HC Deb 10 January 1989 vol 144 c504W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether the chandeliers within the Palace of Westminster which survived the bombing in 1941 are of the same size and design as those which hung in the Chamber and which were destroyed.

Mr. Chope

I hope that it will be possible to answer this question when the investigations referred to in my reply to the hon. Member's question of 13 December,Official Report, column 523, have been completed.

Mr. Summerson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when the cleaning and restoration of the Victoria Tower is to be completed.

Mr. Chope

The restoration, repair and cleaning of the stonework of the Palace of Westminster is being carried out in a number of phases. The current phase, covering the Central Lobby Tower, is scheduled for completion towards the end of the year. Work on the Victoria Tower is scheduled to start early in 1990 and will take about two and a half years to complete.