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Written question asked by John Pugh (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 7 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 October 2016. It was answered by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 18 October 2016 on behalf of the House of Commons Commission.


Palace of Westminster: Migrant Workers

Question

To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of people who have security clearance for catering and cleaning purposes in the Palace of Westminster are not UK nationals.

Answer

The Pass Office database shows that the Palace of Westminster holds security clearance and passes for a total of 779 pass holders whose jobs relate to catering and cleaning purposes. 330 of these are not UK nationals. This equates to 42.36%.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
47510
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Catering Palace of Westminster Migrant workers Cleaning services
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk