Question

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.

The chosen design option was endorsed on the balance of all considerations, including security, heritage, deliverability, and value for money. It was also a factor that the permission for the ‘siting of a boundary fence’ is temporary and was granted for ten years.

The Abingdon Street Fence has a height, pale dimensions, and pale spacing consistent with other Fences elsewhere on the Parliamentary Estate.