Committees

Restoration and Renewal Recall

Inquiry

The Committee is recalling senior Parliamentary officials including the Tom Goldsmith, who was appointed Clerk of the House of Commons in March 2023 and will take up the post in October including the role of Accounting Officer for the project. The inquiry will explore progress on the project ahead of a debate on the subject in the House of Commons due to take place in December 2023.

The Committee has previously reported on the failures of transparency and “wasteful, nugatory spending” in the programme, and expressed serious concern about ongoing risks and hazards in the deteriorating UNESCO World Heritage Site. In May 2023, the Committee warned of the “real and rising risk” that the Palace of Westminster will be destroyed by a catastrophic event before it is restored.

If you have new evidence on the Restoration and Renewal programme in Parliament please submit it here by 23:59 on Friday 6 October.

Please have a look at the requirements for written evidence submissions and note the Committee cannot accept material as evidence that has been published elsewhere.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 6 October 2023.

Reports, special reports and government responses

No reports or special reports published.

Correspondence

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Joint correspondence from Tom Goldsmith, Clerk of the House, Simon Burton, Clerk of the Parliaments, House of Lords, Patsy Richards, Interim Managing Director, Restoration and Renewal Client Team and SRO, and David Goldstone, CEO, Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority, re Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster – follow up to the evidence session on 19 October 2023, dated 31 January 2024
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Correspondence Public Accounts Committee Chair Dame Meg Hillier to Tom Goldsmith, Clerk, House of Commons, Andy Helliwell, Chief Operating Officer, House of Lords, Dr Patsy Richards, Managing Director, Restoration and Renewal Client Team and David Goldstone, CEO, Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority, re Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster - follow up to the evidence session on 19 October 2023, dated 17 November 2023
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Joint correspondence from Tom Goldsmith, Clerk of the House and Simon Burton, Clerk of the Parliaments, re R&R Strategic Case – update, dated 21 November 2023
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Oral evidence transcripts

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19 October 2023
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Witnesses House of Commons, Restoration and Renewal Client Team, Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority, and House of Lords
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Written evidence

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House of Commons Trade Union Side (RRR0001)
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Other publications

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Contact us

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  • Address: Public Accounts Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA