1. Introductory Text

  2. The works

    1. 1.“The Parliamentary building works”

  3. The Sponsor Body and the Delivery Authority

    1. 2.The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body

    2. 2A.Annual report

    3. 3.The Delivery Authority

    4. 4.Relationship between the Sponsor Body and the Delivery Authority

  4. The Sponsor Body and Parliament

    1. 5.Consultation strategy

    2. 6.Relationship between the Sponsor Body and Parliament

  5. Parliamentary approval

    1. 7.Parliamentary approval for works and funding

  6. The Estimates Commission and funding

    1. 8.The Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission

    2. 9.Funding

  7. Abolition etc of bodies

    1. 10.Abolition of the Sponsor Body and the Estimates Commission

    2. 11.Dissolution of the Delivery Authority

  8. General

    1. 12.Interpretation

    2. 13.Extent

    3. 14.Commencement

    4. 15.Short title

  9. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body

      1. PART 1 Members of the Sponsor Body

        1. Membership

          1. 1.(1) The Sponsor Body is to consist of the following...

        2. External members: appointment

          1. 2.(1) The chair is to be appointed by the House...

          2. 3.(1) The external members (other than the chair) are to...

        3. Parliamentary members: appointment

          1. 4.(1) A person may not be appointed as a Parliamentary...

        4. Terms of appointment: general

          1. 5.(1) An external member of the Sponsor Body holds and...

          2. 6.(1) A member must be appointed for a fixed term...

          3. 7.The previous appointment of a person as a member does...

        5. Appointment of initial external members

          1. 8.(1) The person who, immediately before the commencement day, was...

        6. Remuneration for external members

          1. 9.The Sponsor Body may pay to an external member such...

        7. Code of conduct

          1. 10.(1) The Sponsor Body must issue, and may from time...

        8. Resignation, suspension and removal

          1. 11.(1) In this paragraph “ the appropriate authority ” means—...

          2. 12.(1) A Parliamentary member ceases to be a member of...

          3. 13.An external member ceases to be a member of the...

        9. Interim chair

          1. 14.(1) The House Commissions may appoint one of the external...

      2. PART 2 Powers, procedure, reporting etc

        1. Status

          1. 15.(1) The Sponsor Body is not to be regarded—

        2. Powers

          1. 16.The Sponsor Body may do anything that is calculated to...

        3. Staff

          1. 17.(1) The Sponsor Body must appoint a person to be...

        4. 18.(1) In the Superannuation Act 1972, in Schedule 1 (kinds...

        5. Transfer of property etc to the Sponsor Body

          1. 19.(1) The Leader of the House of Commons may make...

        6. Committees

          1. 20.(1) The Sponsor Body may establish committees.

        7. Delegation

          1. 21.The Sponsor Body may delegate functions to a committee, sub-committee,...

        8. Delegation and contracting out of pension functions

          1. 22.(1) Section 1(2) of the Superannuation Act 1972 (delegation of...

        9. Procedure

          1. 23.(1) The Sponsor Body may (subject to this Schedule) determine...

          2. 24.(1) The quorum for a meeting of the Sponsor Body...

        10. Accounts and audit

          1. 25.(1) The Sponsor Body must keep proper accounts and proper...

          2. 26.(1) If the chief executive officer is unable to discharge...

        11. Report

          1. 27.(1) At least once in every calendar year, the Sponsor...

        12. Documentary evidence

          1. 28.(1) The application of the seal of the Sponsor Body...

        13. Freedom of information

          1. 29.In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      The Delivery Authority

      1. Board of directors

        1. 1.(1) The Delivery Authority is to have a board of...

      2. The chair and non-executive directors: term of office

        1. 2.(1) The chair and the non-executive directors are to be...

      3. Removal

        1. 3.(1) The Sponsor Body may by notice in writing remove...

        2. 4.(1) A person ceases to be a director of the...

      4. Validity of acts

        1. 5.The validity of any act of the Delivery Authority is...

      5. Staff

        1. 6.The Delivery Authority may appoint staff on such terms and...

      6. Statement of required resources

        1. 7.(1) The Delivery Authority must, before the beginning of each...

        2. 8.(1) The Delivery Authority may prepare a supplementary statement for...

      7. Accounts and audit

        1. 9.(1) The Delivery Authority must keep proper accounts and proper...

        2. 10.(1) If the executive director who is the Delivery Authority's...

      8. Freedom of information

        1. 11.In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      The Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission

      1. Membership

        1. 1.(1) The Estimates Commission is to consist of—

      2. Removal from office

        1. 2.(1) A person ceases to be a member of the...

      3. Procedure etc

        1. 3.(1) A meeting of the Estimates Commission is only quorate...

        2. 4.The Estimates Commission may not make payments to any of...

      4. Freedom of information

        1. 5.In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Funding: Sponsor Body's Estimates

      1. PART 1 Introduction

        1. Interpretation

          1. 1.(1) In this Schedule— “Parliamentary approval” means approval by a...

        2. Assessment of expenditure

          1. 2.(1) The Delivery Authority must, at least once during each...

      2. PART 2 Phase one

        1. Annual estimates during phase one

          1. 3.(1) This paragraph applies in relation to a financial year...

          2. 4.(1) For the purposes of paragraph 3 the “phase one...

        2. Supplementary estimates

          1. 5.(1) Where under paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 the Sponsor...

      3. PART 3 Transition year

        1. Transition year estimate

          1. 6.(1) This paragraph applies in relation to a financial year...

        2. Supplementary estimates

          1. 7.(1) Where under paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 the Sponsor...

      4. PART 4 Phase two

        1. Annual estimates during phase two

          1. 8.(1) This paragraph applies in relation to a financial year...

        2. Supplementary estimates

          1. 9.(1) Where under paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 the Sponsor...