Demonstrators against the plans held a vigil opposite the Palace of Westminster as the debate took place.
Sir Alan said he thought the Palace of Westminster could be made more accessible to the public.
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament, is a complex of buildings in London.
The children sang at the traditional service in the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster.
The father-of-two entered parliament in 1997 and is a familiar face in the tea-rooms and cafes in the Palace of Westminster.
Control of the Palace of Westminster and its precincts was for centuries exercised by the Queen's representative, the Lord Great Chamberlain.
Emily Davison hid in the Palace of Westminster during the 1911 census.
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Thatcher's coffin had lain overnight at a chapel at the Palace of Westminster and was taken by hearse to the Church of St.
The Speaker lives in the Speaker's House in the Palace of Westminster and presides over Commons debates dressed in a ceremonial black robe.
The Metropolitan Police received reports of a forced entry to an office in the Palace of Westminster just before 19:00 GMT on Friday.
An official World War I artist, Brangwyn was commissioned in 1924 to paint the murals for the Royal Gallery in the Palace of Westminster.
One option that has been firmly ruled out has been the idea of abandoning the Palace of Westminster entirely for a new-build parliament elsewhere.
These exertions are to no avail: nine out of ten people in the Palace of Westminster this spring are schoolchildren from France and Germany.
Of course, such losses would not threaten Labour's majority, which is proof against anything save an outbreak of bubonic plague in the Palace of Westminster.
She has arrived at the Palace of Westminster amid much pageantry to perform the ceremony of the state opening of parliament in the House of Lords.
Crowds are expected to line the streets between the Palace of Westminster -- where her coffin will lie on the eve of the funeral -- and St.
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Ms Lumley was presented with a Powys gold kite award and a "certificate of appreciation for exemplary achievement" by the chairman of Powys council, Garry Banks, at the Palace of Westminster.
On Wednesday, Lady Thatcher's coffin will travel by hearse from the Palace of Westminster to the Church of St Clement Danes - the Central Church of the RAF - on the Strand.
As a mark of respect, the chimes of Big Ben, as the bell and clock tower by the Palace of Westminster are commonly known, were silenced for the duration of the proceedings.
Use of subsidised bars - open late, as they are not affected by licensing laws - is one of the perks of being an MP, peer or worker in the Palace of Westminster.
During the debate, Mr Halfon argued that charging for entry to the clock tower could lead to charges for visits to other parts of the Palace of Westminster during times when Parliament is sitting.
But for my money it is the Reagan doctrine, spelt out very clearly in the speech he gave to British parliamentarians in the Palace of Westminster in 1982, that has had the best and greatest impact.
The politician said reports that the Sergeant-at-Arms had "banned" him from purchasing alcohol within the Palace of Westminster "appears entirely designed for public consumption and fuels misreports of my own alcohol consumption on the evening in question".
"All of us were out there campaigning for you and so all of us are now looking forward to you helping us back at this place, " Mr Clegg told him on the steps of the Palace of Westminster.
At the top is a new restaurant which offers visitors one of the greatest panoramas of London, past the pepperpot dome of the National Gallery, over Lord Nelson's shoulder in Trafalgar Square and on to the Palace of Westminster.
Her body will now rest overnight in the Palace of Westminster's Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, where a service was led by the Dean of Westminster for members of the family, senior figures from both Houses of Parliament, and staff from Parliament and Downing Street.
Like the Forth Bridge, the Palace of Westminster, with its cast iron Victorian roofs, its Neolithic heating systems and endless need for maintenance and repair will be crawling with builders and craftsmen rather than politicians - the institution it houses, though, is in unexpectedly good order.
They are located to the east of the main Palace of Westminster complex, next to Portcullis House.
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