Government Operations committee  Thank you for that question. If I may, the Senate will be moving to the Government Conference Centre on Rideau and the interim chamber will be located in that building. As for the House of Commons, the interim chamber will be located in the West Block in the infill. We are currently excavating the infill and we are currently tendering for the roof structure that will cover that infill, and that will be the site of the interim House of Commons chamber.

Government Operations committee  All the work for the West Block will be done in 2017. This is when we expect the interim chamber to be delivered to the House of Commons.

Government Operations committee  Yes. I'm sure you're happy with my answer. Yes, we do. We have been working very closely with the House of Commons, Mr. Chair. We have tested some mock-up desks to make sure that they fit. We are also working to make sure that the desks are connected electronically. We expect that everything will be in place before the fair representation act is in force.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, the long-term vison and plan, or LTVP as we know it today, was redefined in 2010 to allow for rolling programs of five years of work. I can say that since its inception, we have invested $1.4 billion in the rehabilitation of our parliamentary buildings. The government has approved another $1.6 billion for the continuation of the phases of work that have been approved.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, answering this would be speculation on my part at this point, the reason being that the complexity of the work means that we have a significant component of the activity that is a planning component, and that allows us to look at all the pieces of it. Going to five-year programs of work allows us to get more precision in terms of what the requirements are, the requirements of our parliamentary partners, and how we can best answer them.

Government Operations committee  Absolutely. Thank you for the question. When PWGSC appears before the committee and says that a project is still on time, on scope and on budget, it is not simply a claim our engineers and architects make; it is a statement that has been verified by a third party, a private firm that measures the performance indicators of the project.

Government Operations committee  If I may, Mr. Chair, I would just like to reiterate that we did not overspend; we simply spent approved budget amounts more quickly.

Government Operations committee  Are you on page 23, Ms. Day?

Government Operations committee  Ms. Day, when you say cost overrun, what are you referring to exactly?

Government Operations committee  The restoration of the West Block is on budget and on schedule. The project is progressing nicely. If you take a look at the figures you mentioned a moment ago, you will notice that we spent $44 million more than planned last year. But that was not a cost overrun. It was simply a matter of the investments being made faster than planned at the beginning of the year.

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much for your question, Ms. Day. The projects stemming from the long-term vision and plan are moving along quite well. We are even further ahead than planned at the beginning of the year. That is why actual spending for 2013-14 was $364 million. As for the projects considered high priority, I would say they are all high priority.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for your question. It gives me a chance to address the matter. The report in question was commissioned by the Department of Public Works and Government Services precisely to determine the most pressing issues. The report focused on six areas and revealed that two elements required more immediate attention, one being the stained-glass windows.

Government Operations committee  The report you referred to mentioned the stained-glass windows in the Centre Block, where the House of Commons is located. Three of the windows have been removed for conservation purposes, in advance of the Centre Block overhaul set to begin in a few years. The windows have been replaced with very securely installed replicas.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for letting me know that I have another two minutes to answer those questions, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the opportunity to answer this, Mr. Chair, and to clarify my earlier statements. I would reiterate that we are very much committed to delivering this project in a fiscally responsible manner.

Government Operations committee  Very well, we will go to the roof. If I may just say that when we say we are on scope and on budget, we're referring to the approved baseline cost by the government—