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2023 House of Lords Freedom of Information Responses

Responses to Freedom of Information requests received by the House of Lords in the calendar year 2023, where information was held and disclosed in part or in full, are published below.

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FOI 4046 - Champagne and sparkling wine sold in House of Lords bars and restaurants 22/09/2022 - 08/01/2023 (pdf, 96KB)

FOI 4047 - Drinking water stations available to members of the public in House of Lords public spaces (pdf, 102KB)

FOI 4048 - Supporting documentation submitted by named members of the House of Lords for certain expenses claims (pdf, 1MB)

FOI 4050 - Introductions to the House of Lords since 01/01/2021 and a list of upcoming introductions (pdf, 82KB)

FOI 4051 - Incidents of falling masonry from 25/05/2021 to 17/01/2023 and compensation paid (pdf, 83KB)

FOI 4056 - Guidance or extracts from handbook relating to Business Appointment Rules for staff of the House of Lords (pdf, 150KB)

FOI 4057 - Number of visitors to the House of Lords public gallery in 2022, and information recorded about the visitors (pdf, 102KB)

FOI 4059 - Cost to the House of Lords in relation to the funeral arrangements for HM Queen Elizabeth II (pdf, 131KB)

FOI 4064 - Contract details for Parliament nursery service (pdf, 155KB)

FOI 4065 - Transactions over £25,000 from November 2022 (pdf, 86KB)

FOI 4067 - Correspondence sent or received by the Lord Speaker on hostile activity from Iranian operatives (pdf, 373KB)

FOI 4070 - Copy of Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme complaints log concerning the House of Lords (pdf, 192KB)

FOI 4072 - Number of FOI requests received and answered by the House of Lords Administration in the past 10 years (pdf, 82KB)

FOI 4075 - Information relating to the consultation process for the Online Safety Bill (pdf, 1MB)

FOI 4076 - Data on web hits and downloads of Members' Register of Interest pages in 2019-2023, broken down by month (pdf, 225KB)

FOI 4078 - Estimated costs and other details relating to the Electrical Vehicle Charging Points (EVC) project (pdf, 81KB)

FOI 4079 - Bills introduced where the minister has made a statement relating to s.19(1)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998 (pdf, 106KB)

FOI 4080 - List of all books and magazines confiscated by House of Lords security over the past 10 years (pdf, 83KB)

FOI 4081 - Numbers of job and work experience applications and rejections or dismissals on national security grounds (pdf, 139KB)

FOI 4085 - The last sitting dates in the House of Lords of two named members (pdf, 100KB)

FOI 4086 - Recruitment, remuneration and role of a staff researcher for a named member of the House of Lords (pdf, 117KB)

FOI 4091 - Copy of the last 100 entries in the accident book or books kept by the House of Lords (pdf, 105KB)

FOI 4095 - House of Lords flexible working policy (pdf, 96KB)

FOI 4097 - Information about recruitment, including number of candidates, systems used by HR, and diversity targets (pdf, 111KB)

FOI 4101 - Daily attendance allowance and number of times member of the House has attended in 2021, 2022 and 2023 (pdf, 106KB)

FOI 4106 - Information about Cloud infrastructure, strategy and expenditure (pdf, 134KB)

FOI 4107 - Cost to the House of Lords to change the clocks on the Parliamentary estate on 25/26th March 2023 (pdf, 79KB)

FOI 4111 - Copies of papers presented at the House of Lords Commission meeting of 15 March 2023 (pdf, 238KB)

FOI 4112 - Copies of papers presented at the House of Lords Commission meeting of 26 April 2023 (pdf, 249KB)

FOI 4113 - Cost of printed scaffold/plating installed around Lords' entrance on Old Palace Yard (pdf, 80KB)

FOI 4119 - Amount paid in compensation claims each year since 2021, including details of claims over £1000 (pdf, 84KB)

FOI 4120 - Conduct and policies relating to staff of members of the House of Lords (pdf, 530KB)

FOI 4123 - Most recent Writs of Summons for one life peer and 5 hereditary peers (pdf, 2MB)

FOI 4126 - Cost of artworks purchased or commissioned by the House of Lords in each financial year since 2019/20 (pdf, 111KB)

FOI 4127 - Contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers working on the Palace of Westminster (pdf, 105KB)

FOI 4129 - Viewing figures for the past 100 House of Lords screenings on https://parliamentlive.tv/ (pdf, 92KB)

FOI 4130 - Number of ICT devices deployed by the House of Lords Administration and questions on ICT procurement (pdf, 170KB)

FOI 4136 - Data on members' attendance in the House of Lords from 01/01/23 - 27/06/2023 (pdf, 175KB)

FOI 4140 - Full list of House of Lords gift shop sales by item in 2023 to date (pdf, 106KB)

FOI 4143 - Details of events where venues were hired out in the House of Lords (pdf, 272KB)

FOI 4145 - Maintenance of the Parliamentary estate, contracts and procurement (pdf, 140KB)

FOI 4146 - Beef products bought for catering purposes in 2021 and 2022, including product type, quantity and price (pdf, 133KB)

FOI 4148 - Information pertaining to the technical features of Hansard online (pdf, 105KB)

EIR 4149 - Sustainability and environmental policies and strategies in the House of Lords (pdf, 106KB)

FOI 4151 - Questions on technologies in use at the House of Lords (pdf, 225KB)

FOI 4152 - House of Lords late sitting hours and procedure for members to raise concerns (pdf, 86KB)

FOI 4153 - Amount of food waste produced by the House of Lords in the years 2019 to 2023 (pdf, 102KB)

FOI 4154 - Information relating to the Sexual Offences (pdf, 113KB)

FOI 4155 - Customer Relationship Management (pdf, 137KB)

FOI 4162 - Information relating to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (pdf, 111KB)

FOI 4163 - Injuries and compensation claims at the House of Lords in the last 12 months (pdf, 98KB)

FOI 4166 - Suppliers involved with the Houses of Parliament Restoration & Renewal Programme (pdf, 90KB)

FOI 4168 - Total number of mail items and number of suspicious/unpleasant mail items received in the past year (pdf, 157KB)

FOI 4170 - Details and cost of any of artificial intelligence (pdf, 102KB)

FOI 4171 - Number and details of staff given permission to work from abroad in the last 3 financial years (pdf, 134KB)

FOI 4174 - Catering subsidy and sample menus (pdf, 2MB)

FOI 4179 - Access, numbers and rules regarding use of parliamentary passes in the House of Lords (pdf, 520KB)

FOI 4182 - Details of a 'freedom of speech' event held in the House of Lords in September 2023 (pdf, 131KB)

FOI 4183 - Mindfulness/meditation courses held in the House of Lords, including spend and number of attendees (pdf, 150KB)

FOI 4187 - guidance about microaggressions and unconscious bias for House of Lords employees since 2022 (pdf, 165KB)

FOI 4188 - Parliamentary passes sponsored by members of the House of Lords in 2021-2023 (pdf, 147KB)

FOI 4189 - Pest sightings, pest control measures and expenditure and related documentation since September 2022 (pdf, 126KB)

FOI 4193 - Pest control expenditure, rodent sightings, and restaurant inspection and rodent control reports (pdf, 4MB)

FOI 4199 - Security incidents and lost property items recorded in bathrooms on the Parliamentary Estate (pdf, 136KB)

FOI 4200 - Details and costs of uniforms and outfits purchased by House of Lords staff since January 2018 (pdf, 87KB)

FOI 4203 - Copies of complaints by members about catering on the Estate from June 2022 to present (pdf, 670KB)

FOI 4204 - Cost for staff to change the clocks on the weekend of 28/29 October 2023 (pdf, 81KB)

FOI 4205 - Damp and mould reported on the Parliamentary Estate per year for the past five years (pdf, 107KB)

FOI 4209 - Disposal, refurbishment or recycling of laptops and mobile phones (pdf, 159KB)

FOI 4212 - Copies of recent Letters Patent and State Opening ceremonial programme (pdf, 594KB)

FOI 4213 - Lost property, cash and unclaimed items in the House of Lords  (pdf, 144KB)

FOI 4214 - Energy suppliers, current tariffs and future tariff agreements (pdf, 130KB)

FOI 4216 - Expenditure on alcohol in House of Lords bars and restaurants in the past year (pdf, 90KB)

FOI 4217 - Duration for a new law to pass through the legislative process (pdf, 133KB)

FOI 4219 - Scaffolding on the Parliamentary Estate in the past year (pdf, 83KB)

FOI 4221 - Spend on food and beverages for meetings in the past 3 years (pdf, 78KB)

FOI 4222 - IT system failures in the last 3 years (pdf, 121KB)

FOI 4223 - Spend on alcohol and members' robes in the House of Lords (pdf, 98KB)

FOI 4224 - Spend on robes each year for the last 5 years (pdf, 83KB)

FOI 4225 - Champagne used at House of Lords events for the last five years (pdf, 131KB)

FOI 4226 - Champagne used at House of Lords events and purchased from Lords outlets on the estate (pdf, 142KB)

FOI 4231 - Christmas food and menus in the Peers' Dining Room (pdf, 7MB)

FOI 4232 - Air travel expenses claimed by Lord Cunningham of Felling in 2022-2023 (pdf, 4MB)

FOI 4235 - Library books taken out by members of the House of Lords since 2019 (pdf, 183KB)

FOI 4237 - Fires on the Parliamentary Estate since 2021 (pdf, 108KB)

FOI 4239 - Sales and net profit/loss for House of Lords bars in the last financial year (pdf, 101KB)

FOI 4241 - Food Safety inspection reports relating to House of Lords catering outlets (pdf, 4MB)

FOI 4243 - Champagne used at events and purchased from House of Lords outlets in the last five years (pdf, 86KB)

FOI 4244 - Membership of Stonewall UK and its programmes in 2022-23 (pdf, 142KB)

FOI 4245 - Thefts of IT equipment on the Parliamentary Estate since May 2023 (pdf, 84KB)

FOI 4246 - Receipts for air travel expenses claimed by three members over three financial years (pdf, 41MB)

FOI 4247 - Log of FOI requests received by the House of Lords from July to December 2023 (pdf, 89KB)

FOI 4248 - Top 100 confectionery items sold by House of Lords retail outlets/bars for January 2023 to date (pdf, 78KB)

FOI 4249 - Top 100 beverage items sold by House of Lords retail outlets/bars for January 2023 to date (pdf, 77KB)

FOI 4250 - Spend on translation, interpretation and language services in financial years 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 (pdf, 87KB)