A question on #HouseOfLords #Security tabled by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean on 19-06-2025 has been answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble.

Heading: House of Lords: Security
Question ID: 1814757
UIN: HL8649
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-19
Asking Member ID: 1141
Asking Member display name: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
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Question text: To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the cost per metre of the security fence on the West Front of the House of Lords, and what were the total costs for that project.
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Date answered: 2025-07-03
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Answering Member ID: 4161
Answering Member display name: Lord Gardiner of Kimble
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Lord Gardiner of Kimble
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Answer text: In publishing the costs of a security asset, an adversary would be provided with information about the level of and efficacy of the mitigation we have in place. For these reasons the costs of the newly installed Abingdon Street fence are not in the public...
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Answering body ID: 204
Answering body name: The Senior Deputy Speaker
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