Lord Gardiner of Kimble

HL9536 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he will publish the heritage impact assessment for the security fence outside the House of Lords required by UNESCO; when this was sent to Westminster City Council; and whether he will publish the council's response.

HL9537 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he will publish the planning application and design features submitted to Westminster City Council for the addition of the steel fencing on top of the walls at Cromwell Green and the steel fencing on top of the Corus barriers outside the House of Lords.

HL9538 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker at what stage in the planning or application process were members of the House of Lords Commission given photographs or artists impressions of the steel fencing outside the West Front of the House of Lords.

HL9539 • Victoria Tower: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, in developing plans for the repair of the Victoria Tower, what consideration was given to (1) constructing a secure pedestrian walkway or passage protected from falling masonry or repair work near, or in line with, the current pedestrian walkway; and (2) keeping the footpath next to Abingdon Green clear of demonstrators to allow the free passage of parliamentarians from 1 Millbank.

HL9540 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when the House of Lords Commission was given copies of the planned design for the steel fencing outside the House of Lords, the heritage impact assessment required by UNESCO and the report given to Westminster City Council by English Heritage; and when the temporary permission for the fencing was changed from five years to 10.

HL9541 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration the security, operations and administrative directorates of the House of Lords gave to erecting a security search centre just inside the new steel fencing outside the House of Lords.

HL9647 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the House of Lords Commission considered the case for (1) the security fence outside the House of Lords, and (2) the pass-controlled door at Peers' Entrance, in combination or separately; and whether they plan to reassess the need for the pass-controlled door in the light of the operational challenges faced since its installation.

HL9258 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 1 July (HL8639), why it was not possible for the fence mounted onto the existing bi-steel barriers to match the design of that around Cromwell Green, divided into barrier-length sections as necessary, given that any fence mounted onto the barriers is inherently removeable.

HL9150 • Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether there are any lessons to be learned by Parliament’s Restoration and Renewal programme from the HS2 programme.

HL9154 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether it was assessed that the new security fence outside the House of Lords amounted to “substantial harm” or “less than substantial harm” to the Palace of Westminster as a Grade I Listed Building; if “less than substantial harm”, where within the range of “less than substantial harm” the harm falls.

HL9155 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker on what basis it was determined that, having regard to potential alternatives, the public benefits of the new security fence outside the west front of the House of Lords outweighed any heritage harm.

HL9156 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the new security fence outside the House of Lords was determined to be in accordance with relevant policies of the City of Westminster’s City Plan 2019–2040 and the London Plan 2021; if so, on what basis; and if not, what alternatives were taken into account in considering whether material considerations indicated otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.

HL9157 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether Historic England, SAVE Britain’s Heritage and Buckingham Palace were consulted on the specific design of the new security fence outside the House of Lords.

HL8705 • Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment he has made of the specialist heritage and construction skills that are required for the restoration of the Palace of Westminster.

HL8706 • Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what steps he will take to ensure that there is an adequate pipeline of traditional craft and conservation skills in the workforce for the restoration of the Palace of Westminster.

HL8707 • Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans there are to develop dedicated apprenticeship schemes, traineeships or bursaries linked to the restoration of the Palace of Westminster, particularly for endangered heritage crafts.

HL8708 • Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what discussions he has had with further education providers, craft training bodies, and guilds, about the development of targeted apprenticeships and upskilling programmes that provide training in the skills needed for the restoration of the Palace of Westminster.

HL8709 • Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what lessons from international heritage restorations, such as the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, have informed the planning, public engagement and delivery models for the restoration of the Palace of Westminster.

HL8683 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether there are plans to erect observation towers in front of Peers' Entrance to provide security officers a clear view of St Margaret’s Street over the security fence.

HL8649 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the cost per metre of the security fence on the West Front of the House of Lords, and what were the total costs for that project.