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Written question asked by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 June 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 July 2026. It was answered by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Non-affiliated) on Thursday, 2 July 2026 on behalf of the Senior Deputy Speaker (HL).

Parliamentary Estate: Lifts

Question

To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker why it is the policy of the House not to hold spare parts for lifts on site when the only source of such parts is not in the UK.

Answer

Parliament’s maintenance team, PMST, holds critical spares on the estate designed to meet the most frequent issues faced in maintaining an effective lift service across the estate. PMST will also recycle spares from refurbished lifts to reuse however, where obsolete or bespoke parts require replacement, this can cause delay.

The present lift programme is introducing new lift machinery which, where possible, is using standardised ‘off the shelf’ parts. The maintenance team will also hold an extensive stock of critical spares. Both measures will help reduce delays in the event of failures.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1090
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Lifts Spare parts Parliamentary estate
Link
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