Question

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what suggestions and plans for changes to the Palace for the benefit of disabled members or visitors have been prevented from happening or were changed by the parliamentary Heritage Team.

The Architecture and Conservation Team play an active and supporting role in assessing proposed interventions and advising on what can be achieved without Listed Building Consent (LBC), or where LBC is legally required.

The Architecture and Conservation team are responsible for ensuring that the Administration do not jeopardise Parliament’s adherence to the legal restrictions placed on it by the listing or the designation as a World Heritage site, and work collaboratively with teams across Parliament to ensure that all plans proposed by Strategic Estates to improve accessibility for disabled Members or visitors are compliant with the legal restrictions.