House of Lords written question – answered at on 16 October 2002.
Lord Berkeley
Labour
asked the Chairman of Committees:
How many car park spaces are provided in Old Palace Yard now compared with in July 2002; and how many spaces for Members are available elsewhere in the Palace of Westminster and adjacent car parks.
Lord Tordoff
Chairman of Committees, House of Lords
The number of car parking spaces available to Peers is given in the following table:
| Location | July 2002 | October 2002 |
| Old Palace Yard | 61 | 64 |
| Palace of Westminster: Royal Court | 26 | 26 |
| Palace of Westminster: Peers Court | 6 | 6 |
| Palace of Westminster: Black Rod's Garden | 15 | *11 |
| Abingdon Green underground car park | 59 | 59 |
| Total | 167 | 166 |
*Note: The number of spaces available in Black Rod's Garden has been temporarily reduced to accommodate equipment connected with the project to replace the main Palace boilers and air conditioning chillers.
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