Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 13
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The current expectation is that during the Programme, the Commons will decant to Richmond House.
Conclusion
The current expectation is that during the Programme, the Commons will decant to Richmond House. The project to develop Richmond House, which the Sponsor Body told us is “absolutely key” in terms of delivering Restoration and Renewal, is part of the wider Northern Estates Programme (NEP) which aims to bring several buildings on the wider Parliamentary Estate up to modern standard.30 The parliamentary estates team is responsible for the NEP and spent £61.6 million developing it between 2015–16 and 22 C&AG’s Report, para 2.29 23 C&AG’s Report, para 2.22 24 Q 57 25 Q 51 26 Qq 18, 51 27 C&AG’s Report para 12 28 C&AG’s Report, Appendix Two 29 Q 49 30 Q 58 12 Restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster 2018–19.31 The Director General of the House of Commons told us that the dispute over the Ministry of Defence carpark, which was proving a roadblock to the NEP’s progress, has been resolved.32
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
Responses to the Committee The Sponsor Body is not a government body so will provide responses to the recommendations in the PAC report directly to the Committee.