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The Parliamentary Estate is the land and buildings used by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The most notable part of the Parliamentary Estate is the Palace of Westminster , where the chambers of both houses of Parliament (the Commons and the Lords ) are located. [ 1 ]
The Administration Estimate provides for the Commons portion of the Parliamentary Estates, the Chamber, and Commons staff. The Commission takes direct responsibility for the Administration Estimate and is assisted by the Administration Audit Committee (made up of three MPs and outside three members) in auditing the Estimate.
In 1643, near the start of the English Civil War, Parliament set up two committees: the Sequestration Committee, which confiscated the estates of the Royalists who fought against Parliament, and the Committee for Compounding with Delinquents, which allowed Royalists whose estates had been sequestrated to compound for their estates – pay a fine and recover their estates – on the condition ...
The Metropolitan Police recorded 202 crimes on or around the parliamentary estate in the 12 months to March.
The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England.It is commonly called the Houses of Parliament after the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two legislative chambers which occupy the building.
The Government Property Agency (GPA) is an executive agency of the Cabinet Office, a department of the Government of the United Kingdom. [2] Formed in April 2018, it is responsible for managing government property and advising government departments in their management of property.
The first floor of Portcullis House is open to members of the public to allow attendance at Committee sessions. Throughout the rest of the building, as with the rest of the Parliamentary Estate, members of the public must remain with a passholder. There is a Post Office branch within Portcullis House that is not open to the public. [3]
Some £7,500 was spent on bedding and mattresses; this included the replacement of four damaged or worn mattresses and bedding for "other overnight accommodation provision on the parliamentary estate". In May and June 2020 £89,506 was spent to remove asbestos at Speaker's House. [38]