Portcullis House All rooms in the building are fitted with "annunciators" (monitors which announce in real-time the current business in the Chambers of the House of Commons, the House of Lords, or both). "Division bells" are also installed throughout the building, which alert MPs to the calling of a division (vote) in the Chamber of the House of Commons. Along with this, visual aids (a flashing image of a bell) are displayed on television sets and computer desktops in MPs' offices when the Division bell sounds. On the ground floor are a range of services including a waiter-service restaurant ("The Adjournment"), informal
Canadian House of Commons Page Program They are selected based on a written essay, a second-language interview and a face-to-face interview. Once chosen, one of the first challenges for Pages is to learn the names and faces of all 338 MPs in the House. After a week's training, prior to starting their term, Pages are sworn in by the Speaker and Clerk of the House of Commons. The Page program dates back to at least Confederation (1867) though it was quite different at that time. Pages were male only, and boys as young as 11 years old were selected. One of the more unusual requirements was