Thames Garden Bridge Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Thames Garden Bridge

Lord West of Spithead Excerpts
Thursday 9th January 2014

(10 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Deighton Portrait Lord Deighton
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That depends which people you choose. Obviously I take the point of the question. That is why, before we commit the £30 million, we will ensure that it passes a strong business case and why, before we go ahead with the project, the Garden Bridge Trust, under the chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Abersoch, will have to raise £90 million so that there will be no further call on the Treasury.

Lord West of Spithead Portrait Lord West of Spithead (Lab)
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My Lords, will the Heritage Lottery Fund match the £30 million and will we provide new berthing and facilities for all the shipping currently berthed under the footprint of the bridge?

Lord Deighton Portrait Lord Deighton
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With respect to the Heritage Lottery Fund, the fundraising programme has not yet begun. That is the job of the noble Lord, Lord Davies, and his team at the Garden Bridge Trust, and I am sure that they will approach every possible potential supply of money. With respect to replacing anything that is displaced by the bridge, I understand that that does not represent a logistical problem—but I do not have a specific answer, frankly, to the berthing question.