§ Lord Roganasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 1 July (WA 48), why lifts 13 and 14 at Heathrow airport were not back in operation as planned at the end of August 2004; why the planned replacement programme was delayed; and whether a 13-month waiting period for the replacement of two lifts is reasonable. [HL4252]
§ Lord Davies of OldhamWe understand from BAA that this particular project was delayed primarily because of the discovery and subsequent removal of asbestos by licensed contractors.
The revised target date for completion was 31 August. However this was over-run by 11 days for lift 13 and 16 days for lift 14. BAA is now reviewing the performance of this project with contractors and suppliers to see what lessons can be learnt for the future.