Committee publication · Correspondence · 12 February 2026
Letter from the Managing Director of Restoration & Renewal Client Team regarding the Delivering restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster: the costed proposals report, 5 February 2026
From: Public Accounts Committee
Inquiry: Restoration and Renewal of Parliament: Costing and governance
Summary
Charlotte Simmonds, Managing Director of the R&R Client Team, notifies the PAC Chair that the Restoration and Renewal Client Board has published its costed proposals report for Palace of Westminster restoration. The letter confirms the report's distribution to MPs and Parliament's website, notes the Government's expected motion for debate, and confirms the R&R team's scheduled appearance before the Committee on 19 March 2026.
Key findings
- R&R Client Board has published 'Delivering restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster: the costed proposals' report
- Report and Client Board statement distributed to parliamentary passholders and published on Parliament's external website
- Government expected to table a motion to debate the Client Board's recommended way forward
- R&R Programme acknowledges PAC's interest and commits to constructive engagement with the Committee
- R&R Client Team and Delivery Authority scheduled to appear before PAC on 19 March 2026 to discuss the report
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Key actors
Charlotte Simmonds, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Restoration and Renewal Client Board, R&R Client Team, R&R Delivery Authority, Marek Kubala, UK Government
Notable line
“The R&R Programme recognises the value of the Public Account Committee's interest in this critical programme …”
Key Quotes
“The Restoration and Renewal (R&R) Client Board has published its report ' Delivering restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster: the costed proposals' .”
“The R&R Programme recognises the value of the Public Account Committee's interest in this critical programme, and the R&R Client Team and R&R Delivery Authority remain committed to engaging constructively with you and the Committee over the period ahead.”
“We are scheduled to appear before the Committee on 19 March to discuss the report and we look forward to providing more information then.”
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