“To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what recent estimate that Body has made of the total cost of the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster.”
Asked by
David Simmonds
Answering Minister
the Right hon. Member for East Hampshire representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
Answer from Hansard
Gareth Thomas
We know that rural businesses want to see more investment in bus services and better transport infrastructure. My hon. Friend will appreciate that the Chancellor announced in the Budget some £650 million-plus in funding for local transport, which is designed to support everyday journeys and improve transport connections. I am sure, too, that she will welcome the better buses Bill, which is coming in to give local authorities—