By Jonathan Owen2021-01-14T07:00:00+00:00
Decision comes amid radical changes to the £4bn revamp of parliament, such as accessing Westminster from the river
The £500 million Northern Estate programme has been scrapped, placing AHMM’s plans to convert Richmond House into a pop-up parliament in jeopardy, Building Design can reveal.
Confirmation of the decision was made in a letter from Sarah Johnson, chief executive of the Restoration and Renewal Sponsor Body, and David Goldstone, chief executive of the Delivery Authority, to Meg Hillier, chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
Source: UK Parliament
The Palace of Westminster is costing £100m a year to repair. One of biggest problems is asbestos throughout the building