Found: The following member of the House of Lords served as a Commissioner until 29 April 2026: Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: meeting on 23 April 2026 Members of the Commission present: Ms Nusrat Ghani MP, Chair Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: 2025 Chairman of Ways and Means Study Members of the Commission present: Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Ms Nusrat Ghani (Chair); Lord Gardiner of Kimble; Lord Macpherson

Found: 10:00am–12:00 midday in Committee Room 1 Attendance • Lord Speaker (Chair) • Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: 10:00am–12:00 midday in Committee Room 1 Attendance • Lord Speaker (Chair) • Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble to Lord Johnson of Lainston, Chair of the International Agreements

Found: Letter from Lord Johnson of Lainston, Chair of the International Agreements Committee, to Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble to Georgia Gould OBE MP, Minister of State (Minister for School Standards

Found: gov.uk/defra The Baroness Sheehan Environment and Climate Change Committee and Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: at 10am Present: Baroness Bull Lord Mancroft Earl of Caithness Lord McFall of Alcluith Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: 10:00am–12:00 midday in Committee Room 1 Attendance • Lord Speaker (Chair) • Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: midday in Committee Room 1 and via Teams Attendance • Lord Speaker (Chair) • Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Question

To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 30 July 2025 (HL9539) and 18 February 2026 (HL14266), why a safety deck was constructed for the safety of workers but does not enable access for peers and others; and what the justification is for the apparent inconsistency between the assessment of the safety implications in those two scenarios.

Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble

The area around the base of Victoria Tower is currently a restricted access construction site with preparatory groundwork, including deep excavations, underway ahead of the full scaffolding build later this year. It is not safe for Member or public access or thoroughfare. The workers who need to access the area do so with numerous safety measures in place. A pedestrian walkway will be reinstated as part of the final full scaffolding build.

Found: Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 5.

Found: Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 5.

Found: Trustee, National Children’s Choir* Chair and Trustee, Voces Cantabiles* Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: Association Member, National Trust Chair, Suffolk Coast Energy Delivery Board 19 Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: Association  Member, National Trust  Chair, Suffolk Coast Energy Delivery Board  Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: Agricultural Association Member, National Trust Chair, Suffolk Coast Energy Delivery Board Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: Agricultural Association Member, National Trust Chair, Suffolk Coast Energy Delivery Board 18 Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Farmers  Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Gardeners    Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Found: Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Farmers Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Gardeners Lord Gardiner of Kimble

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