House of Lords: Stonework
Debate between Lord Trefgarne and Lord Brabazon of Tara
The Chairman of Committees
My Lords, having come from home yesterday, I can say to the noble Lord that there was a great deal of rain around there too. A lot of the roads and pavements were flooded. Until this drought is over, we may have to put up with that. As for the provision of waders to noble Lords, a few years back there was a project of issuing umbrellas. That was not a success as most of them disappeared rather quickly, largely on account of the fact that they had the House of Lords logo on them. I believe that they could be found on eBay relatively inexpensively.
Lord Trefgarne
My Lords, is this not the last occasion on which the noble Lord, Lord Brabazon, will answer Questions in his present capacity? We thank him and congratulate him on what he has done over the past 10 years.
House of Lords Reform Bill [HL]
Debate between Lord Trefgarne and Lord Brabazon of Tara(13 years, 1 month ago)
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The Chairman of Committees
My Lords, I think, on the voices, that the Contents have it.
Motion agreed.
Clause 10 : Exclusion of hereditary peers
Amendment 118
Palace of Westminster
Debate between Lord Trefgarne and Lord Brabazon of Tara(13 years, 11 months ago)
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The Chairman of Committees
My Lords, the walls and foundations are in reasonably good condition. If I look worried, it is largely because of the mechanical and electrical programme which I mentioned in my Answer; that is a serious programme. As for the roofs, noble Lords will be aware that the first phase of replacement of the cast iron roofs has taken place down at Speaker's Court end, and the scaffolding is now being removed. That is the first phase. We need to take stock of the results of that work before we move to the next phase, which will be the south return—down that end of the building. Unfortunately, the results of the work on the first phase have been more difficult than we had anticipated. We had anticipated that about 10 per cent of the roof tiles would be good; as it turns out, in some places, nearly half have had to be replaced.
Lord Trefgarne
My Lords, although what the noble Lord has described is no doubt essential, can he give us an indication of what it is all going to cost?
The Chairman of Committees
My Lords, I can give the House an indication of the cost of the first phase of this program for M&E, which is budgeted at £69 million to go to 2015. After that, it is anybody's guess.