MORE than £1million has been spent trying to rid the House of Commons of rats.
The last financial year’s bill was £126,000, the ninth year in a row it has topped £100,000.
Over £1million has been spent trying to rid the House of Commons of rats
Tory MP Dame Andrea Leadsom has told of finding rats rummaging through the rubbish bin in her office.
And mousetraps line the walls of the Commons restaurants.
Droppings were spotted 19 times last year, some of them “in clear view” in kitchens and the famous Strangers’ Bar.
Despite the fortune in taxpayers’ cash spent, revealed by Parliament, there were still 326 rodent sightings last year plus reports of them gnawing through cables.
The pest predicament has seen Parliament’s food hygiene rating plunge to two out of five.
In addition, hawks were hired for £13,500 to scare off pigeons and seagulls.
