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Several parties have advocated the relocation of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from its current location at the Palace of Westminster, London, to the English Midlands or Northern England, for economic or other reasons. A contributing factor in favour of relocating the Parliament is the extremely high cost of any restoration programme.
The Parliament Hill Rehabilitation is a series of ongoing rehabilitation and preservation projects at the complex on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario. The $3-billion project [ 1 ] aims to preserve and rehabilitate the Parliament of Canada and various buildings within the Parliamentary Precinct.
MPs and peers want more time to explore the costs of an ‘enhanced maintenance’ option for repairing the Palace of Westminster.
At the same time, the option of moving Parliament to a new location was discounted, with staying at the Westminster site preferred. [52] An Independent Options Appraisal Report released in June 2015 found that the cost to restore the Palace of Westminster could be as much as £7.1 billion if MPs were to remain at the Palace whilst works take place.
The Sunday Times said the work could take 20 years, with MPs and peers having to move out during the restoration. Full plan for Parliament restoration due in 2023 amid reports of £14bn bill Skip ...
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www.parliament.uk /bigben / Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and, by extension , for the clock tower itself, [ 3 ] which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. [ 4 ]
Experts say the wall is likely to be at least 700 years old and is made from Kentish ragstone.