House of Commons Commission decisions – 19 May 2020
19 May 2020
Present:
- The Speaker, in the Chair
- Jacob Rees-Mogg
- Valerie Vaz
- Sir Charles Walker
- Dame Rosie Winterton
- Pete Wishart
- Dr John Benger (Clerk of the House)
- Ian Ailles (Director General)
- Jane McCall (External member)
- Dr Rima Makarem (External member)
Following its meeting on 19 May, the House of Commons Commission has agreed the following:
- Public Health England is to be asked to confirm in writing the advice it has given to parliamentary authorities to ensure current social distancing measures are appropriate
- MPs' staff and House staff should continue to work remotely and should not return to the estate
- The House Service continues to develop scalable plans on staffing and social distancing measures to meet the needs of the House if these should change in the future.
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