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Borehole deeper than Channel Tunnel dug under Parliament over Easter recess

18th April 2024 Over the Easter Recess period the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority drilled an 84m borehole, deeper than the Channel Tunnel, as part of over 1500 hours of intrusive surveys across the Palace of Westminster.

Local businesses and skills experts from across North Wales meet to discuss UK-wide benefits of the restoration of the Palace of Westminster

28th February 2024 A group of leading businesses and skills experts from across North Wales will be attending a roundtable event tomorrow (Thursday 29 February) in Ewloe, North Wales, to meet the team planning and delivering the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal (‘R&R’) Programme. They will discuss how the complex heritage programme can support jobs and opportunities across North Wales.

Local businesses and skills experts in Northern Ireland meet to discuss UK-wide benefits of the restoration of the Palace of Westminster

30th November 2023 A group of leading businesses and skills experts from across Northern Ireland will be attending a roundtable event in Belfast tomorrow (30 November) to meet the team delivering the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal (‘R&R’) Programme. They will meet with the team planning the restoration of the Palace of Westminster and discuss how the complex restoration programme can support jobs and opportunities across Northern Ireland.

Local businesses and skills experts in Scotland meet to discuss UK-wide benefits of the restoration of the Palace of Westminster

28th September 2023 A group of leading businesses and skills experts from across Scotland will be attending a roundtable event in Glasgow today (28 September) to meet the team delivering the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal (‘R&R’) Programme. They will meet with the team restoring the Palace of Westminster and discuss how the complex restoration programme can support jobs and opportunities across Scotland.

Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority kicks off early market engagement for Strategic Partners

26th September 2023 The Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority (the ‘Delivery Authority’) today announces a preliminary market consultation in connection with the future appointment of three long-term Strategic Partners. The Delivery Authority invites prospective suppliers to its first major early market engagement event, in the Palace of Westminster on Monday 16 October, at which it will launch the consultation with suppliers in advance of full-scale procurements which we anticipate commencing in 2024. It is anticipated that the award of any future contracts will follow the approval by Members of both Houses of Parliament of costed proposals for the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster (‘the R&R Programme’).

South Wales leaders and businesses plan opportunities for working on Palace of Westminster restoration

21st September 2023 A group of leading businesses and representatives from across Mid and South Wales attended a roundtable event at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea last week (14 September) to meet the team delivering the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme and discuss how the complex work can support jobs and opportunities across Mid and South Wales.

Parliament restoration experts join Thangam Debbonaire MP at Bristol Beacon

23rd June 2023 17 businesses from across the south west meet Parliament restoration team with MP Thangam Debbonaire.

Kent businesses plan opportunities for working on Palace of Westminster restoration

11th May 2023 Businesses and suppliers in the South East could be part of the programme to restore and renew the historic Palace of Westminster.