Up to £250,000 of taxpayers’ money is to be spent upgrading a gym for MPs, peers and Parliament staff, new documents show.
Works to Westminster Gym, which is only open to parliamentary passholders, will include creating a room to store towels and developing a new spinning area, where members can train on static cycles.
The reception will be given a makeover, while a damp problem located near a shower room will be eradicated.
Male and female showers will be extended and improved, walls redecorated and the ventilation throughout the gym will be worked on. A new fire detection system and ramps to allow wheelchair access are also in the proposals.
The revamp of the gym, which is in a basement area of the parliamentary estate, is estimated to cost between £200,000 and £250,000, new contract tender documents show.
