Restoration and Renewal: Impact on Roads and Air Quality

Part of Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body – in the House of Commons at on 10 March 2022.

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Photo of Barry Sheerman Barry Sheerman Labour/Co-operative, Huddersfield

Following what Mr Bone said, I thought that John Bercow as Speaker made some really good, radical reforms in this place.

The project of construction works that we will carry out in renewing this estate will be the biggest since its reconstruction after the second world war. Is my right hon. Friend aware that we could put much of the work on the river rather than on the roads, which will pollute the atmosphere, destroy lives and ruin London’s transport system? Unfortunately, for the first scheme—the new museum and learning centre—a contract has been given to put all its materials on the road rather than on water. Will he look again at contracts that include transport on the river?