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	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Portcullis House in Westminster, London, was commissioned in 1992 to provide offices for Members of Parliament and their staff, augmenting limited space in the Palace of Westminster and surroundings.
		Portcullis House's chimneys are not used to expel fumes but are part of an ingenious, unpowered air conditioning system, which is designed to draw air through the building by exploiting natural convection flows.
		Portcullis House accommodates only one third of Members of Parliament; other parliamentary offices are located in the Norman Shaw Building, until 1967 the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police but converted between 1973 and 1979 for parliamentary use, and at 1 Parliament Street, at 7 Millbank, and in the Palace of Westminster itself.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Portcullis_House (534 words)

	Portcullis House \| Topic Definition \| Find the Meaning and Define the Answer of Portcullis House
		Portcullis House is a building in Westminster, London, used as offices for members of Parliament.
		Portcullis House's chimneys are not used to expel fumes but are in fact part of an ingenious unpowered air conditioning system, which is designed to draw air through the building by exploiting natural convection flows.
		The building is named after the chained portcullis used to symbolise the Houses of Parliament on letterheads and official documents.
	www.thefreeencyclopedia.com /definition/word.aspx?w=Portcullis_House (295 words)

	The Story of Portcullis House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Portcullis House was subject to an interior inspection in September 2001 that revealed 7,500 defects.
		The House of Commons is paying for the repairs, which according to the NAO Report have so far cost £60,000.
		Portcullis House opened a year late and £28m over the original estimate of building costs.
	www.cix.co.uk /~normanbaker/press_releases/archive/008_story_of_portcullis_house.htm (288 words)

	Stepnet
		Portcullis House is een uitbreiding van de Houses of Parliament in Londen.
		Het gebouw is met een tunnel verbonden met het House of Commons, zodat de leden snel naar de zaal kunnen bijv.
		In the first column you place the positive points that are made about Portcullis House by especially the MP's that are going to work there.
	www.stepnet.nl /stepnet/pagina.asp?pagkey=4442&functie=itempresentatie&item=809 (368 words)

	BBC News \| UK POLITICS \| Inside Portcullis House
		Portcullis House is the subject of an inquiry
		Step into Portcullis House and you would be excused for believing you were in a glorified shopping centre or a luxury hotel.
		But Portcullis House is, in fact, an extremely expensive office block for MPs which has cost so much money it is going to be the subject of an inquiry by the National Audit Office (NAO).
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/1023847.stm (488 words)

	House of Commons Commission - Twenty-Third Annual Report 2000-01
		The 'Welcome to Portcullis House' guide was devised and developed by the Planning Group, with contributions from all sections of the departments involved.
		The final task was to prepare for the official opening of Portcullis House by Her Majesty The Queen on 27 February 2001.
		The House of Commons Administrative Expenditure Vote is not cash-limited, nor subject to government direction, but the Board has sought to apply strict financial and management disciplines in proposing expenditure to the House of Commons Commission.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200001/cmselect/cmcomm/155/15511.htm (3840 words)

	BBC News \| UK POLITICS \| Queen opens Portcullis House
		Portcullis House has been dogged by controversy, not least because of disputes over its budget.
		Built to last 200 years, Portcullis House has bomb-proof walls and windows and will house 210 MPs and their staff.
		The Queen is expected to tour Portcullis House with the Duke of Edinburgh at 1130 GMT on Tuesday.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/1191578.stm (309 words)

	portcullis - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		First used in Roman times against Hannibal, the portcullis reached its highest development in the 12th cent.
		Alarm sounded at MPs' Portcullis HQ over fire safety.
		CENTURYCOM: Portcullis sales manager to lead CenturyCom PKI push.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-portcull.html (261 words)

	Portcullis House in The AnswerBank: Arts & Literature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Originally scheduled to open in 1999, Portcullis House was occupied in 2000 and opened officially by the Queen in 2001.
		Portcullis House prides itself on its eco-credentials, and the literature claims that it 'uses only about one third as much fuel as a conventionally air conditioned building because heat is recycled from exhaust air and cooling is provided by groundwater from boreholes'.
		From the portcullis used as the emblem of the Houses of Parliament.
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /Article3335.html (650 words)

	New Statesman - The Ministry of Food
		Portcullis House, the newish office complex for MPs on the banks of the Thames, has a strange air of unreality about it.
		Portcullis House belongs to a cosmos where no one ever raises their voice and all men are called Lembit Opik.
		That ersatz red sauce signals the death of cooking for yourself; it is unreal food, of a piece with the clean, public platefuls served at Portcullis House.
	www.newstatesman.com /200105070038 (934 words)

	UK Parliament - London Open House Weekend: Westminster Hall and Portcullis House
		Westminster Hall and Portcullis House are open free of charge to the public on 17 and 18 September 2005 as part of the London Open House Weekend
		Westminster Hall is one of the Nation’s most distinguished public buildings. It is over 900 years old and during this time has played host to numerous grand banquets, the courts of law and many state trials, and has been the venue for countless state occasions.
		Portcullis House was officially opened by Her Majesty the Queen in February 2001.
	www.parliament.uk /visiting/openhouse.cfm (347 words)

	Portcullis House \| Facade Engineering \| Arup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Portcullis House, designed by Michael Hopkins & Partners, is the new office building for Members of Parliament in London.
		Arup Facade Engineering was employed by the Parliamentary Works Division to procure and deliver a large, complex cladding package.
		This forms an important part in the low energy heating and cooling system that is one of the key factors for the building's design.
	www.arup.com /facadeengineering/project.cfm?pageid=1790 (208 words)

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		The benches and carpets are green – the colour traditionally associated with the House of Commons.
		House of Commons committees meet in smaller rooms upstairs in the Palace of Westminster or in Portcullis House which is a modern building next door to the Palace.
		If every MP turned up at the House of Commons Chamber at once, there would not be enough seats for all of them to sit down.
	www.explore.parliament.uk /Parliament.aspx?id=123&subSection=true (261 words)

	Portcullis House Carbuncle, Parliament Square, Westminster, House of Commons.
		Portcullis House Carbuncle, Parliament Square, Westminster, House of Commons.
		St Stephen's House itself was famous for being the initial HQ for Charles deGaulle and the Free french when they arrived in London in 1940.
		This great unknown soldier housed many quiet little enterprises, including the world famous 24-hr mirrored cabby's cafe, which was an excellent venue to sup tea to the charms of Ben's 4am chimes.
	www.geocities.com /londondestruction/portcullis.html (692 words)

	The Scotsman - £10m warning officials ignored (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Tory peer was referring to a crucial legal precedent, a case which cost the taxpayer £10 million because the House of Commons failed to award a building contract to the lowest bidder.
		Judge Humphrey Lloyd ruled that the House of Commons was guilty of breaking tendering rules and discriminating against Harmon.
		The House of Commons authorities were guilty of "misfeasance" - they had awarded a contract to a company in the knowledge that they were breaching EU rules.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=1401212003 (1263 words)

	Portcullis House - meaning of word (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Office space has traditionally been very hard to find in the Palace of Westminster and nearby buildings, so in 1992 the House authorised the construction of a new building to provide offices for MPs and their staff.
		Portcullis House accommodates only one third of Members of Parliament; other parliamentary offices are located in the Richard Norman Shaw Building, until 1967 the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police but converted from 1973-1979 for Parliamentary use, and at 1 Parliament Street, at 7 Millbank, and in the Palace of Westminster itself.
		Substantially wrong, The Norman Shaw buildings are still used as parliamentary offices (in addition to Portcullis House).
	www.wordsonline.org /Portcullis_House (577 words)

	UK Parliament - Parliamentary Copyright
		The principal emblem of the House is the Crowned Portcullis.
		It is a royal badge and its use by the House has been formally authorised by licence granted by Her Majesty the Queen.
		The designs and symbols of the House should not be used for purposes to which such authentication is inappropriate, or where there is a risk that their use might wrongly be regarded, or represented, as having the authority of the House.
	www.parliament.uk /site_information/parliamentary_copyright.cfm (404 words)

	London Eye (Millennium Observation Wheel) - Part 3
		Westminster Bridge in the foreground leading to the Houses of Parliament with the tower containing the bell, 'Big Ben', on the right and the Victoria Tower on the left.
		Portcullis House (Parliamentary offices) lie immediately behind the Victoria Embankment and Westminster Pier in the foreground.
		Behind Portcullis House, the dome of the Methodist Church's Westminster Central Hall.
	www.angelfire.com /oz/colinday/londoneye/eye3.html (262 words)

	The Somerset Care Group - Somerset Care - Home - Portcullis House
		Portcullis House is situated in the small town of Langport conveniently close to shops, the library, the local health centre, and the Post Office.
		All the bedrooms at Portcullis House are attractively furnished, and are equipped with a nurse call system.
		Portcullis House has several small lounge areas for you to relax in, and several dining areas.
	www.somersetcare.co.uk /somersetcare/home.asp?id=15 (358 words)

	Portcullis House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		We have created a special area within Portcullis House that provides safety and security for those residents who are experiencing problems with mental frailty and illness associated with dementia.
		Portcullis House is regularly visited by GPs, dentists, opticians, chiropodists, physiotherapists, and a hair stylist who offer their services to residents.
		Portcullis House is part of Somerset Care, a group of individual care homes which work to the same premier quality-assured standards.
	www.somersetcare.co.uk /mn_frm/care/portcullis.htm (552 words)

	Open House London
		The public can experience private residences from slick contemporary homes to pre-fab and social housing, to Arts and Crafts gems and 20th Century Modernist classics, Livery Halls, government buildings, Ambassadors' residences, private clubs, contemporary workspaces, historical houses, City banks, medical centres, schools, RIBA award-winners and more.
		If Open House can get Londoners to care passionately about their city and its future buildings, we will really have achieved something”.
		Maggies and Open House have joined forces again for the third Night-time Hike, to raise funds to build new Maggies Cancer Caring Centres.
	www.londonopenhouse.org /london/media.html (303 words)

	Edinburgh Evening News - Inquiry over Portcullis House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The House of Commons public accounts committee is to probe how it cost £250million in the end to put up the structure compared to an original estimate of £60m - and still contained many defects.
		It houses 210 MPs and their 400 staff and comes at cost of more than £1m for each parliamentarian and their office.
		The NAO now criticises the way that professional, consultants and legal fees amounted to £40m, including £10m spent on a law suit and the fact that the architects responsible were awarded a £25,000 initial contract and ended up pocketing £13m.
	edinburghnews.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=419842002 (316 words)

	Portcullis House London by Michael Hopkins
		Norman Foster's stunning City Hall was created and funded as part of a neighboring commercial office space development, from whom the Greater London Authority leases the building on a 25-year lease.
		Portcullis House is on the corner of Bridge Street and Victoria Embankment, just across the street from Big Ben.
		It is possible to see past the security guards into the glazed courtyard on the Victoria Embankment side.
	www.galinsky.com /buildings/portcullishouse (483 words)

	Energy Futures \| Question 7
		Portcullis House has shafts to let fresh air blow through the building, like the ones termites build into their mounds.
		Termites keep their mounds in the desert at the same temperature, day and night, using ventilation shafts.
		Houses of the future will be designed to meet our changing energy needs, sometimes by copying animals.
	www.sciencemuseum.org.uk /exhibitions/energy/site/Quiz4332173.asp (97 words)

	The Somerset Care Group - Somerset Care - Home - Wessex House
		Wessex House is a comfortable home located in the ancient and picturesque town of Somerton, in the heart of Somerset.
		As a purpose built residential home, Wessex House is designed with your well being in mind.
		Wessex House is furnished to a high standard throughout, and all of the bedrooms are fitted with a nurse call system.
	www.somersetcare.co.uk /somersetcare/home.asp?id=24 (374 words)

	London, Portcullis House UK EU Presidency 2005
		London, Ministry of Defence] London, Portcullis House [
		Portcullis House provides Select Committee, conference and meeting facilities for all MPs.
		There are seven Select Committee rooms, three of which are multi-purpose with catering facilities, and one has simultaneous translation facilities.
	www.eu2005.gov.uk /servlet/Front/TextOnly?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1114070879117&to=true (51 words)

	Edward Davey MP - Diary January 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		I also have a number of private meetings with constituents, community organisations and internal party groups in addition to my usual office and parliamentary responsibilities.
		Edward attending Seminar to discuss 'The Barker Review of Housing Supply.' The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Westminster.
		House of Commons Chamber, Houses of Parliament, Westminster.
	www.cix.co.uk /~ldsk/diary.htm (420 words)

	Portcullis Security Systems - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A device connecting an alarm system (new or existing) to your domestic telephone line, with the ability to contact up to FOUR telephone numbers in the event of an alarm activation.
		Portcullis Security Systems was formed in 1987 although the principle Partners have been involved in the Electronic Security Industry since 1973 and have acquired a wealth of knowledge and experience.
		Our Customers include several of the "Top Ten" national house-builders who in turn are committed to providing quality alarm installations for the house buying public.
	www.portcullissecuritysystems.co.uk (269 words)

	EPTA - EPTA Annual Conference 2002 on Transport and Mobility
		The tour of the Houses of Parliament is fully subscribed.
		Please meet at the entrance to Portcullis House.
		The Sovereign’s Entrance is at the end of the Houses of Parliament furthest from Portcullis House.
	www.tekno.dk /EPTA/documents/agenda-2002.php3 (697 words)

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