Recommendation 16

The Director General of the House of Commons told us that the House and the Sponsor Body were working together to avoid spending on projects that would subsequently be replaced by the Programme.37 However, we heard from the Clerk of the House of Commons that the £140 million fire safety work may be a victim, to an extent, of the Programme’s works, and some of it will be ripped out when the Palace is restored.38 Programme assurance, cost and timetable