Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the cost of this year's refurbishment of the House of Lords' River Restaurant.

The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. A full refurbishment of the seating area, fridges and payment stands in the River Restaurant was carried out in September and October 2019. The new design has increased the number of available seats by four and improved the accessibility and flow of the area.

The costs for this project are laid out below:

Enabling and redecoration works: £35,000

Equipment and fittings: £83,207

Total Cost of Project: £118,207