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1196535

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept id	207
	answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, whether an environmental impact assessment has been carried out for the Restoration and Renewal project on the Palace of Westminster.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	48279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>The Sponsor Body has agreed a strategic objective to mitigate the environmental impact of the Restoration and Renewal Programme during the construction phase and to minimise the impact in relation to the Palace's future operation. This objective has been endorsed by the Commissions of both Houses and will be kept under review as the Programme progresses. An Environment Impact Assessment will be conducted in due course once the preferred approach to the works has been determined as part of the business case process, which will consider the impact on air quality and river ecology. The Programme is also expected to agree a series of controls and mitigations, as well as monitoring arrangements, for air quality during the construction phase as part of the planning process. The merits of using the river for moving materials to and from the construction site, to minimise the effects of construction on road traffic emissions, will also be considered by the Programme.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 48275 48280 question first answered 22/05/2020 13:02:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1285183

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2021
	answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept id	207
	answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what the costs are for the (a) business planning and (b) other preliminary works for the Restoration and Renewal Programme before the full works programme begins.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	uin	151882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Sponsor Body is currently finalising the remaining phase 1 expenditure limit, to be agreed by the Commissions of both Houses.</p><p>The Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission will review the annual estimate in the context of the limit agreed by the Commissions of both Houses. The annual Estimate will be discussed in a public hearing in March 2021. The Estimates Commission will seek the views of the Treasury before laying the Estimate before the House of Commons.</p><p>Current costs and expenditure are published as Quarterly Reports, available on the Restoration and Renewal website: www.restorationandrenewal.uk/resources/transparency/the-programme.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/02/2021 13:46:00 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1196536

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept id	207
	answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what steps he will take to minimise air pollution in central London from the Restoration and Renewal project on the Palace of Westminster.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	48280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>The Sponsor Body has agreed a strategic objective to mitigate the environmental impact of the Restoration and Renewal Programme during the construction phase and to minimise the impact in relation to the Palace's future operation. This objective has been endorsed by the Commissions of both Houses and will be kept under review as the Programme progresses. An Environment Impact Assessment will be conducted in due course once the preferred approach to the works has been determined as part of the business case process, which will consider the impact on air quality and river ecology. The Programme is also expected to agree a series of controls and mitigations, as well as monitoring arrangements, for air quality during the construction phase as part of the planning process. The merits of using the river for moving materials to and from the construction site, to minimise the effects of construction on road traffic emissions, will also be considered by the Programme.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 48275 48279 question first answered 22/05/2020 13:02:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1260360

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2020
	answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept id	207
	answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what steps he is taking to mitigate the effect of the parliamentary restoration and renewal project on roadside air pollution in London.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	128055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p><strong>The Restoration and Renewal Programme is currently creating its business case. Part of this work, once the preferred option has been agreed, will be an environmental assessment on both the construction phase and operations of the restored buildings, where impacts will be assessed and mitigations proposed. The Programme is committed to sustainability and to meeting its environmental obligations.</strong></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/01/2021 10:12:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1260359

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2020
	answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept id	207
	answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what discussions he has had with (a) Ministers and the (b) House of Commons Commission on the effect of the parliamentary restoration and renewal project on congestion in London.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	128054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Restoration and Renewal Programme is currently creating its business case. Part of this work, once the preferred option has been agreed, will be an environmental assessment on both the construction phase and operations of the restored buildings, where impacts will be assessed and mitigations proposed. To date, no specific conversations have been held on congestion, as the business case work is still in its early stages. The Programme is committed to sustainability and to meeting its environmental obligations.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/01/2021 10:15:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1251358

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept id	207
	answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what assessment of air quality has been made as part of the plans for refurbishing the Palace of Westminster.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	114768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>An initial desk-based assessment of existing data regarding air quality in the vicinity of the Palace of Westminster has been conducted as part of the Restoration and Renewal Programme, and a further assessment will be conducted to provide more accurate and up to date data. These assessments will inform the development of the designs and business case for the restoration works.</p><p>The Sponsor Body has agreed a strategic objective to mitigate the environmental impact of the Programme during the construction phase and to minimise the impact in relation to the Palace's future operation, in line with its statutory obligations. This objective has been endorsed by the Commissions of both Houses and will be kept under review as the Programme progresses.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/11/2020 17:16:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1196531

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept id	207
	answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving freight to and from the Restoration and Renewal construction site at the Palace of Westminster by river.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	48275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>The Sponsor Body has agreed a strategic objective to mitigate the environmental impact of the Restoration and Renewal Programme during the construction phase and to minimise the impact in relation to the Palace's future operation. This objective has been endorsed by the Commissions of both Houses and will be kept under review as the Programme progresses. An Environment Impact Assessment will be conducted in due course once the preferred approach to the works has been determined as part of the business case process, which will consider the impact on air quality and river ecology. The Programme is also expected to agree a series of controls and mitigations, as well as monitoring arrangements, for air quality during the construction phase as part of the planning process. The merits of using the river for moving materials to and from the construction site, to minimise the effects of construction on road traffic emissions, will also be considered by the Programme.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 48279 48280 question first answered 22/05/2020 13:02:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1285208

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2021
	answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept id	207
	answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, how many staff are employed on the Restoration and Renewal programme; and what the average cost, including employer national insurance and pension contributions, is of those members of staff.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	uin	151884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body is the single client accountable to Parliament and oversees a Delivery Authority which carries out the work.</p><p>The Sponsor Body was established in shadow form in July 2018 and became a statutory organisation separate from Parliament on 8 April 2020 and has been engaged in a period of recruitment since then. The staffing is a mixture of directly employed staff, contractors and people seconded from the Houses. As of 31 January 2021, there are 15 directly employed staff in the Sponsor Body, mainly at a senior level and the average costs per employee is £103,633, including National Insurance and Pension.</p><p>The Delivery Authority was set up as a company limited by guarantee on 16 April 2020, and the Sponsor Body is the sole guarantor. The staffing is a mixture of directly employed staff, contractors and people seconded from the Houses. As of 31 January 2021, there are 55 directly employed staff in the Delivery Authority, mainly at a senior level and the average costs per employee is £86,810, including National Insurance and Pension.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/02/2021 13:44:29 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1299654

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept id	207
	answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, whether the Sponsor Body has made an assessment of the potential effect of the completion of ongoing fire safety works on the cost of the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
	uin	163307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>The Sponsor Body is aware of ongoing fire safety works to the Palace of Westminster. The Outline Business Case will take account of completed works, including fire safety works, when proposing cost estimates for the parliamentary building works under the R&amp;R Programme. This will be conditional on further design work and testing.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/03/2021 14:55:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison

1280301

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2021
	answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept id	207
	answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what the timetable is for the publication of the Strategic Review on Renewal and Restoration.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	142997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Sponsor Body has been analysing various options as part of its Strategic Review. Engagement with Parliamentary bodies on this is ongoing, and the Review analysis will be published in due course. Meanwhile, the Programme continues its work on developing the Outline Business Case, including the vital surveys of the building's condition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/01/2021 10:17:00 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth