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2017 Freedom of Information Request 2017 Freedom of Information Request Log Response Request Result Issue Exemptions Date Review of The Parliamentary Health Service Not held 25/01/2017 Ombudsman Pay scales of House of Commons staff Fully exempted 11/01/2017 s.21 Contractors working for the House of Commons Fully exempted 25/01/2017 s.12, s.21 Copy of Committee mail out Fully exempted 17/01/2017 s.34 MPs debts for House of Commons services Partly exempted 31/01/2017 s.21, s.22, s.40 Payments for employment disputes Not held 09/01/2017 Calls made to the anti-bullying hotline and MPs Fully disclosed 17/01/2017 taken to tribunals Bonuses paid to Members staff Not held 04/01/2017 Language courses for MPs Fully exempted 05/01/2017 s.21, s.22 Staff handbook and conflict/disclosure of Fully disclosed 20/01/2017 interests Regulation of the PHSO Not held 25/01/2017 Correspondence from the Draft Investigatory Fully disclosed 24/01/2017 s.12, s.34 Powers Bill Joint Committee Sales of confectionery and soft drinks in the Fully disclosed 25/01/2017 House for 2016 Partly disclosed Complaints to the Speaker in 2016 30/01/2017 s.40 (where held) Maintenance and furniture purchases for Fully disclosed 31/01/2017 Speakers apartments Serjeant at Arms expenses Fully disclosed 23/01/2017 Number of visits to gambling websites by MPs Not held 02/02/2017 Costs to Government for the preparation of Not held 10/01/2017 Brexit Spending by the Speakers office in 2016 Partly exempted 30/01/2017 s.21, s.22 Copy of a 1973 Report Not held 16/01/2017 Cost of ceremonial garments Not held 18/01/2017 Conflict of interests and disciplinaries of named Partly exempted 01/02/2017 s.21, s.34 Members Attempts to access blocked websites on Fully exempted 06/02/2017 s.12 Parliamentary network Funding of MPs trips abroad over last 10 years Fully exempted 18/01/2017 s.21 Most popular websites visited on the Fully exempted 16/01/2017 s.21, s.22 parliamentary estate Funding of MPs trips abroad over last 10 years Fully exempted 18/01/2017 s.21 Armed services questions Not held 16/01/2017 s.21, s.24, s.31, MPs safety guidance Partly exempted 20/02/2017 s.38 Administration Committee papers Fully exempted 18/01/2017 s.34 Planning permission appeal relating to Murray Not held 16/01/2017 Legacy development Breakdown of catering price increases in 2017 Not held 24/01/2017 Paper considered by the Administration Fully exempted 19/01/2017 s.34 Committee Copy of Agreement of Transfer of Power ACT Fully exempted 19/01/2017 s.21 1947 Partly disclosed Manipulation of UK democracy 25/01/2017 (where held) Breakdown of alcoholic beverages consumed in Fully exempted 19/01/2017 s.21 various parliamentary outlets Specified Members ability to ask PQs Not held 06/02/2017 Committee on Exiting EU meeting agendas Fully exempted 27/01/2017 s.34 Outcome of employment tribunals against MPs Fully exempted 30/01/2017 s.40 by their staff Partly disclosed Power sockets in the Chamber 01/02/2017 (where held) MPs signing the Nolan principles and using Partly disclosed 25/01/2017 parliamentary addresses (where held) Historical documents for debates on India Fully exempted 20/01/2017 s.21 Justice Committee correspondence Fully exempted 24/01/2017 s.14 Correspondence by the Speaker to named Not held 06/02/2017 Members regarding by-elections Attempts to access blocked websites on Partly exempted 08/02/2017 s.21 Parliamentary network Explanation of County court hearing centres Not held 25/01/2017 Complaints received by the Welsh Affairs Not held 25/01/2017 Committee regarding Arriva trains Inappropriate behaviour on the parliamentary Not held 31/01/2017 estate Information on paedophiles running the UK CLOSED - NO 24/01/2017 CLOSED - NO NAME GIVEN NAME Number of complaints received by the Fully disclosed 31/01/2017 s.21 Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Copy of a FOI response Partly exempted 01/02/2017 s.40 Vexatious requests received by the Justice Fully disclosed 31/01/2017 Committee Named person policy in the UK Not held 01/02/2017 Fires recorded on the Parliamentary estate Fully disclosed 14/02/2017 Alcohol sales in the House of Commons Fully disclosed 13/02/2017 Bill information in specific format Fully exempted 01/02/2017 s.21 Partly disclosed Social Media guidance for MPs 22/02/2017 (where held) House of Commons staff with registered learning Partly disclosed 15/02/2017 disabilities (where held) Peer reviews provided for the POST paper on Partly exempted 22/02/2017 s.40 Managing the UK Plutonium Stockpile Meetings held by specified Members Not held 01/02/2017 Information on House of Commons procurement s.21, s.22, s.24, Partly exempted 27/02/2017 cards s.31, s.38, s.40 Voting choices of Members Fully exempted 08/02/2017 Lost and stolen items from the Parliamentary Partly exempted 15/02/2017 s.21 estate Request to view closed files Partly exempted 27/02/2017 s.34 Communications relating to the regulation of Not held 31/01/2017 Sports therapy Partly disclosed Petition to allow President Trump into the UK 24/02/2017 (where held) Correspondence between named Members Not held 01/02/2017 regarding A27 UK leaving the EU Not held 13/02/2017 Spending charged to Speakers House Partly exempted 21/02/2017 s.21, s.22 Cyber breaches to parliamentary network and Fully exempted 28/02/2017 s.24, s.31 website Request for complaint correspondence Fully exempted 06/02/2017 s.40 Partly disclosed Members with property in Europe 03/02/2017 (where held) Result of the Brexit vote Not held 02/02/2017 Number of security passes issued Fully disclosed 21/02/2017 Legislation protecting titles Not held 07/02/2017 Foreign suppliers to the House of Commons Not held 13/02/2017 catering service Database for processing FOI requests Fully disclosed 08/02/2017 MP's who voted against article 50 and their Already published 02/02/2017 s.21 corresponding constituencies. Partly disclosed Monarch signing Bills 22/02/2017 (where held) Pensions of Cabinet Members Not held 08/02/2017 Voting of PACAC Members on Modern Slavery Fully exempted 09/02/2017 s.21 Bill Correspondence about wigs worn by House of Fully exempted 06/03/2017 s.21, s.36 Commons Clerks Attempts to access blocked websites Partly exempted 08/03/2017 s.12 Partly disclosed Costs of state visits 06/03/2017 (where held) Copy of Erskine May Fully exempted 27/02/2017 s.21, s.43 Request to view closed files Partly exempted 02/03/2017 s.34 Complaints about the Speaker Fully exempted 13/02/2017 s.34 House of Commons payments to the Stonewall Not held 08/02/2017 work place equality index Spending on pest control Fully exempted 08/02/2017 s.22 Foreign dignitaries speaking in the House of Partly exempted 22/02/2017 s.21 Commons Attempts to view blocked websites on Partly exempted 08/03/2017 s.12 Parliamentary network Role of PACAC and Parliamentary Ombudsman Not held 23/02/2017 MPs with private health cover Not held 10/02/2017 Drinks sales in House of Commons outlets Fully disclosed 27/02/2017 Partly disclosed Expense claims of Speaker and Members 08/03/2017 (where held) Details of declared donation to named Member Not held 27/02/2017 Advice given to the Speaker Not held 27/02/2017 Visits to Speakers residence Not held 06/03/2017 Complaints received regarding comments by the Partly exempted 13/03/2017 s.40 Speaker Information on people arrested under various Not held 01/03/2017 Acts Complaints by staff of sexual misconduct of Partly exempted 14/03/2017 s.12 Members MPs who are citizens of a commonwealth Not held 06/03/2017 country/ROI Paper submitted to the Commons Commission Fully exempted 08/03/2017 s.34 Employment of the Speaker's Chaplain Partly exempted 14/03/2017 s.40 Communications received regarding comments Fully disclosed 15/02/2017 by the Speaker Members supplied with broadband Fully disclosed 06/03/2017 Specified Members employment of family Partly disclosed 08/03/2017 members (where held) Correspondence received by the Speaker and Partly disclosed 13/03/2017 timescales of FOI requests (where held) Degrees obtained by MPs Not held 21/02/2017 Financial interests of Petitions Committee Fully exempted 09/03/2017 s.21 members Parliamentary email addresses of MPs staff Fully exempted 02/03/2017 s.40 Resuming debate on State visit by Donald Not held 13/03/2017 Trump MPs employing family members Not held 01/03/2017 Legal challenges against decisions of the Partly disclosed 22/03/2017 Petitions Committee (where held) Catering subsidy for House of Commons in 2016 Fully exempted 08/03/2017 s.21 Correspondence relating to a historical debate Not held 01/03/2017 Hampshire MPs' claiming expenses for first-class Partly disclosed 24/03/2017 travel (where held) Role of Parliamentary Health Service Not held 13/03/2017 Ombudsman Members receiving hate mail Partly exempted 15/03/2017 s.31, s.38, s.40 Injuries suffered in Parliament by staff and MPs Fully disclosed 14/03/2017 Comments on catering services in the House of Fully exempted 13/03/2017 s.21, s.22 Commons Spend on alcohol in catering establishments in Partly disclosed 15/03/2017 the House of Commons (where held) Amendments to temporary traffic regulation Not held 15/03/2017 orders (TTRO) Staff of named Member Fully exempted 14/03/2017 s.21 Staff of named Member Fully exempted 08/03/2017 s.21 Member of the public attending the House of Partly exempted 08/03/2017 s.21 Commons for a meeting Organisations giving evidence to Committees Not held 15/03/2017 DWP declarations Not held 13/03/2017 Changes to E-petitions policy Fully exempted 28/03/2017 s.21 State visit E-petition Not held 27/03/2017 Staff working for MPs Not held 02/03/2017 Reports into a fire in the Palace of Westminster
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