Debate on bill on Monday, 8 July 2019, in the House of Lords, led by Earl Howe and Baroness Evans of Bowes Park. The answering member was Baroness Smith of Basildon.

Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill

Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 798 cc1627-1684
Session: 2017-19
Department: Leader of the House of Lords
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill 2017-19. Brought from the Commons.
Thursday, 20 June 2019
Bills
House of Lords; Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
Monday, 1 July 2019
Research briefings; Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill
Monday, 8 July 2019
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2019-0815
Thursday, 11 July 2019
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 798 cc1627-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall wait while noble Lords depart.
I am delighted to open the Second Reading ...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 798 c1628 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Lord Privy Seal confirm that no costings were carried out or estimates taken of the prop...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 798 c1628 (Link to this contribution)
Obviously, a number of reports have looked into this issue, which have considered a range of issu...; Lord Adonis | 798 c1628 (Link to this contribution)
What are the latest cost estimates for the restoration and renewal work?; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 798 cc1628-1631 (Link to this contribution)
The purpose of the Bill is to set up the bodies that will do the detailed costings of the work. I...; Lord Forsyth of Drumlean | 798 c1631 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for the ongoing consultation with Members about the decant process. Can my noble fr...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 798 c1631 (Link to this contribution)
As I said, there will be consultation during the process but, ultimately, the sponsor body needs ...; Lord Kerr of Kinlochard | 798 c1631 (Link to this contribution)
This may be a question to which everybody else in the House knows the answer. Can the Minister te...; Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | 798 cc1631-2 (Link to this contribution)
I hope I made clear earlier that we have agreed that we will bring forward an amendment in this H...; Lord Blunkett | 798 cc1632-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is my privilege to follow the Leader of the House and to reiterate her appreciation ...; Lord Newby | 798 cc1633-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for introducing the Bill and the nob...; Lord Hope of Craighead | 798 cc1635-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, how good it is at last to have before us a really chunky Bill. I am tempted to say that...; Baroness Andrews | 798 cc1637-1640 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am delighted that this Bill has finally seen the light of day. It is 18 months since ...; Lord Cope of Berkeley | 798 cc1640-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, everyone who considers this Bill ought to first read the book the noble Lord, Lord Newb...; Lord Adonis | 798 cc1642-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, if we are to modernise these Houses of Parliament for the next generation, and if there...; Baroness Barran | 798 c1645 (Link to this contribution)
I appreciate that the noble Lord said that he was not going to speak later, but I remind him that...; Lord Adonis | 798 c1645 (Link to this contribution)
It is an advisory time. I shall make one speech rather than two. I would be very happy to bore yo...; Lord Haselhurst | 798 cc1645-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my noble friend the Leader of the House began by saying that this was a technical Bill,...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 798 c1646 (Link to this contribution)
I wonder whether the noble Lord will give way.; Lord Haselhurst | 798 c1646 (Link to this contribution)
If the noble Lord will forgive me, we have very limited time.; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 798 c1646 (Link to this contribution)
No, we do not.; Lord Haselhurst | 798 cc1646-8 (Link to this contribution)
And we do not have add-on time, as in the other place.
It is true that we are, as a cliente...; Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 798 cc1648-1650 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I very much agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Haselhurst, just said about the Archiv...; Earl of Devon | 798 cc1650-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is my first opportunity to consider the restoration and renewal programme. I must ...; Lord Carter of Coles | 798 cc1653-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, who brings a sense of history to some of the...; Baroness Byford | 798 cc1654-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Leader of the House for introducing this Second Reading of ...; Baroness Scott of Needham Market | 798 cc1656-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I start by reminding the House that I am a member of the shadow sponsor body. I agree w...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 798 cc1658-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate so far, with a really fascinating speech from t...; Lord Blunkett | 798 c1659 (Link to this contribution)
I do not normally do this but I cannot resist just pointing out that, in the early part of his sp...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 798 cc1659-1660 (Link to this contribution)
You can say that but you cannot prove it. It is not an exercise in futility. It has happened in o...; Lord Bethell | 798 cc1660-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is quite formidable to follow such a worrying speech of disaster and doom, but I wou...; Lord Berkeley | 798 cc1661-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate all the noble Lords who have got us this far; it has taken a great deal ...; Lord Inglewood | 798 cc1664-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, at the outset of my remarks I ought to explain to the House that I am president of the ...; Lord Lingfield | 798 cc1666-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I remind your Lordships of my registered interests, which include a leaking roof, and e...; Baroness Stowell of Beeston | 798 cc1668-1670 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it has been a real pleasure to listen to so many expert and well-informed contributions...; Lord Stunell | 798 cc1669-1671 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I speak as a member of the Joint Committee that looked at the draft Bill and produced t...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 798 c1672 (Link to this contribution)
Why does the noble Lord think that the Treasury will agree to Parliament making this decision wit...; Lord Stunell | 798 cc1672-3 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Lord exactly anticipates the point I am coming to. If this goes ahead unamended, it is ...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 798 cc1673-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this has been an excellent debate, with contributions from noble Lords who are new to t...; Earl Howe | 798 cc1676-1682 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to this high-quality and thoughtful debate. As ...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 798 c1681 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Earl has been very helpful but he moved over the issue of the decant before I was able ...; Earl Howe | 798 c1681 (Link to this contribution)
All I can say is that those issues will be considered as part of the plan. I do not have a ready-...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 798 c1681 (Link to this contribution)
When I went to the briefing meeting, the lady in charge of the shadow sponsor body did not have a...; Earl Howe | 798 c1681 (Link to this contribution)
The matters raised by the noble Lord will be part of the outline business case, so it is impossib...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 798 c1681 (Link to this contribution)
Why did it rule it out? I should have asked earlier. My noble friend Lady Smith chastised me earl...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 798 c1683 (Link to this contribution)
I did not chastise my noble friend—I am surprised that he should think such a thing.; Earl Howe | 798 cc1683-4 (Link to this contribution)
It will be best if I write to the noble Lord on that point and copy in all noble Lords who have s...
Subjects: Access Disability Contracts Costs Conservation Construction Buildings Cultural heritage Apprentices Archives Education Infrastructure Facilities Planning Location Staff Palace of Westminster Small businesses Repairs and maintenance Tourism Treasury Dispute resolution Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
Legislation: Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill 2017-19
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Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill

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