Restoration & Renewal of the Palace of Westminster: 2023 Recall
Fifty-second report of session 2022-23 from the Committee of Public Accounts on progress with restoring the Palace of Westminster.
Report · 2023Sources & confidence: High confidence
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Report identity and the passages on delay and the building's condition.
- Committee of Public Accounts: Restoration & Renewal of the Palace of Westminster, 2023 Recall
Published 17 May 2023; up to 2 million pounds a week on maintenance; the Palace may not be preservable after a catastrophic event; uncertainty over political decisions contributed significantly to delays.
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- The essay refers to Parliament's reports in the plural but links this one report. It dates from May 2023; later developments, including the 2026 costed proposals, were not reviewed.
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