HL Deb 22 May 2003 vol 648 cc95-6WA
Lord Burnham

asked the Chairman of Committees:

What are the results of the latest review of the security of the Palace of Westminster. [HL3047]

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Brabazon of Tara):

The security of the Palace remains under constant review in the light of the changing assessment of the terrorist threat. Additional physical security to the West Front will be provided as a result of the latest assessment, consisting of concrete blockers along the line of Abingdon Street. Members will still be able to park in Old Palace Yard and there will be no change to the arrangements at the Black Rod's Garden entrance. These works will be completed during the Whitsun Recess.

The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn):

In the case of underspends in areas where automatic end year flexibility (EYF) arrangements apply, the unspent resources are retained by the relevant department for use in the same area in the following financial year. Any residual underspend falls to be surrendered for central reallocation, together with other available resources, in the following financial year (usually in the first monitoring round for the year). It is therefore not possible to separately identify what any residual underspend in any year was spent on. The attached table summarises the position for 2001–02. The position for 2002–03 has not yet been determined.