Access to Services
Before the recess the Speaker approved the Administration Committee’s recommendation that Members should have priority access to services throughout the Commons part of the Parliamentary Estate.
With effect from today, staff and other users should be prepared to give way to Members when queuing for retail and catering services, the post office, travel office or when using other facilities such as lifts, photocopiers, telephone cubicles, etc.
When using parliamentary facilities, please bear in mind whether there is, or is likely to be, a heavy demand from Members and, if so, try to amend your own plans or schedule.
Peter Grant Peterkin…………………….Sue Harrison
Serjeant at Arms……………………………Director of Catering Services
So if MPs didn’t already have license enough to be rude around here, they’ve now got it in writing. Great.
Update (4.45pm): The staff aren’t taking this lying down….
The Parliamentary T&G branch and the Secretaries and Assistants Council are holding a joint meeting next Tuesday (16th October) at 1pm in the Grimond Room, Portcullis House for members of staff that find these new regulations ridiculous. This is a cross party meeting open to all members of staff. Frank Doran has been invited to answer questions.
redtamarin[at]gmail.com
Loading ...
Does this mean I should withdraw from the urinal halfway through if Peter Lilley’s in desperate need of a tinkle?
Steve said this on October 9th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
‘It is all very nice that you guys do all the work but if you could all kindly fuck off it would be most appreciated’
Steve said this on October 9th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Can I suggest Politburo-like special lanes down Whitehall for such ministerial titans as Ruth Kelly?
burmah toad said this on October 9th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Someone should take this up with the TGWU
This is outrageous
guinness panda said this on October 9th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
The bretheren are on it - it looks like a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on I Don’t Care Who You Are (researchers branch) is being planned.
Sadie said this on October 9th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Just tell em to “FUCK OFF”in a very loud voice. It used to work for me…
Howler monkey said this on October 9th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
At the end of the day it is, afterall, “their House”
Doug said this on October 9th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Am so glad I’m still paying my TGWU fees even though I’ve left Parliament. As if it is not bad enough that they shut everything down whilst the MPs went on their hols this recess, now things have finally reopened, the staff get to wait in line whilst fatboy Prezza gets his chips at the Terrace. Marvellous.
Anon said this on October 9th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
So that’s what your Labour Government’s comittment to equality and justice for all actually means in practice then is it?
Matt said this on October 9th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
You all voted for these fuckers, not me
Lobster Blogster said this on October 9th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
There is going to be a serious fallout over this. Nothing was wrong with the system apart from some snooty MPs deciding they were more important than everyone else.
Letters From A Tory said this on October 10th, 2007 at 7:03 am
[…] brings me back to yesterday’s diktat from the Serjeant at Arms which gives MPs a license to queue-jump. Is this not the most un-British […]
RecessMonkey » Blog Archive » The epitome of Britishness said this on October 10th, 2007 at 8:53 am
Sadly Matt, the committee in question is cross party. Nothing to do with Labour at all.
barry allen said this on October 10th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
[…] As noted in the public minutes of the Administration Committee, it is this man, Simon Burns (Tory MP for Chelmsford) who is responsible for making the suggestion on MP’s queue-jumping. […]
RecessMonkey » Blog Archive » Public Enemy #1 said this on October 11th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
[…] did the staff to courtesy of turning up at today’s meeting to discuss the new MP’s queue-jumping edict. At least 80 members of staff from across Parliament packed into the meeting room, and more would […]
RecessMonkey » Blog Archive » The Natives are Restless said this on October 16th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
In answer to No 1 I expect Peter would like you to stay and he can watch……………………..
What's Left? said this on October 16th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
[…] predicted, the anger of Commons staff at the Queue-Jumping rule has had absolutely no effect on matters. The meeting two weeks ago was all in […]
RecessMonkey » Blog Archive » Nothing Changes said this on November 1st, 2007 at 11:01 am