Written questions

Parliament: Cleaning Services

Lords · Question HL1511 · Tabled 30 Jun 2026 · The Senior Deputy Speaker · Official record

Answered 9 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Storey

To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what discussions have been had with Churchill Cleaning regarding its proposals to (1) reduce the amount of time spent cleaning in Parliament by over 1000 hours a week, and (2) make 40 cleaners redundant.

Answer

Answered by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, 9 Jul 2026

Employment decisions are the responsibility of our contractor. However, the House Administrations have made clear their concerns to Churchill Cleaning about the pace and scale of the proposed changes and have received assurances regarding continued delive...