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Nineteenth Report - Restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster
Public Accounts Committee
HC 549
Published 5 October 2020
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Nineteenth report from Session 2019-21 · published 18 Nov 2020
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
The Sponsor Body has not engaged sufficiently with the public and other Palace users to...
Recommendation
The Sponsor Body has not engaged sufficiently with the public and other Palace users to understand what they want from a modern parliament building. The Palace of Westminster is symbol of British democracy. Around 5,000 people work in the Palace …
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Government Response Summary
The government's response provides background on the establishment of the Programme and lists past Treasury Minutes responses, but it does not address the specific recommendation for the Sponsor Body to publish an engagement strategy within one month.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence about the Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme (the Programme) from the Sponsor Body, the Delivery Authority, the Clerks of both Houses and the …
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Government Response Summary
The government's response provides an unrelated list of DHSC officials and details on adult social care provision, entirely failing to address the conclusion about the Palace of Westminster Programme.
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