Recommendation 29

On 1 January 2023, the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body (Abolition) regulations 2022 came into effect. These set out that the Corporate Officers of the Houses would, acting jointly, “have overall responsibility for the Parliamentary building works.”71 The Sponsor Body’s previous responsibilities, as set out in previous legislation, will also be relevant including to prepare a strategy for consulting Members of Parliament; funding the Delivery Authority and overseeing their activities; determining the strategic objectives of the building works; and promoting public understanding of the purpose of the works.72 Before these changes, the Clerks’ were to engage the House of Lords and House of Lords Commissions and represent their views to the Sponsor Body. They had an agreement with the Sponsor Body to provide a formal mechanism for consultation and cooperation.73