Session 2013-14
House of Commons Officers and Staff
HOUSE OF COMMONS
The Speaker-The Rt Hon. John Bercow, MP
Chairman of Ways and Means-The Rt. Hon. Lindsay Hoyle, MP
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means-Nigel Evans, MP
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means-The Rt Hon. Dawn Primarolo, MP
Panel of Chairs
Mr David Amess, MP, Hugh Bayley, MP, Mr Joe Benton, MP, Mr Clive Betts, MP, Mr Peter Bone, MP, Mr Graham Brady, MP, Annette Brooke, MP, Martin Caton, MP, Mr Christopher Chope, MP, Katy Clark, MP, Mr David Crausby, MP, Philip Davies, MP, Jim Dobbin, MP, Nadine Dorries, MP, Sir Roger Gale, MP, Mr James Gray, MP, Mr Mike Hancock, MP, Mr Dai Havard, MP, Mr Philip Hollobone, MP, Mr Jim Hood, MP, The Rt Hon. George Howarth, MP, Mr Edward Leigh, MP, Dr William McCrea, MP, Miss Anne McIntosh, MP, Mrs Anne Main, MP, Sir Alan Meale, MP, Sandra Osborne, MP, Albert Owen, MP, Mark Pritchard, MP, Mrs Linda Riordan, MP, John Robertson, MP, Andrew Rosindell, MP, Jim Sheridan, MP, Mr Gary Streeter, MP, Mr Andrew Turner, MP, Mr Charles Walker, MP, Mr Mike Weir, MP, Hywel Williams, MP
Secretary-Simon Patrick
House of Commons Commission
The Rt Hon. The Speaker (Chairman), Sir Paul Beresford, MP, Mr Frank Doran, MP, Ms Angela Eagle, MP, The Rt Hon. Andrew Lansley, MP, John Thurso, MP
Secretary of the Commission-Robert Twigger
Assistant Secretary-Joanna Dodd
Administration Estimate Audit Committee
Alex Jablonowski (Chairman), Ms Angela Eagle, MP, The Rt Hon. Sir Alan Haselhurst, MP, John Thurso, MP, Stephen Brooker, Barbara Scott
Secretary of the Audit Committee-Ben Williams
Liaison Committee
The Rt Hon. Sir Alan Beith, MP (Chair), Mr Graham Allen, MP, The Rt Hon. James Arbuthnot, MP, Mr Adrian Bailey, MP, The Rt Hon. Kevin Barron, MP, Dame Anne Begg, MP, Mr Clive Betts, MP, The Rt Hon. Sir Malcolm Bruce, MP, Mr William Cash, MP, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, MP, Mr Ian Davidson, MP, David T C Davies, MP, The Rt Hon. Stephen Dorrell, MP, James Duddridge, MP, Mrs Louise Ellman, MP, Natascha Engel, MP, Dr Hywel Francis, MP, The Rt Hon. Sir Alan Haselhurst, MP, The Rt Hon. Margaret Hodge, MP, Mr Bernard Jenkin, MP, Miss Anne McIntosh, MP, Andrew Miller, MP, Mr George Mudie, MP, Richard Ottaway, MP, Mr Laurence Robertson, MP, Mr Graham Stuart, MP, Mr Robert Syms, MP, John Thurso, MP, Mr Andrew Tyrie, MP, The Rt Hon. Keith Vaz, MP, Mr Charles Walker, MP, Joan Walley, MP, Mr John Whittingdale, MP, Mr Tim Yeo, MP
Clerks-Andrew Kennon, Philippa Helme
Management Board
Sir Robert Rogers, KCB (Clerk of the House and Chief Executive), David Natzler (Clerk Assistant and Director General, Chamber and Committee Services), John Pullinger (Director General, Information Services), Andrew Walker (Director General, HR and Change), John Borley, CB (Director General, Facilities), Myfanwy Barrett (Director of Finance), Joan Miller (Director of Parliamentary ICT) (External Member), Alex Jablonowski (External Member), Barbara Scott (External Member)
Secretary of the Management Board-Matthew Hamlyn
office of the speaker
Speaker’s Secretary-Peter Barratt
Assistant Secretary to the Speaker-Ian Davis MBE
Trainbearer-Jim Davey
Diary Secretary-Briony Potts
Speaker’s Counsel-Michael Carpenter
Speaker’s Chaplain-Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin
office of the Clerk of the House
Clerk of the House and Chief Executive-Sir Robert Rogers, KCB
Private Secretary-Ben Williams
Personal Assistant-Caroline Nicholls
parliamentary commissioner for standards
Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards-Kathryn Hudson
Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests-Heather Wood
parliamentary security co-ordinator
Parliamentary Security Director-Peter Martin
Assistant to Parliamentary Security Director-Emily Baldock
Private Secretary-Leonora Chiddicks
office of the chairman of ways and means
Secretary to the Chairman of Ways and Means-Sara Howe
office of the chief executive
Head of Office-Matthew Hamlyn
Corporate Risk Management Facilitator-Rachel Harrison
Head of Central Communications-Marianne Cwynarski
Head of Internal Audit-Paul Dillon-Robinson
Head of Parliamentary Programme and Project Assurance- Jane Rumsam
Strategy, Planning and Performance Manager-Jane Hough
department of chamber and committee services
clerk assistant’s directorate
Clerk Assistant and Director General-David Natzler
Personal Assistant-Charlotte Every
Director of Departmental Services-Tom Goldsmith
Overseas Office-
Principal Clerk-Crispin Poyser
Delegation Secretaries-Nick Wright, Jyoti Chandola
Inward Visits Manager-Alison Game, MBE
National Parliament Representative, Brussels-Edward Beale
Deputy National Parliament Representative, Brussels-Sarah Clarkson
Vote Office-
Deliverer of the Vote-Catherine Fogarty
Deputy Deliverer of the Vote-Owen Sweeney (Parliamentary),Tom McVeagh (Production)
committee directorate
Committee Office-
Clerk of Committees-Andrew Kennon
Clerk of Domestic Committees-Robert Twigger
Principal Clerks of Select Committees-Philippa Helme, Mark Hutton, Chris Stanton, Colin Lee
Business Manager (Liaison)-Katie Phelan
Operations Manager-Karen Saunders
Business Manager (COMG)-Richard Dawson
Departmental Select Committees-
Business, Innovation and Skills: Clerks-James Davies, Amelia Aspden
Communities and Local Government: Clerks-Glenn McKee, Sarah Heath
Culture, Media and Sport: Clerks-Elizabeth Flood, Grahame Danby
Defence: Clerks-Alda Barry, Douglas Wands
Education: Clerks- Lynn Gardner, PhD, Geraldine Alexander
Energy and Climate Change: Clerks- Sarah Hartwell-Naguib, Elizabeth Bolton
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Clerks-David Weir, Dr Anna Dickson
Foreign Affairs: Clerks- Kenneth Fox, Peter McGrath
Health: Clerks-David Lloyd, Martyn Atkins
Home Affairs: Clerks- Tom Healey, Richard Benwell
International Development: Clerk-David Harrison
Justice: Clerks-Nick Walker, Sarah Petit
Northern Ireland Affairs: Clerk-Mike Clark
Science and Technology: Clerks-Stephen McGinness, Jessica Montgomery
Scottish Affairs: Clerk-Eliot Wilson
Transport: Clerks-Mark Egan, PhD, Farrah Bhatti
Treasury: Clerks-Chris Stanton, Lydia Menzies
Welsh Affairs: Clerk-Marek Kubala
Work and Pensions: Clerk-Carol Oxborough
Domestic Committees-
Administration: Clerk-Helen Wood
Finance and Services: Clerk-Robert Twigger
Other Committees-
Arms Export Controls (Committees on): Clerk-Keith Neary
Environmental Audit: Clerks-Simon Fiander, Nick Beech
Joint Committee on Human Rights: Commons Clerk-Mike Hennessy
Liaison: Clerks-Andrew Kennon, Philippa Helme
Joint Committee on National Security Strategy: Commons Clerk-Philippa Helme
Public Accounts: Clerk-Adrian Jenner
Public Administration: Clerks-Emily Commander, Catherine Tyack, Rebecca Short
Political and Constitutional Reform: Clerk – Joanna Dodd
Regulatory Reform: Clerk-James Davies
Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards: Commons Clerks-Colin Lee, Adam Mellows-Facer, Lydia Menzies
Scrutiny Unit-
Head of Unit-Jessica Mulley
Deputy Head of Unit (Finance)-Larry Honeysett
Chamber Business directorate
Clerk of Legislation-Jacqy Sharpe
Public and Private Bill Office
Clerk of Bills, Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills and Taxing Officer-Simon Patrick
Steven Mark, Kate Emms, Georgina Holmes-Skelton, John-Paul Flaherty
Private Bill Office-Neil Caulfield
Committees
Court of Referees: Clerk-Simon Patrick
Selection: Clerk-Kate Emms
Standing Orders, Unopposed Bills: Clerk-Sara Howe
Delegated Legislation Office
European Scrutiny Committee: Clerk-Sarah Davies
Clerk Advisers- Peter Harborne, David Griffiths, Leigh Gibson, Terry Byrne
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments: Commons Clerk-Sarah Petit
Journal Office-
Clerk of the Journals-Liam Laurence Smyth
Eve Samson, Elizabeth Hunt, Huw Yardley, Richard Cooke, Mark Etherton, Lloyd Owen, Margaret McKinnon (Clerk of Public Petitions)
Procedure Committee: Clerks-Huw Yardley, Lloyd Owen
Standards and Privileges Committees: Clerks-Eve Samson, Margaret McKinnon
Speaker’s Committee for IPSA: Clerk-Elizabeth Hunt
Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission: Clerk- Elizabeth Hunt
Table Office-
Principal Clerk-Paul Evans
Robin James, Tracey Jessup, Rob Cope, Eliot Barrass, Judith Boyce, Richard Ward, Francene Graham, Lynn Lewis (Editorial Supervisor of the Vote)
Backbench Business: Clerk-Robin James
official report directorate
Editor-Lorraine Sutherland
Deputy Editor-Alex Newton
Director of Broadcasting-John Angeli
Managing Editors-Paul Hadlow, Clare Hanly, Deborah Jones, Ann Street, Jon Prawer, Vivien Wilson, Jack Homer, Ross Gunby, Adele Dodd
Sub-Editors-Eira Gregory, Kate Myers, Juliet Levy, Victoria Hart, Tony Minichiello, Emma Kirby, Paul Kirby, David Hampton, Jez Oates, Barry Geall, Jonathan Hoare, Portia Dadley, Elaine Harrison, Joanna Lipkowska, Richard Purnell, Bran Jones, Patricia Hill, Ian Oakhill
Senior Reporters-Emily Morris, Mayah Weinberg, Jude Wheway, Felicity Reardon, Paul Underhill, Angus Andrews, Saul Minaee, Jim Barr, Cara Clark, Will Holdaway, Paul Owen, Tom Martin, Keith Brown, Owain Wilkins, Lydia Davis, Eugene Wolstenholme
Learning and Development Officer-Jon Prawer
Head of Administration-Stephen O'Riordan
Senior Hansard Administrators-John Brake, Brian Harrison
Hansard Production Manager-Stuart Miller
Annunciator Superintendent-John LeHunte
serjeant at arms directorate
Serjeant at Arms-Lawrence Ward
Deputy Serjeant at Arms-Richard Latham
Assistant Serjeant at Arms-Lesley Scott
Clerk in Charge-Laura Castillo
Admission Order Office-Samantha Howlett
Principal Doorkeeper-Robin Fell
Pass Office Manager-Hannah Evans
Members’ Staff Verification Office Manager-Guy Turner
Office of Speaker’s Counsel
Speaker’s Counsel-Michael Carpenter
Counsel-Peter Davis (Legislation), Paul Hardy (European Legislation)
Deputy Counsel-Peter Brooksbank, Philip Davies, Daniel Greenberg
Assistant Counsel-Helen Emes
department of information services
Director General/Librarian-John Pullinger
Director of Service Delivery-John Benger
Curator’s Office
Curator of Works of Art-Malcolm Hay
Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology (POST)
Head- Dr. Christopher Tyler
Central Support Services
Head of Central Support-Grahame Allen
Office Services
Office Services Manager-Gabrielle Hughes
research and Library directorate
Director of Research Services-Bryn Morgan
Business and Transport
Head of Section-Tim Edmonds
Library Clerks-Louise Butcher, Douglas Pyper, Antony Seely, Djuna Thurley
Economic Policy and Statistics
Head of Section- Lorna Booth
Library Clerks- Jack Evans, Daniel Harari, Daniel Zaczkiewitz, Feargal McGuinness, Christopher Rhodes, Gavin Thompson, Dominic Webb
Home Affairs
Head of Section-Pat Strickland
Library Clerks-John Bardens, Jacqueline Beard , Lorraine Conway, Catherine Fairbairn, Gabrielle Garton-Grimwood, Melanie Gower, Alexander Horne, Philip Ward, PhD, John Woodhouse,
International Affairs and Defence
Head of Section-Vaughne Miller
Library Clerks-Louisa Brooke-Holland, Jon Lunn, DPhil, Claire Mills, Ben Smith, Arabella Thorp
Senior Library Executives-Emma Clark, Julia Keddie
Parliament and Constitution Centre
Head of Section-Oonagh Gay
Library Clerks-Paul Bowers, Richard Kelly, Mark Sandford, Isobel White
Research & Library Central Team
Head of Section-Lucinda Maer
Senior Executive officers- Jeremy Hardacre, Catrin Owens
Reference Services
Head of Section-Dora Clark
Library Clerk- Chris Sear
Senior LIBRARY Executives -Amina Gual, John Prince
Science and Environment
Head of Section- Dr Patsy Richards
Library Clerks- Dr Elena Ares, Dr Sarah Barber, Oliver Bennett, Emma Downing, Louise Smith, Edward White
Social and General Statistics
Head of Section-Richard Cracknell
Library Clerks-Gavin Berman, Paul Bolton, Rachael Harker, Oliver Hawkins, Matthew Keep, Rod McInnes, Tom Rutherford
Social Policy
Head of Section-Christine Gillie, OBE
Library Clerks- Susan Hubble, Tim Jarrett, Steven Kennedy, Robert Long, Tom Powell, Nerys Roberts, Wendy Wilson
Director of Information Management-Steve Wise
Indexing and Data Management
Head of Section-Gini Griffin/Catherine Meredith
Library Resources
Head of Section-Katharine Marke
public information directorate
Director of Public Information-Edward Wood
House of Commons Information Office/Parliamentary Outreach
Head of public information & outreach-Clare Cowan
Web and Intranet Service
Head of Online Services-Tracy Green
Media & Communications Service
Senior Media and Communications Adviser-Lee Bridges
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT DIRECTORATE
Director of Public Engagement-Aileen Walker
Public Engagement and Learning
Head of Public Engagement And learning-Tom O’Leary
Education Service
Head of Education -Emma-Jane Watchorn
Visitor Services
Head of Visitor Services-Deborah Newman
department of hr & change
Director General’s Office
Director General of HR & Change-Andrew Walker
Assistant to Director General-Tara Cullen
Personal Assistant-Yvonne Carson, BEM
Director of Business Management and Delivery-Janet Rissen
Director of HR Policy and Strategy-Vacant
Director of Change-Selven Naicker
Departmental Business and Finance Manager-Caroline Young
Head of People Development-Patricia Macaulay-Fraser
Head of HR Operations-Alix Langley
Head of Diversity and Inclusion-Anne Foster
Business Partners-Elaine Mason, Johan van den Broek, Soraya Ounssi
Members’ Advisory Service and Members’ Personnel Advice Service (PAS)
Senior HR Manager-Dapo Coker
Information Rights and Information Security Services (IRIS)
Head of IRIS-Victoria Payne
Safety, Health and Wellbeing
Head of Safety, Health and Wellbeing-Marianne McDougall
Consultant Occupational Health Physicians-Dr Ira Madan, Dr Paul Grimes
Health and Safety Adviser- Amanda Hastings
Occupational Health and Wellbeing Manager-Anne Mossop
Welfare Officer – Tanya Harris
Clinical Nurse Advisers-Karen St Cyr, Lucy Walsh, Sally Nightingale
Trade Union Side
Trade Union Side Administrators-Sandra Deakins, Denise Eltringham
department of finance
Director-Myfanwy Barrett
Personal Assistant-Yvonne Carson, BEM
Pensions Unit
Head of Pensions- Lucy Tindal
financial management directorate
Director of Financial Management-Christopher Ridley
Head of Management Accounting-Vacant
Head of Financial Accounting- Debra Shirtcliffe
Head of Financial Services-Julia Routledge
Systems Accountant-Colin Lewis
commercial services directorate
Director of Commercial Services-Veronica Daly
Procurement Managers-Sheila Brightwell, Kevan Mayor
savings directorate
Head of Savings Reviews – Martin Trott
department of facilities
Director General-John Borley, CB MA CEng MIET
Executive Officer-Fiona Channon
Director of Facilities Finance-Philip Collins
Director of Business Management-Della Herd
Departmental Communications Officer- Renee Brownsey-Joyce
parliamentary estates directorate
Parliamentary Director of Estates-Mel Barlex, BSc, MBA, MCR, MRICS, MBIFM
Deputy Director & Head of Projects-Christine Sillis, MBA, DipBldgCons, FRICS
Head of Director’s Office- Robert Whiteway
Deputy Head of Director’s Office and Business Manager-Deborah Taylor
Head of Maintenance and Operations-Lester Benjamin, BEng, CEng, MCIBS
Keeper of the Clock-Mike McCann
Head of Programme & Planning Management-Steve Beck
Head of Fire, Safety & Environment-Charlotte Simmonds, BSc(Hons), MSc, CEnv, MIEMA
Fire Safety Manager-David Kaye, GIFireE
Principal, Interior Design and Furnishing-Vacant
Principal Architect -Adam Watrobski, BA (Hons), DiplArch, DiplConsAA, RIBA
Principal Estates Manager-Helen Arkell, BSc (Hons), MRICS
Principal Project Leader -Vacant
Principal Engineer-Vacant
Asset Manager-Andrew Geehan, MSc, BSc, BD
Estates Archivist and Historian-Dr Mark Collins, BA, PhD
Environment Manager-Martin Wittekind
catering services
Director of Catering-Richard Tapner-Evans, BSc
Executive Chef-Mark Hill
Operations Manager-Robert Gibbs
Catering Manager, Terrace Complex-Denise Durkin
Banqueting & Events Manager- Lee Holt
Banqueting & Events Office Manager-Jason Bonello
Special Projects Manager - Martyn Westcott-Wreford
Catering Services Manager, Northern Estate (Portcullis House, 1 Parliament Street, 7 Millbank & Moncrieff’s) – Yvonne Sparrow
Catering Manager, 7 Millbank, 1 Parliament Street & Moncrieff’s Press Complex -James Ellis
Purchasing & Stores Manager-Antony Avella
accommodation and logistics services
Director of Accommodation and Logistics Services-James Robertson OBE
Parliamentary Logistics Manager-Wesley Auvache
Members Accommodation Manager-Lis Partridge
Accommodation Manager-Susanna Lumsden
Head of Facilities Service Delivery-Brendon Mulvihill
Facilities Service Delivery Managers-Doreen Irving, Noel Kirby, Simon Mansfield, David O’Nions, Les Stockwell
Cleaning Managers-Carol Hill, David Ray
Postmaster-Mark Morrish
parliamentary ict service (pict)
Director of PICT-Joan Miller
Director of Operations and Member Services-Matthew Taylor
Director of Resources-Fergus Reid
Director of Technology-Steve O’Connor
Director of Network Programme-Innis Montgomery
Director of Programmes and Development-Rebecca Elton
Members’ Computing Officer (Commons)-Andrew Morrison
Members’ Computing Officer (Lords)-Loraine Midda
Telecommunications Manager-Caroline Robertson
other principal officers
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery-Dame Ursula Brennan, DCB
Comptroller and Auditor General-Amyas Morse
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman-Dame Julie Mellor, DBE
8 May 2013
