Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 30
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Until February 2022, the Sponsor Body was preparing a business case based on Parliament fully...
Conclusion
Until February 2022, the Sponsor Body was preparing a business case based on Parliament fully moving out of the Palace during the works (known as a ‘full decant’). In December 2020, the House of Commons Commission agreed to ask the Sponsor Body to consider the implications of the Commons staying in the Palace during works (known as continued presence). In April 2021 the Speaker formally set out what this analysis should cover and asked the Sponsor Body to return before the end of the financial year for advice on whether to take this further. This followed the House of Lords Commission’s endorsement of the approach.81
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 2 September 2022. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗