Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill - 19th June 2019
Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill.
16:00 Kevin Foster (Leeds North West) (Lab/Co-op)
The Government have just announced their net zero strategy. Will the work of the Delivery Authority take account of that strategy, and will the terms of reference include this building being net zero ready?
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16:44 Valerie Vaz (Labour)
This has not been mentioned but, now Parliament has agreed that there is a climate change emergency, I understand that, within the necessary constraints of heritage and conservation planning, the refurbishment will support the energy efficiency of the buildings by using more energy-efficient building fabrics, including, where feasible, in the Palace of Westminster.
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