Portcullis House in Westminster was evacuated after an apprentice's iPad sparked a security alert, according to an MP.
MPs and staff were forced to leave the building at around 9.30am this morning after police received reports about a suspect package.
Police cordons could be seen surrounding the Houses of Parliament while Waterloo Bridge has also been shut off to public.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">An exciting start to my apprentice's first day at Parliament: the whole of Portcullis House evacuated cos of security scare over his iPad!— Nick Boles (@NickBolesMP) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NickBolesMP/status/534298862350266368" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-19381-https://twitter.com/NickBolesMP/status/534298862350266368" data-vars-event-id="c23">November 17, 2014</a>
Conservative MP Nick Boles said the scare was caused by his new apprentice's iPad.
The Skills and Equalities minister tweeted: "An exciting start to my apprentice's first day at Parliament: the whole of Portcullis House evacuated cos of security scare over his iPad!"
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">suspect package at portcullis house - Waterloo bridge shut - though policeman tells me it should be sorted soon <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=9&id=222025&p=http://t.co/sxbxFesBFd" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-19381-http://t.co/sxbxFesBFd" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/sxbxFesBFd</a>— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BethRigby/status/534287505915670528" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-19381-https://twitter.com/BethRigby/status/534287505915670528" data-vars-event-id="c23">November 17, 2014</a>
Portcullis House, located opposite Parliament, was opened in 2001.
The building houses 213 parliamentarians and their staff.
Road surrounding it were closed until police gave the all-clear.
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