

Sir Paul Beresford MP (Conservative Mole Valley) (Chair) Sir David Amess MP (Conservative Southend West) John Cryer MP (Labour Leyton and Wanstead) Martyn Day MP (Scottish National Party Linlithgow and East Falkirk) Michael Fabricant MP (Conservative Lichfield) James Gray MP (Conservative North Wiltshire) Nigel Mills MP (Conservative Amber Valley) Ms Gisela Stuart MP (Labour Birmingham Edgbaston) Mark Tami MP (Labour Alyn and Deeside) Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP (Labour Leicester East) Mr Robin Walker MP (Conservative Worcester)

Other Members

Powers The powers of the Committee are set out in House of Commons SO No 139 Standing Orders are available on the Internet via wwwparliamentuk

Publications

All publications of the Committee are on the Internet at httpwwwparliamentukac

Committee staff The current staff of the Committee are Sarah Heath (Clerk) Daniel Wood (Inquiry Manager) Jennifer Kelly (Committee Assistant) and Anikka Weerasinghe (Media officer)

Contacts

All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Administration Committee House of Commons London SW1A 0AA The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 4151 the Committeersquos email address is acparliamentuk

Formal Minutes

Tuesday 21 July 2015

Members present

Sir David Amess James Gray Sir Paul Beresford Nigel Mills John Cryer Ms Gisela Stuart Martyn Day Mark Tami Michael Fabricant Mr Robin Walker

1 Declaration of interests

Members declared their interests in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992

Sir Paul Beresford declared interests as part-time dental surgeon for Beresford Dental Practice Limited 207 Upper Richmond Road SW15 6SQ Fees paid to Beresford Dental Practice for 2013shy14 giving net profits of pound6613 I made no drawings from the company during the year Hours 300 hrs approx (updated 26 May 2015) (Registered 16 December 2014) Costs of pound700 to attend the FMC dental conference on 13 and 14 June 2014 were met by FMC Hertford House Farm Close Shenley Herts WD7 9AB in lieu of payment for advice and editorial advice Hours 12 hrs (Registered 24 June 2014) Retained as consultant on Professional Indemnity for Lockton Insurance The St Botolph Bldg 138 Houndsditch London EC3A 7AG (until 31 March 2015) Remuneration of pound1000 a month for between 6 and 24 hours each month (Updated 26 May 2015) June 2014 payment of pound4000 for the four months from February 2014 to May 2014 Hours 54 hrs approx (Registered 24 June 2014) December 2014 payment of pound5000 for the five months to end November 2014 Hours 70 hrs approx (Registered 16 December 2014) Private accommodation and surgery London The employment of his wife Julie Beresford as part-time SecretaryDiary Secretary

Sir Davis Amess declared interests as Parliamentary Adviser to the Caravan Club East Grinstead House East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1UA pound6000 a year in return for an expected commitment of 100 hours a donation of pound9750 from the 97 Dining Club Chair of Board of Trustees of the Industry and Parliament Trust and Chairman of the Industry and Parliament Fellowship Committee The employment of his wife Julia Amess as part-time SecretaryCaseworker

John Cryer declared a donation of pound3000 from Unite the union 128 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8TN

Martyn Day declared an allowance of pound1100 approx for councillor duties from West Lothian Council West Lothian House Howden Road South Livingston EH54 6FF a donation of pound2500 from Sandra Stevenson

Michael Fabricant declared a donation of pound2000 from Tony Davis and a donation of pound4000 from Charles Ashworth

James Gray declared six fees totalling pound550 from ComRes 4 Millbank London SW1P 3JA pound100 from YouGov 50 Featherstone St London EC1Y 8RT pound80 from Ipsos MORI 79-81 Borough Road London SE1 1FY pound2510 from David Hempleman-Adams pound815 from UK Defence Forum Dobson House Regent Centre Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3PF Study tour of military cemeteries and battlefields in Belgium and France visit to Reykjavik Iceland leading the British delegation to the 2014 Arctic Circle Assembly at an estimated cost of pound1100 from The Mamont Foundation co Rothschild Trust Guernsey Ltd PO Box 472 St Julianrsquos Court St Julianrsquos Avenue St Peter Port GY1 6AX Guernsey Channel Islands Employment of wife Philippa Gray as Executive and Diary Secretary

Nigel Mills declared fees of pound200 from Ipsos MORI 79-81 Borough Road London SE1 1FY pound100 from YouGov 50 Featherstone St London EC1Y 8RT donated to my constituency party pound2500 from United and Cecil Club 18 Thorney Lane North Iver Buckinghamshire SL0 9JY pound5000 from Robert Kirkland pound2500 from Tim Rice pound2000 from David Bliss

Ms Gisela Stuart declared fees totalling pound22000 from The House Magazine (Dods Parliamentary) 21 Dartmouth Street London SW1H 9BP pound4300 from Cumberlege Connections Snells Cottage The Green Newick Lewes BN8 4LA a total of pound300 from BBC Broadcasting House Portland Place London W1A 1AA pound28420 from Deutschland Radio Hans Rosenthal Platz 10825 Berlin Germany pound77178 from the Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones amp Co) 222 Grayrsquos Inn Road London WC1X 8HB pound5000 from Nexus Schools Ltd Berrington Lodge 9193 Tettenhall Road Wolverhampton WV3 9PE pound235885 from Edgbaston CLP First Floor 140 Harborne Street High Street Birmingham B17 9NN

Mark Tami declared fees of pound75 from ComRes Four Millbank London SW1P 2JA pound75 from Populus Northburgh House 10 Northburgh Street London EC1V 0AT a total of pound400 from Ipsos MORI 79-81 Borough Road London SE1 1FY pound2258 from Unite the Union 1 Cathedral Road Cardiff CF119SD Employment of wife Sally Tami as part-time Secretarybudget control

Mr Robin Walker declared of pound5000 from Mr Ray Apted pound2000 from Redwood Care Homes Ltd The Foresters Walton Pool Clent Stourbridge DY9 9RP pound3000 from JCB Research Rocester ST14 5JP pound5000 from OGN Group OGN House Hadrian Way Wallsend NE28 6H a total of pound1000 from visits outside the UK from Spectrum BioSecure Ltd Spectrum House Checketts Lane Industrial Estate Worcester WR3 7JW Magic Whiteboard Blackpole Trading

Estate West Worcester WR3 8TJ Worcestershire Chinese Association 18 Malvern Road Powick Worcester WR2 4RU West Midlands Safari Park Spring Grove Bewdley DY12 1LF

2 Election of Chair

Sir Paul Beresford was called to the Chair

3 Administrative matters

Resolved That John Cryer MP would take the chair in the event of the Chair being unable to attend all or part of a Committee meeting

Resolved That the Committee meet on Monday afternoons at 430pm on days when the House of Commons Commission is not meeting

Resolved That the Committee publish notes of its discussions

Resolved That in principle oral evidence sessions could be held in public

Resolved That the Chair be given the following delegations approval of film photography and (where required) income generation and music requests to make recommendations on projections on the Elizabeth Tower and to handle other extraordinary requests related to the use of facilities

Resolved That routine approvals of requests to play music on the Estate should be dealt with by the Events team as business as usual

Resolved That the new Director General when in post should regularly attend Committee meetings

4 Appointments

Ordered That Martyn Day be appointed to chair the Travel Office Consumersrsquo Panel

Ordered That Nigel Mills be appointed to the IT Users Forum

Ordered That Sir Paul Beresford be appointed to the Facilities Customer Focus Group

5 Programme of work

Resolved That the Committee visit parts of the Estate to become more familiar with areas relevant to their remit including the new Education Centre

Resolved That the Committee recommend to the Commission a protocol describing its remit

6 Works update

John Borley Director General of Facilities and Richard Tapner-Evans Director of Catering Services briefed the Committee in private

[Adjourned till Monday 7 September at 430 pm

Monday 7 September 2015

Members present Sir Paul Beresford (in the Chair)

Sir David Amess Keith Vaz Michael Fabricant Mr Robin Walker James Gray Nigel Mills

1 Digital working

Rob Greig Director of Digital and Paul Martin Parliamentary Security Director briefed the Committee in private

2 Membersrsquo Interviews Project Report

John Benger Clerk Assistant and Director-General Department of Chamber and Committee Services Penny Young Librarian and Director-General and Patsy Richards Head of Customer Services Department of Information Services briefed the Committee in private

Resolved That the Committee draw the Report to the attention of the Executive Committee and others

Resolved That the Committee agree to the publication of the Report including on its website

Resolved That the Committee endorse the planned work programme for the project into 2016

3 Post Office Counter Services

Fiona Channon Director of Accommodation and Logistics Department of Facilities briefed the Committee in private

4 Events in Portcullis House Atrium

Resolved That the Committee reiterate that in principle the Atrium in Portcullis House can be used for commercial hire events when the House is not sitting subject to the necessary permissions and all costs being covered

5 House Service Strategy - consultation

Tom Goldsmith Head of Governance Office House of Commons briefed the Committee in private

6 Update on Works during September 2015 Recess

Dr Brian Finnimore Parliamentary Director of Estates briefed the Committee in private

[Adjourned till Monday 12 October at 430 pm

Monday 12 October 2015


Sir David Amess Ms Gisela Stuart Martyn Day Mark Tami Michael Fabricant Keith Vaz James Gray Mr Robin Walker Nigel Mills

1 Declaration of Interests

Keith Vaz declared his interests in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix)

2 Use of Vellum for Recording Acts of Parliament

Draft Report (Record Copies of Acts) proposed by the Chair brought up and read

The draft Report was agreed to the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the First Report from the Committee HC 521

Resolved That the Committee agree its advice to the House that the record copies of public Acts in the Parliamentary Archives and The National Archives should be preserved on archival paper and not on vellum and that both private and public Acts should have archival paper covers

3 Post Office Counter Service

Fiona Channon Director of Accommodation and Logistics briefed the Committee in private

4 Access to the Estate

This matter was discussed

5 Parliamentary Estates Directorate Significant Projects and Programmes

John Borley Director General of Facilities Brian Finnimore Parliamentary Director of Estates Michael McCann Head of Maintenance and Victor Akinbile Head of Projects Parliamentary Estates Directorate briefed the Committee in private

6 Elizabeth Tower

John Borley Director General of Facilities Brian Finnimore Parliamentary Director of Estates and Victor Akinbile Head of Projects Parliamentary Estates Directorate briefed the Committee in private

7 Northern Estate Programme

John Borley Director General of Facilities and Julian Taylor Northern Estate Programme Director briefed the Committee in private

[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 October at 2 pm

Wednesday 28 October 2015


Sir David Amess Ms Gisela Stuart Martyn Day Mark Tami Michael Fabricant Mr Robin Walker Nigel Mills

1 Update from the Broadcast Unit

John Angeli Director of Parliamentary AudioVideo and Jon Prawer Programme Manager AV Programme Board briefed the Committee in private

2 Fees and Charges ndash Policy and Schedule for 2016-17

Myfanwy Barrett Director of Finance and Alexander Mills Chief Accountant Department of Finance briefed the Committee in private

3 Visitor and Retail Services

Aileen Walker Director of Public Engagement and Amy Pitts Head of Visitor amp Retail Services briefed the Committee in private

[Adjourned till Monday 9 November at 430pm

Monday 9 November 2015



1 Update from Retail Services

Aileen Walker Director of Public Engagement briefed the Committee in private

2 Update on IT Equipment Roll Out

Rob Greig Director of the Parliamentary Digital Service Matthew Taylor Director of Resources and Daniel Cook Programme Manager General Election Programme Parliamentary Digital Service briefed the Committee in private

3 House of Commons Nursery Annual Report 201415

Andrew Walker Director General HR and Change and Joanne Mills Diversity amp Inclusion Programme ManagerNursery Liaison Officer briefed the Committee in private

4 Catering Services Performance April ndash September 2015 and Principal Floor Dining Rooms

Richard Tapner-Evans Director of Catering Services briefed the Committee in private

Resolved That the Committee agree to support proposals to align the lunchtime and evening buffet service and pricing in the Membersrsquo Dining Room




Sir David Amess Ms Gisela Stuart John Cryer Keith Vaz Martyn Day Mr Robin Walker Michael Fabricant

1 Informal discussion with the Director General of the House of Commons

Ian Ailles Director General House of Commons briefed the Committee in private


Paul Martin Parliamentary Security Director and Robert Twigger Acting Serjeant at Arms briefed the Committee in private

Resolved That the Committee agree its advice that former Members who have completed a five-year term whether or not they stand at the following General Election are eligible for passes to the Parliamentary estate

Resolved That the Committee agree its advice that all political parties which were already eligible for financial assistance should have a basic allowance of six passes with a further pass per 15 elected Members




Sir David Amess Nigel Mills Martyn Day Ms Gisela Stuart Michael Fabricant Keith Vaz James Gray Mr Robin Walker

1 Digital Strategy for Parliament 2015 ndash 2020

Rob Greig Director and Tracy Green Head of Strategy Parliamentary Digital Service briefed the Committee in private

2 Printing and Publishing

Paul Evans Clerk of the Journals and Catherine Fogarty Deliverer of the Vote briefed the Committee in private

3 General Election 2015 Research

John Owen General Election Project Manager and Head of the Departmental Services Department of Information Services (DIS) briefed the Committee in private

4 Retail Services Focus Group

Aileen Walker Director of Public Engagement and Amy Pitts Head of Visitor amp Retail Services Department of Information Service briefed the Committee in private

[Adjourned till Monday 7 December at 430pm

Monday 7 December 2015



1 Royal Mail Franking Surcharge

Fiona Channon Director of Accommodation and Logistics Service briefed the Committee in private

Resolved The Committee agreed that the increased surcharge costs should continue to be met on behalf of all Members but standard campaign postcards should be returned to the sender

2 Westminster Hall Conservation

Lester Benjamin Deputy Director Operations and Timothy Gilby Project Leader Parliamentary Estates Directorate briefed the Committee in private

3 Director Generalrsquos Review

Ian Ailles Director General of the House of Commons briefed the Committee in private

4 Rules Review Room Bookings

Lloyd Owen Governance Office Fiona Channon Director of Accommodation and Logistics Service Kathryn Hudson Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and Lee Holt Banqueting amp Events Manager briefed the Committee in private

[Adjourned till Monday 11 January at 430pm

Monday 11 January 2016


Sir David Amess Ms Gisela Stuart Martyn Day Keith Vaz Nigel Mills Mr Robin Walker

1 Fire Safety Improvement Works Summer 2016

Resolved That the Committee agree the use of Committee Rooms 18-21 to provide decant office spaces during fire safety improvement works elsewhere in the Palace of Westminster

2 Membersrsquo Professional Development

Eve Samson Chair of the interdepartmental working group on Members Professional Development and Alison Penman Service Development Manager House of Commons Library briefed the Committee in private

3 Catering Six Monthly Pricing Review

Richard Tapner-Evans Director of Catering briefed the Committee in private

Resolved to note that the Committee support proposals to increase selected catering prices and a decrease in the price of one item from April 2016




Sir David Amess Ms Gisela Stuart John Cryer Mark Tami Martyn Day Keith Vaz Michael Fabricant Mr Robin Walker Nigel Mills

1 Digital Support Desk lsquoOverflow Servicersquo

The Committee discussed this matter

2 Filming on the Parliamentary Estate


3 Visit to Dublin

Resolved That the Committee visit the Oireachtas in Dublin before the summer recess in connection with its ongoing work on the rules for access to and use of facilities and its inquiry on the 2015 General Election and induction arrangements for new Members of Parliament

Ordered That the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit

4 Production of Deferred Division Slips (Pink Slips)

Resolved That the Committee support the trial of an alternative approach to printing and distributing deferred division voting slips from 1 February 2016

5 Banqueting and Events

Richard Tapner-Evans Director of Catering and Kathryn Hudson Commissioner for Parliamentary Standards briefed the Committee in private

Resolved That the Committee endorse proposals for an increase in the room hire charge for the Pugin Room

Resolved That the Committee agree to support proposals that Member only dining be moved to the Chess Room on Tuesday and Wednesday nights

[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 February at 2pm

Monday 3 February 2016


Sir David Amess Ms Gisela Stuart Michael Fabricant Mark Tami Nigel Mills

1 Surveys of Membersrsquo Offices

Resolved That the Committee agree to the inclusion of Membersrsquo offices in the Palace of Westminster Building Information Modelling (BIM) survey

2 Private and Hybrid Bills Fees and Charges


3 AudioVideo and Broadcasting Services

Resolved That the Committee agree to support for a trial period the free access to automated camera coverage of Select Committees which would otherwise not be televised

4 Rules Review Access to the Gallery

Resolved That the Committee agree to support a proposed change to the system of allocating gallery tickets (on sitting days other than Wednesdays) replacing it with an expanded ticket application system to be reviewed after twelve months

Resolved That the Committee agree to support the proposal to abolish the system of priority queue tickets for the House of Commons Gallery for foreign embassies

[Adjourned till Monday 8 February at 430pm



Sir David Amess James Gray John Cryer Nigel Mills Martyn Day Mark Tami Michael Fabricant Mr Robin Walker

1 Interview Research with Members and Membersrsquo Staff

Penny Young Librarian and Director General Nitin Mehta Strategy and Implementation Team and Jane Tinkler Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Department of Information Services briefed the Committee in private

Resolved That the Committee note the report and for the report to be published on its website

2 Rules Review Room Booking

Lloyd Owen Governance Office and Lee Holt Banqueting and Events Manager briefed the Committee in private

Resolved That the Committee agree that the ballot for booking the Attlee Suite and Macmillan Room be extended from three to six months on a trial basis in the 2016-17 Parliamentary Session that the Committee agree that bookings for the Jubilee Room should take place on the same basis as the Attlee Suite and Macmillan Room

Resolved That the Committee note the proposed clarification to the guidance on room booking rules

Resolved That the Committee support the proposal that sponsors of bookings be notified of instances of damage or significant cleaning required following their meeting

Resolved That the Committee agree to reiterate the current rules on not advertising meetings as public and on the notification of security authorities of high risk events

[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 March at 4pm

Wednesday 2 March 2016


Sir David Amess Nigel Mills John Cryer Keith Vaz Martyn Day Mr Robin Walker Michael Fabricant

1 A Digital Strategy for Parliament 2016-2020


[Adjourned till Monday 7 March at 430pm

Monday 7 March 2016


Sir David Amess James Gray Martyn Day Ms Gisela Stuart Michael Fabricant Mr Robin Walker

1 Projections onto the Palace



Resolved That the Committee agree to retain the current arrangements for access to the Estate in relation to UK Members of the European Parliament

3 Visit to Dublin

Resolved That the Committee agree to postpone the visit until after the Summer Recess


Richard Tapner-Evans Director of Catering and Lee Holt Banqueting and Events Manager briefed the Committee in private


Monday 21 March 2016


Michael Fabricant Mark Tami James Gray Keith Vaz

1 The Work of Parliamentrsquos Outreach and Engagement Group

David Clark Head of Outreach and Engagement and Lee Bridges Director of Public Information Department of Information Services briefed the Committee

Resolved That the Committee agree to endorse a letter from the Outreach and Engagement Group asking Members to submit their views and experience of interactions with constituents leading to local or national change to the forthcoming lsquoYour Parliament Your Storiesrdquo resource currently in development

2 Correspondence from the Liaison Committee

Ordered That the Chair write to the Chair of the Liaison Committee outlining the systems for division bell sounds and the initial steps being taken to reduce noise outside committee rooms

3 Microsoft Office 365 update


4 Photography in New Palace Yard

Resolved That the Committee agree that the Serjeant at Arms should continue to follow the current guidance and approve a communication to all Members to reiterate the current rules

5 Production of Deferred Division slips ndash Trial Outcome

Resolved That the Committee agree to note the intention to implement the new arrangements for the production of deferred division slips

6 Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit


7 Palace of Westminster ndash Fire Evacuation Drill

John Borley Director General of Facilities briefed the Committee

Resolved That the Committee agree to support the request that Accommodation Whips invite certain Member offices as required to provide fire evacuation marshals

8 The Parcel Office in Canon Row

Ian Ailles Director General House of Commons briefed the Committee

9 Memberrsquos Insurance Policies

Resolved That the Committee agree to note the information and to discuss matters within the remit of the Committee with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) at a future meeting

[Adjourned till Monday 18 April at 430pm

Monday 18 April 2016


Sir David Amess Ms Gisela Stuart Martyn Day Mark Tami Michael Fabricant Keith Vaz Nigel Mills Mr Robin Walker

1 Rules Review Exhibitions and Displays

Lloyd Owen Governance Office briefed the Committee in private

Resolved That the Committee agree to endorse a process for allocating Upper Waiting Hall exhibitions removing the requirement to obtain Ministerial permission

Resolved that the Committee agree that exhibitions held by the Despatch Box in Portcullis House should be able to run for up to three days and that the current limit of exhibitions per month should increase from two to four

Resolved That the Committee agree to reconfirm its decision that only charity collection boxes for the Royal British Legion (RBL) annual Poppy Appeal should be permitted on the Estate

2 Cromwell Green Entrance ndash Access Update

Kamal El-Hajji Serjeant at Arms Emily Cathcart Access Manager and Ian Ailles Director General of the House of Commons briefed the Committee in private

3 Fire Safety Improvement Works

Resolved That the Committee agree the use of committee rooms in addition to those already granted to provide decant office space during the 2016 summer and conference recesses while fire safety improvement works were undertaken elsewhere in the Palace of Westminster

4 Projection onto or lighting of Elizabeth Tower Clock-face and Palace


5 Rio Olympic Games Projection Request

Resolved That the Committee agree to recommend to Mr Speaker that the request from Brazilian Embassy for a projection onto the Elizabeth Tower to mark the 100 days until the 2016 Rio De Janiero Olympic Games on 27 April 2016 be approved

6 The Parliamentary Calendar


Resolved That the Committee agree to note the information and to refer the matter to the Procedure Committee for its consideration



[Adjourned till Monday 9 May at 430pm

Monday 9 May 2016


Sir David Amess Nigel Mills Martyn Day Mark Tami Michael Fabricant Keith Vaz

1 Parliamentary Business Programme

Paul Evans Clerk of the Journals and Eliot Barrass Parliamentary Business Programme briefed the Committee in private

2 Academic Fellowship Scheme

Paul Evans Clerk of the Journals and Anikka Weerasinghe Head of Media Relations Group briefed the Committee in private

Resolved That the Committee agree to note the development of the scheme due to launch in autumn 2016 and that a maximum of six fellowship passes could be granted on a 12-24 month cycle (36 months in exceptional circumstances)

3 Use of Parliamentary Video

John Angeli Director of Parliamentary AudioVideo and Richard Bailey Chief Adviser Politics BBC Editorial Policy and Standards and Chair Broadcastersrsquo Liaison Group briefed the Committee in private

Resolved That the Committee agree that the Broadcasting License be updated as follows

(c) extracts from Parliamentary proceedings may be used in party political broadcasts and referendum broadcasts providing that this is done with the permission of the Member in question and that notification is given in advance to the Director of Parliamentary AudioVideo The use of general scenes from the clean feed or of material featuring exchanges between parties would not be permitted in party broadcasts

4 Use of Parliamentary Sound and Vision Equipment in Committee Rooms

Resolved That the Committee agree that prior to the outcome of a review of services provided the use of Parliamentary sound and vision equipment should continue to be restricted to Parliamentary proceedings

5 Library Statement of Services Confidentiality and Scope of Service

Resolved That the Committee agree to note the intention to review the House of Commons Libraryrsquos Statement of Service

6 Facilities Update

John Borley Director General of Facilities and Katie Phelan-Molloy Facilities Executive Officer and Chair of the Facilities Customer Focus Group briefed the Committee in private

[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 May at 2pm

APPENDIX

The Member listed declared his interests on the date specified and as follows


VAZ KEITH (Leicester East) declared fees of pound400 from the Sunday Express The Northern and Shell Building 10 Lower Thames Street London EC3R 6EN a donation of pound10000 from the London College of Accountancy Ltd 19 Charterhouse Street London EC1N 6RA a donation of pound5000 from Braunstone Limited Suite 402a 1 Berkeley Street London W1J 8DJ pound5000 from Metro Living Ltd Wesllesley House Duke of Wellington Avenue Royal Arsenal London SE18 6SS

House of Commons


Session 2015ndash16


The Administration Committee is appointed to consider the services provided for and by the House of Commons This includes services provided to the public by Parliament including visitor facilities the Parliament website and education services

Current membership

Sir Paul Beresford MP (Conservative Mole Valley) (Chair) Sir David Amess MP (Conservative Southend West) John Cryer MP (Labour Leyton and Wanstead) Martyn Day MP (Scottish National Party Linlithgow and East Falkirk) Michael Fabricant MP (Conservative Lichfield) James Gray MP (Conservative North Wiltshire) Nigel Mills MP (Conservative Amber Valley) Ms Gisela Stuart MP (Labour Birmingham Edgbaston) Mark Tami MP (Labour Alyn and Deeside) Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP (Labour Leicester East) Mr Robin Walker MP (Conservative Worcester)

Other Members

Powers The powers of the Committee are set out in House of Commons SO No 139 Standing Orders are available on the Internet via wwwparliamentuk

Publications

All publications of the Committee are on the Internet at httpwwwparliamentukac

Committee staff The current staff of the Committee are Sarah Heath (Clerk) Daniel Wood (Inquiry Manager) Jennifer Kelly (Committee Assistant) and Anikka Weerasinghe (Media officer)

Contacts

All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Administration Committee House of Commons London SW1A 0AA The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 4151 the Committeersquos email address is acparliamentuk

Formal Minutes


Members present















2 Election of Chair










4 Appointments




5 Programme of work



6 Works update






1 Digital working































6 Elizabeth Tower

















































































3 Visit to Dublin










































Monday 7 March 2016







3 Visit to Dublin



















































Monday 9 May 2016
















6 Facilities Update



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2 Election of Chair










4 Appointments




5 Programme of work



6 Works update






1 Digital working































6 Elizabeth Tower

















































































3 Visit to Dublin










































Monday 7 March 2016







3 Visit to Dublin



















































Monday 9 May 2016
















6 Facilities Update



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4 Appointments




5 Programme of work



6 Works update






1 Digital working































6 Elizabeth Tower

















































































3 Visit to Dublin










































Monday 7 March 2016







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Monday 9 May 2016
















6 Facilities Update



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3 Visit to Dublin










































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