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<p>The freehold title for the QEII Conference Centre is currently held by the Department
for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (previously the Ministry for Housing, Communities
and Local Government). Since 2018 House of Lords officials have been involved in discussions
with officials at DLUHC (then MHCLG) regarding potential use of the QEII Conference
Centre by the House of Lords as part of the Restoration and Renewal (R&R) programme.
This has included exploring the terms of any possible acquisition of the building
for the purposes of housing the House of Lords during the R&R programme and seeking
to understand the associated costs, risks and liabilities.</p><p>This follows the
QEII Conference Centre having been identified as the preferred decant location for
the House of Lords, in line with the recommendation by the Joint Committee on the
Palace of Westminster in 2016; a recommendation which was agreed by the House of Lords
Commission in September 2018, subject to further feasibility work being undertaken.</p>
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