一份报告称，维护成本很快可能达到每周200万英镑，其中包括为防范火灾风险而实施的24小时巡逻。一个议会委员会表示，如果议员们不解决翻修资金问题，威斯敏斯特宫将面临圣母院式大火或类似灾难性事件的风险。
Report says cost of maintenance could soon reach £2m a week, including 24-hour patrols to avert fire risk The Palace of Westminster will be at risk of a Notre Dame-style fire or a similar catastrophic event if MPs do not tackle the issue of funding refurbishments, a parliamentary committee has said.
关于如何以及何时开始对这座一级登录建筑和联合国教科文组织世界遗产进行全面修复的决定，因在修复方式和成本飙升方面的分歧而一再推迟。
Decisions about how and when to begin a full restoration of the building, which is Grade I-listed and a Unesco world heritage site, have been repeatedly delayed amid disagreement over how it should be done and spiralling costs.