Restoration and renewal

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 23 Jun 2020 Closed: 2 Dec 2020 Parliament page
In January 2018, following 20 years of discussion, Parliament approved the Restoration and Renewal programme, with an Act establishing the programme and overarching governance receiving Royal Assent in October 2019. It aims to address maintenance issues, with the Palace described as soon to become ‘uninhabitable,’ and wider objectives. The NAO’s … Read more
9 Recommendations
15 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 4 events
18 Nov
2020
Report published
3 Nov
2020
Correspondence
5 Oct
2020
Report published
21 Jul
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
21 Jul 2020
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Restoration and renewal
David Goldstone · HM Treasury Dr John Benger · House of Commons Ed Ollard · House of Lords Ian Ailles · House of Commons Sarah Johnson · Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Nineteenth Report - Restoration and renewal of the Palace of Wes… HC 549 5 Oct 2020 24 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
6 Recommendation Not Addressed
Nineteenth Report - Restoration an…
The Sponsor Body has not engaged sufficiently with the public and other Palace users to...
The Sponsor Body has not engaged sufficiently with the public and other Palace users to understand what they want from a modern parliament building. The Palace of Westminster is symbol of British democracy. Around 5,000 people work in the Palace … Read more
Government Response
The government's response provides background on the establishment of the Programme and lists past Treasury Minutes responses, but it does not address the specific recommendation for the Sponsor Body to publish an engagement strategy within one month.
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1 Conclusion Not Addressed
Nineteenth Report - Restoration an…
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence about the Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme (the Programme) from the Sponsor Body, the Delivery Authority, the Clerks of both Houses and the … Read more
Government Response
The government's response provides an unrelated list of DHSC officials and details on adult social care provision, entirely failing to address the conclusion about the Palace of Westminster Programme.
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Government Response AI assessment · 24 of 9 classified
Deferred 22
Not Addressed 2
Total 9 recs + 15 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
3 Nov 2020 Correspondence from the HOC Sponsor Body on the Restoration and Renewal Programme Report, dated 15 October 2020
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