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1083761

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration has been given to relocating the House of Lords to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office building in King Charles Street during the period of reconstruction of the Palace of Westminster.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL14324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The R&amp;R Programme Team carried out work with the Government Property Unit to assess the suitability of sites on the Government estate for relocation of the House of Lords during the restoration and renewal works on the Palace of Westminster. One of the options involved use of the courtyard of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office building in King Charles Street. However, this was considered to be a sub-optimal solution that would require further decant accommodation to be delivered over multiple locations and had space constraints around the Chamber. Concerns were also raised in relation to security and access to the site for construction. Subsequent work has identified the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre as the most suitable decant location for the House of Lords. The House of Lords Commission agreed the QEII Centre as the preferred option for decant in September 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 20/03/2019 17:35:08 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

838333

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, in the light of the resolutions on Restoration and Renewal passed by both Houses, what are the likely next steps; and what will be the mechanism for Peers to submit suggestions and ideas.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>Both Houses have decided that the next steps of the Restoration &amp; Renewal Programme should be overseen by a Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority. It is expected that the Commission of each House will therefore immediately focus on establishing those bodies in shadow form. Until the shadow Sponsor Board has been appointed, the Programme will continue to be delivered under the governance of the bicameral Programme Board, which consists of officials from both Houses plus two external members, and acts with authority delegated from the Board and Accounting Officer of each House. Establishing both bodies in substantive form will require primary legislation.</p><p>The Programme Team, supported by its client advisory services consultants, CH2M and BDP, will continue work in the following areas:</p><ul><li>further investigation and documentation of the current physical condition of the Palace of Westminster and its building services;</li><li>further studies on the feasibility of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre as temporary accommodation for the House of Lords;</li><li>design of Richmond House as temporary accommodation for the House of Commons, which is being taken forward as part of the Commons’ Northern Estate Programme;</li><li>development of a client brief for the design of the works to the Palace of Westminster;</li><li>the development of the required Outline Business Cases (OBCs), compliant with HM Treasury’s <em>Green Book</em>; and</li><li>a further round of medium-term mechanical and electrical, public health and conservation work to mitigate the operational risks to Parliament presented by the condition of the building between now and the commencement of the construction phase of the R&amp;R Programme.</li></ul><p>The design phase will require extensive consultation with Members of both Houses, as well as a wide range of other stakeholders including staff, third-party occupants of the Parliamentary Estate, visitors and other members of society throughout the United Kingdom. It is anticipated that this engagement work will be developed and taken forward by the shadow Sponsor Board once it is established later this year.</p><p>In the meantime, members of the Programme Team would be happy to receive suggestions and ideas from Members of both Houses. They can be contacted via <a href="mailto:restorationandrenewal@parliament.uk" target="_blank">restorationandrenewal@parliament.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 21/02/2018 16:07:39 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

838354

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek the consent of Her Majesty the Queen for a full decant of both Houses of Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
uin	HL5481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>As a parliamentary programme, the delivery of the Restoration and Renewal (R&amp;R) of the Palace of Westminster is a matter for both Houses of Parliament. I understand that the Queen’s consent <ins class="ministerial">may have to be sought in relation to the Bill to be brought forward in respect of R&amp;R.</ins> <del class="ministerial">may be required in relation to the Bill to brought forward in respect of R&amp;R.<del class="ministerial"> </del></del></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 22/02/2018 17:36:39 question first ministerially corrected 23/02/2018 12:16:15 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham previous answer version 42532 answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4189 label Biography information for Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield

825651

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of the Heritage Lottery Fund contributing to the cost of Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster.
tabling member printed	Lord Inglewood
uin	HL4892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is a grant giving body, and distributes the heritage share of the National Lottery Fund for good causes to successful applicants.</p><p> </p><p>Any application to support the restoration of the Palace of Westminster would need to be considered alongside the other applications made to HLF’s programmes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 30/01/2018 13:38:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	1980 label Biography information for Lord Inglewood

820521

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated earliest date by which both Houses of Parliament could decant the Palace of Westminster in the event of a decision so to do for the purposes of the restoration and renewal of the Palace; and what is the estimated cost to the public purse for the repair and maintenance of the Palace in the period between now and both Houses decanting.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL4602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Neither House has yet considered the recommendation of the Report of the Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster (House of Lords Paper No. 41, HC 659, Session 2016–17), published in September 2016, that both Houses should leave the Palace temporarily while the essential restoration and renewal work is carried out. The future schedule for the Restoration &amp; Renewal Programme will depend largely on when both Houses take a decision on the preferred delivery option, and on what that decision is. If both Houses accept the Joint Committee’s recommendation, then it will be necessary to acquire, design and fit out temporary accommodation, and to complete the refurbishment of the House of Commons Northern Estate, before decant can take place. There will also be several years of design work, including consultation with Members of both Houses and more widely, which will be followed by a procurement phase for the works. The Joint Committee recommended the establishment, by statute, of an independent Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority to deliver the Programme. Assuming that a decision on the future direction of the Programme can be taken soon, we expect that this work could be completed in time for decant to take place in 2025.</p><p>The forecast cost of repair and maintenance of the Palace of Westminster from 2017/18 to 2021/22, the end of the current Medium Term Investment Plan period, is set out in the table below. This includes both planned preventative and reactive maintenance, and current and planned Strategic Estates projects, including a further round of mechanical and electrical engineering work intended to keep the building habitable until 2025.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Planned preventative &amp; reactive maintenance</p></td><td><p>£10,950,421</p></td><td><p>£10,906,124</p></td><td><p>£11,044,424</p></td><td><p>£11,366,324</p></td><td><p>£10,969,424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current &amp; planned Strategic Estates projects</p></td><td><p>£82,423,288</p></td><td><p>£106,455,026</p></td><td><p>£98,110,475</p></td><td><p>£35,684,761</p></td><td><p>£25,058,596</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medium-term mechanical and electrical works</p></td><td><p>–</p></td><td><p>£801,903</p></td><td><p>£3,494,211</p></td><td><p>£18,301,903</p></td><td><p>£18,301,903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£93,373,709</p></td><td><p>£118,163,052</p></td><td><p>£112,649,110</p></td><td><p>£65,352,988</p></td><td><p>£54,329,923</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Costs include VAT and optimism bias where appropriate, but no allowance has been made for inflation. There is not yet a reliable forecast for routine maintenance beyond the end of the current Medium Term Investment Plan period in 2021/22. It is possible that reactive maintenance costs may rise in future as the condition of the Palace continues to deteriorate.</p><p>It is assumed that, as the start date for the Restoration &amp; Renewal Programme approaches, wherever possible, work which can be deferred until the Programme starts will be.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 23/01/2018 15:53:38 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

758553

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the main recommendations put forward by the Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster in its report of September 2016; and when they intend to bring forward a motion for both Houses to debate and decide how the restoration and renewal works should progress.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stowell of Beeston
uin	HL1424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is grateful for the valuable work conducted by the Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster and has considered the recommendations in its report carefully. It intends to bring forward a motion in both Houses to debate this important matter in the Autumn.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 14/09/2017 15:45:51 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston

671910

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when the Chair of State in the House of Lords Robing Room will be reupholstered.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>It is expected that the arms of the Chair of State in the House of Lords Robing Room will be reupholstered in the next financial year. The back of the seat will be left intact but its condition will continue to be monitored in case further restoration work is required.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 17/01/2017 12:59:08 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

657417

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by the Chairman of Committees on 8 April 2014, which museums or related institutions have received encaustic tiles from the Palace of Westminster.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Following the decision by the Administration and Works Committee in the Lords and the Administration Committee in the Commons that in cases where encaustic tiles from the Palace of Westminster cannot be re-used elsewhere, some of these should be donated to museums or related institutions, encaustic tiles have been donated to the Tile Trail in Stoke on Trent; to a recycled mosaics project to commemorate the pottery works in Stoke on Trent; and to St Augustine’s Church in Ramsgate.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 19/12/2016 14:12:45 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey