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Written question asked by Lord Hayward (Conservative) on Monday, 1 September 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 September 2025. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Non-affiliated) on Monday, 15 September 2025 on behalf of the Senior Deputy Speaker (HL).


House of Lords: Security

Question

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his letter placed in the Library of the House on 7 July concerning staffing the Peers’ Entrance, which operations he used as comparators in stating that “It is normal within an operation the size of the Parliamentary Security Department to be able to temporarily reassign resources”.

Answer

My letter, dated 7 July 2025, reflected the information presented to me based on the professional judgement and experience of Parliament’s security advisors of the importance of maintaining a flexible security posture. This flexibility has allowed for the temporary reassignment of security staff to the Peers’ Entrance from our existing numbers, at no additional cost to the taxpayer.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9988
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Staff House of Lords Palace of Westminster Security
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk