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Now ➡️ The layout and purpose of Committee Corridor remains largely unchanged. After almost 130 years as a working part of the Palace of Westminster, Committees continue to meet here, and in the newer Portcullis House.

Now: Modern colour photograph of Committee Corridor in the Palace of Westminster, showing many of the same architectural features, including committee room entrances, wood panelling and tall windows.
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Then ➡️ In 1897, Committee Corridor provided access to 16 committee rooms where Members of both Houses met to consider policy issues, scrutinise government work and expenditure, and examine proposed legislation.

Then: Historic black-and-white photograph of Committee Corridor in the House of Commons in 1897, showing committee room entrances, wooden benches and tall windows along a long, narrow corridor.
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Six UK artists Lachlan Goudie, Dryden Goodwin, Caroline Walker, Tina Crawford, Julia Midgley and Eleanor Crook observed and recorded the ceremony and the activity surrounding it. The artworks now form part of the Parliamentary Art Collection.

The Lying in State exhibition artworks in Westminster Hall.
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There's one week left to see 'A Historic Farewell: Art as Witness to the Lying-in-State of Queen Elizabeth II'. During the Lying-in-State of the late Queen, 250,000 people queued to file past the coffin and pay their respects.

Visitors in Westminster Hall look at the Lying in State Exhibition.
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Business in the House of Commons will start with Foreign Office questions. The main business will be debates on the Sovereign Grant and the Impact of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.

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