Lord Berkeleyasked the Chairman of Committees:
What is the cost of the road pavement reconstruction works in Old Palace Yard already undertaken and planned for the future. [HL770]
§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Tordoff)The total cost of the scheme to restore Old Palace Yard is £2.64 million. The cost to the House is £2.54 million, and Westminster City Council has agreed to contribute £100,000.
The works are being carried out over three summers; 2000, 2001 and 2002. In 2000, £667,801 was spent on the works to the west side of Old Palace Yard; in the present year we expect to spend £1.5 million.
The scheme was approved by the Administration and Works Sub-Committee in June 1998. The House subsequently referred the matter back to the subcommittee. After the sub-committee again recommended the scheme, the House approved it in November 1998.