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Written questions by Olney.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Sarah Olney this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (242)Department for Transport (42)Department of Health and Social Care (30)Department for Work and Pensions (25)Department for Business and Trade (24)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (21)Treasury (20)Home Office (17)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (15)Cabinet Office (14)Ministry of Justice (9)Department for Education (8)House of Commons Commission (5)

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9 Oct 2024·House of Commons Commission·Answered
Asked

Representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will publish a list of (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers who have a parliamentary pass.

Reply

We are unable to provide this information, as the pass issuing system does not categorise passholders in this way. Special advisers are not a specific category of passholder, and therefore this information could not easily be obtained from the pass data s...

9 Oct 2024·House of Commons Commission·Answered
Asked

Representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will publish a list of special advisers who have had a parliamentary pass in each of the last five financial years.

Reply

We are unable to provide this information, as the pass issuing system does not categorise passholders in this way. Special advisers are not a specific category of passholder, and therefore this information could not easily be obtained from the pass data s...

9 Oct 2024·House of Commons Commission·Answered
Asked

Representing the House of Commons Commission, how many parliamentary passes were (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five financial years.

Reply

The database is a live pass issuing system and does not retain full historical information as data is only retained for three years or less depending on the pass category, so is continually being deleted in line with our records retention policy. The foll...

9 Oct 2024·House of Commons Commission·Answered
Asked

Representing the House of Commons Commission, how many parliamentary passes were not returned following the conclusion of the holder's employment in each of the last five financial years.

Reply

The database is a live pass issuing system and does not retain full historical information as data is only retained for three years or less depending on the pass category, so is continually being deleted in line with our records retention policy.The vast ...

9 Oct 2024·House of Commons Commission·Answered
Asked

Representing the House of Commons Commission, how many holders of each pass type have access to the parliamentary estate.

Reply

The number of passes on issue changes constantly, so the following represents a snapshot of data recorded on 10 October 2024:MPs: 648Peers: 832MPs’ staff: 1,589Peers’ staff: 333Staff of the Administrations - House of Commons, House of Lords, and Parliamen...

Sources
SourceUK Parliament Members API
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