Question
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2024 to Question 7214 on House of Commons: Pest Control, if he will publish the reasons for each request for pest control in the last year.
The table below details how much has been spent on pest control on the Parliamentary Estate in each of the last three financial years.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 (Year to date) |
Total costs | £109,563 | £122,363 | £126,162 | £102,850 |
House of Commons contribution | £65,738 | £73,418 | £75,697 | £71,779 |
House of Lords contribution | £43,825 | £48,945 | £50,465 | £31,071 |
The table below details the high-level categories for pest controls in the past year.
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Problem type reported: | Number of cases reported |
Electric fly killers | 33 |
Mouse investigation | 348 |
Moth investigation | 61 |
Other pest investigation | 107 |
Total | 549* |
*The difference in total number of cases from the answer to UIN 7214, tabled on 15 December 2023 results from the answers covering slightly different reporting periods.