Written questions

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...