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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 given security clearance and passes in 2015 to work for construction, maintenance and refurbishment purposes in the Palace of Westminster were not UK nationals.

Answer

In 2015 responsibility for construction, maintenance and refurbishment was held by the Parliamentary Estates Department. The Pass Office database shows that 2,529 CTC (Counter Terrorist Check) clearances were conducted on those working in PED in 2015. Of these, 366 were non-UK nationals. This equates to 14.47% of all those given security clearance for work in the department in 2015.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
47511
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Construction Palace of Westminster Migrant workers Repairs and maintenance
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk