Parliamentary Commercial Directorate
Lords · Question HL8440 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · The Senior Deputy Speaker · Official record
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Hayward
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 12 June (HL Deb col 1528), whether the role to oversee the commercial function as a joint department of both Houses is an additional role in the management structure
Answer
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble, 24 Jun 2025
The Parliamentary Commercial Department will be led by a Chief Commercial Officer. This is a new senior role in the management structure which will be responsible for overseeing Parliament’s portfolio of contracts, developing and implementing commercial s...