HC Deb 13 December 2000 vol 359 cc131-2W
Mr. Baker

To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee on what date the Committee authorised expenditure on fig trees for the atrium of Portcullis House; and what budget was allocated for this purpose. [142134]

Sir Sydney Chapman

The proposal to build Portcullis House, which was approved by the House in 1993, from the outset included a covered courtyard with large scale planting. The design for the courtyard subsequently evolved in consultation with The Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art, whose recommendation for the current scheme my Committee accepted. The budget was£183,000.

Mr. Baker

To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee what his policy is in respect of the publication of records of meetings of the Committee. [142135]

Sir Sydney Chapman

The policy is that laid down by the House as regards proceedings of Select Committees—that is, the Committee's formal Minutes are published at the end of each Session of Parliament.

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