Question

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost was of (a) maintaining, (b) repairing and (c) cleaning statues and busts of (a) former hon. Members and (b) other people of note on display in the Palace of Westminster in each of the last five years.

Maintenance, repair and cleaning work has continued consistently across the last five years. Collections care and maintenance is a bicameral function and the Commons share across all statues and busts in the Palace is as follows. A small proportion of these costs relates to work not in the Palace or on other objects.

2017
Maintenance and cleaning: £5240
Repair: £1066

2018
Maintenance and cleaning: £6497
Repair: £2120

2019
Maintenance and cleaning: £5604
Repair: £689

2020
Maintenance and cleaning: £3240
Repair: £555

2021
Maintenance and cleaning: £6966
Repair: £2308

2022
Maintenance and cleaning: £1080
Repair: £225