§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if any feasibility study has been made on the comparability of existing costs of maintaining and servicing buildings used for parliamentary purposes outside the Palace of Westminster and grouping them in one building or group of buildings adjacent to the Palace.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergA study has been made of the likely future maintenance costs of buildings on the Bridge Street site, most of which could be avoided if the site were developed, but they are relatively small compared with the estimated cost of a new building.