Oral Question·House of Commons Commission
“To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of whether the New Palace Yard Project will be completed within its budget.”
Tabled: 8 January 2026Answered: 15 January 2026
Asked by
John Lamont
Conservative — Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Answering Minister
the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission
Answer from Hansard
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney)
The New Palace Yard project will be completed this month, at an expected cost of £62 million, within the latest approved business case. The project included important security works and significant ground and heritage works.