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<p>The Commissions of both Houses are responsible under the Parliamentary Buildings
(Restoration & Renewal) Act 2019 for setting the Phase 1 Expenditure Limit for
the parliamentary building works, covering the period up to the approval of the Restoration
& Renewal (R&R) Outline Business Case. The House of Commons Commission has
to date, also received advice from the Commons Finance Committee in setting the Phase
1 Limit.</p><p>Since the creation of the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, the Commission
has also received quarterly progress reports on the R&R Programme. At its meeting
on 22 February, the Commission noted the assurance and scrutiny arrangements that
the Sponsor Body has established for the Programme and the opportunities to strengthen
those arrangements to provide further assurance to both Houses, including on reporting
progress to secure further savings against the Phase 1 Expenditure Limit. Work will
take place, following publication of the Sponsor Body’s Strategic Review report, to
confirm Commission and House engagement, decision points and ongoing scrutiny up to
Outline Business Case approval.</p>
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