Editing Palace of Westminster (section)

=== Recent history ===
As the need for office space in the palace increased, Parliament acquired office space in the nearby [[Norman Shaw Building]] in 1975 and in the custom-built [[Portcullis House]], completed in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-information-office/g13.pdf |title=The Norman Shaw Buildings |date=April 2007 |publisher=House of Commons Information Office |access-date=5 August 2010}}</ref> This increase has enabled all [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament (MP)]] to have their own office facilities.<ref name="Factsheet G03" />

The palace was designated a [[Grade I listed building]] in 1970 and a [[World Heritage Site]] in 1987. The fabric of the building is in urgent need of restoration. In January 2018, the House of Commons voted for both houses to vacate the palace to allow for a complete refurbishment of the building, which will take at least six years and start no sooner than 2025.<ref>{{cite news|title=MPs set to leave Houses of Parliament for £3.5bn restoration|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/31/mps-set-to-leave-houses-of-parliament-for-35bn-restoration|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref> In September 2022, the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, a joint committee of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, was formed to oversee the necessary works.<ref>{{cite web |title=Restoration and Renewal Client Board |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/616/restoration-and-renewal-client-board/membership/ |website=Houses of Parliament |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>