Old Palace Yard Refurbishment

HL Deb 02 February 2000 vol 609 cc44-6WA

Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe

asked the Chairman of Committees:

Further to his Written Answer on 17 January (WA 141), what are the financial contributions to the £2.44 million Old Palace Yard refurbishment project promised by Westminster City Council, the Westminster Abbey authorities, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Royal Parks Agency, the Royal Fine Art Commission and the International Council for Monuments and Sites. [HL782]

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham)

Westminster City Council has offered a financial contribution of £100,000.

Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe

asked the Chairman of Committees:

Whether there has been any increase in the estimated cost of the Old Palace Yard refurbishment project from the original estimate of £2.44 million; and what was the date of that estimate. [HL783]

The Chairman of Committees

There has been no increase in the estimated cost of the project, which was first calculated in July 1998.

Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe

asked the Chairman of Committees:

Which government departments have expressed support for the £2.44 million Old Palace Yard refurbishment project. [HL784]

The Chairman of Committees

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Royal Parks Agency and the Traffic Director for London.