Question

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many instances of property damage by pests were reported to parliamentary authorities in each of the last three years.

In the last three years, there have been seven incidents reported to the Maintenance Helpdesk relating to property damage caused by pests:

2021 – 1

2022 – 3

2023 – 3

Separately, through its routine condition surveys of heritage items over the last three years, the Parliamentary Heritage Collections team has identified 43 objects that have pest presence, pest activity, or pest damage.