Written questions

Parliament's Education Centre

Commons · Question 27887 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · House of Commons Commission · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Mark Pritchard

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what plans the Commission has to (i) extend the life of the UK Parliament Education Centre beyond 2030 and (ii) extend the Education Centre’s facilities.

Answer

Answered by Nick Smith, 14 Sep 2026

The Parliamentary Education Centre welcomes 80,000 UK schoolchildren annually for a tour of the Palace of Westminster, a lesson tailored to the curriculum and, whenever possible, an opportunity to meet their Member of Parliament.The temporary planning and...