Norman Shaw North and South (Hansard, 7 November 1995)

§ Mr. Corbyn
To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee what consideration was given to the recycling of materials discarded from Norman Shaw North during refurbishment work; and if he will make a statement. [42015]

§ Mr. Ray Powell
The recycling of materials discarded during the refurbishment of Norman Shaw North is a matter for the main contractors.

§ Mr. Corbyn
To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee what future plans there are for refurbishment of Norman Shaw North and South; and if he will make a statement. [42013]

§ Mr. Powell
It is planned to install the Parliamentary Data Video Network on the first and second floors of Norman Shaw North next year and the remaining floors in 1997. The opportunity will be taken to carry out a limited refurbishment on a similar basis to the work successfully undertaken on the ground floor this year.
Only limited work was carried out in Norman Shaw South when it was acquired from the Metropolitan police and it will shortly require complete refurbishment. The long-term programme envisages that this work should be started once the new Parliamentary Building is completed at the end of the decade.

§ Mr. Corbyn
To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee what is the total cost of the refurbishment of the ground floor of Norman Shaw North during the recent recess. [42016]

§ Mr. Powell
The project was undertaken to fulfil the decision of the House to make the PDVN available to hon. Members and their staff. This year's phase of the work involved the provision of the network on the ground floor, together with refurbishment work which it was sensible to carry out at the same time, and the installation of monitors to allow Members on the upper floors and in Norman Shaw South to receive the "clean feed" of the proceedings in the Chamber. The estimated cost of the phase is £0.7 million.