I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way a second time—he is being very generous. Contrary to what I had understood, when the asbestos is removed, it is possible to seal individual areas. One area is sealed, the asbestos is removed, and then we move on to the next area. That is very time-consuming, whereas if we shut all of the Palace, or at least half of it, to do that work, it is much more cost-effective and takes much less time, so it might be better for us to decant for a little while, while that dangerous work is done, rather than try to do it piecemeal.
Restoration and Renewal
Proceeding contribution from
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 7 July 2022.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Restoration and Renewal.
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