Department for Culture, Media and Sport written question – answered at on 27 March 2026.
Wendy Morton
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Parliamentary Education Centre currently located in Victoria Tower Gardens, what discussions her Department has had with (a) the Restoration and Renewal Client Board and (b) Parliamentary authorities on the future of the site beyond 2030; whether any options to extend or vary the existing licence have been formally considered; and what assessment she has made of the future use of the site once the current Education Centre is vacated.
Ian Murray
The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
DCMS has not had discussions with the Restoration and Renewal Client board on the Parliamentary Education Centre.
Terms have been agreed for a new lease for the Parliamentary Education Centre until the end of 2030.
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