Decision details

1.         That the report and other background papers to the report be exempt from disclosure by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972 Schedule 12A, Part 3, as amended, in that they contain information about the financial or business affairs of any particular person which ‘in all circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information’.

2          That approval be given to design and implementation of the ducting infrastructure works shown on Plans A, B, C, D and E attached in Appendix B to the report.

3          That approval be given to gross expenditure of £2,307,440 to enable the completion of the detailed design and implementation of the ducting infrastructure works which will be fully funded by the Parliamentary Estates Directorate under the terms of a section 278 agreement.

4          That approval is given to enter into an agreement pursuant to section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 with the Parliamentary Estates Directorate to secure the works and funding.

5          That authority is delegated to the Executive Director of City Management and Communities to approve details of the secondary scheme and minor modifications to the scheme in consultation with the Cabinet Member for City Highways.

6          That the Cabinet Member for City Highways agreed recommendations 2.1 to 2.5.

            Reasons for Decision 

The proposed ducting infrastructure works in the public highway identified in the report will improve business continuity and connectivity for the Parliamentary Estate .