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UK Parliament risks ‘catastrophic failure’ over delayed renovation
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Britain’s centuries-old Parliament is at risk of a “Notre Dame-like” fire or other catastrophe if lawmakers continue to put off a major restoration project, MPs warned on Nov 4.
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Crumbling masonry, ageing electrics, frequent leaks and high asbestos levels are some of the problems besetting the Palace of Westminster, parts of which are more than 900 years old.
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Billions of pounds are required to renovate the estate, which sits within a UNESCO world heritage site, but parliamentarians have been unable to decide for years on how to proceed.
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Parliament’s public accounts committee said the delay was leading to spiralling costs and risked causing a “catastrophic failure” that would harm the UK’s “morale and reputation”.
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“A lack of action risks, for instance, the chamber being plunged into darkness during the state opening of parliament,” said chairman and Member of Parliament Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, referencing when the monarch reads out the government’s legislation plans.
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“These are not notional possibilities, but real and rising risks,” he added.
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Most of the central London site, including the internationally recognised Elizabeth Tower commonly known as Big Ben, was built during the 1800s when Queen Victoria was on the throne.
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Parliamentarians first voted to move out of the central London site in 2018 to allow extensive repairs.
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But there has since been disagreement about whether this should go ahead.
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A series of votes is expected in both the elected lower House of Commons and the unelected upper House of Lords on the so-called Restoration and Renewal programme later this year.
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The current options include a “full decant” costing up to £15.6 billion (S$26.8 billion) and lasting up to 24 years, where both houses leave for much of the works.
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A partial decant called “enhanced maintenance and improvement plus”, where no more than 30% of staff would stay on site at any one time, is projected to cost £39 billion and take up to 61 years.
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MPs will also be asked to approve a first phase of works that will be capped at £3 billion and last seven years.
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Current timescales predict that work would start in 2032.
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In its report, the committee warned that the weekly cost of maintenance on the parliamentary estate is expected to grow from the current £1.5 million to £2 million in coming years.
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Each year, the programme is delayed will add £420 million to the lifetime costs of delivering the scheme, it added.
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“Work is already happening across the parliamentary estate to ensure the ongoing safety of those working here and visiting,” said a UK parliament spokesperson.
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