Restoration team to work up bill for cost of Parliament repairs as review says full decant ‘will save billions’

By Jordan Marshall2021-03-11T13:46:00

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Carrying out work while Lords and MPs remain in-situ ruled out on cost and timescale grounds

Plans to fully decant the Palace of Westminster to allow for the restoration and renewal of the Houses of Parliament have been given the go-ahead by a long-awaited review into the multi-billion-pound programme.

Work by firms including BDP to design the complex restoration will now continue but with a “renewed focus” on minimising costs and timescales, including cheaper and shorter decant options.

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