questionText: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, whether it has undertaken a formal value-for-money assessment of discretionary scope items including new visitor infrastructure, plaza construction, reprovision of the Education Centre and major entrance reconfiguration; whether each of those elements has an individually approved business case; and whether Parliament will be given the opportunity to vote separately on discretionary enhancements distinct from essential fire, safety and structural remediation works.
answerText: Section 2(5) of the Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Act 2019, which established the framework for the Restoration and Renewal (R&amp;R) Programme, requires the Programme to have regard to (amongst other things) the need to ensure the Par...
heading: Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance