HANSARDCommons21 Feb 20194 contributions

Escalators: Underground Car Park

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
ConservativeKettering
6. What the annual cost is of running the escalators from the underground car park.
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)
Liberal DemocratCarshalton and Wallington
The maximum annual energy cost of running the escalator has been calculated as £2,820, including VAT.
Mr Hollobone
ConservativeKettering
This escalator is running all the time yet, compared with the escalator between the main estate and Portcullis House, it is used relatively infrequently. Would it be possible to install a button so that it operates only when required?
Tom Brake
Liberal DemocratCarshalton and Wallington
It may be that the hon. Gentleman does not burn the midnight oil and therefore may not be aware that, in fact, the escalator is switched off manually by engineers control between midnight and 6 am on sitting days and between 6 pm and 6 am during recess. He will be pleased to hear that the escalator is also switched off at the weekend. It is also fitted with sensors that slow down the motor when it has not been used in the previous few minutes.