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<p>The work at Peers’ Entrance during August and September 2022 was part of the same
project as the work currently underway at Peers’ Entrance. For security reasons the
Houses do not publish capital expenditure on security mitigating projects as providing
this level of detail could enable an individual to infer the extent and nature of
the works, and thus the vulnerabilities which they were intended to mitigate.</p><p>The
Clerk of the Parliaments and Clerk of the House, as Accounting and Corporate Officers,
have responsibility for approving final business cases for security projects across
the Parliamentary Estate, subject to advice from the Finance Directors and other relevant
officials. The Clerk of the Parliaments’ decisions on security projects are informed
by consultation with the House of Lords Commission, which ensures that the impact
on Members is taken into account, and by the Finance Committee which receives regular
reports regarding security expenditure. The Clerk of the House is informed by the
equivalent groups and individuals in the House of Commons. Ultimately it is not the
House that makes the final decision because security is a bicameral issue, and legal
responsibility for safety sits with the Clerk of the Parliaments and Clerk of the
House.</p>
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