Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 1
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Deferred
Committee gathered evidence from key Palace restoration and renewal stakeholders
Conclusion
Following our previous reports on the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster (the Palace), we took evidence from the Programme SRO and Head of the R&R Client team, the Delivery Authority Chief Executive, the Clerk of the House and the Clerk of the Parliaments.
Government Response Summary
The government's response is irrelevant to the committee's conclusion, discussing strategies to tackle alcohol harm instead of the committee's evidence-gathering on the Palace of Westminster's R&R programme.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented The government has already published a comprehensive assessment of effective and cost-effective strategies to tackle alcohol harm in England through the former Public Health England. This included a review of the evidence on the public health burden of alcohol in England and policy responses to reduce health, social, and economic alcohol harm. The department continues to monitor the evidence base, including outputs from Public Health Scotland’s Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland's Alcohol Strategy (MESAS) programme.