The PM says a review of current restoration plans should 'consider a possible location outside London' for the Commons and Lords.
"As part of this, it should consider the case for both Houses remaining in situ for the duration of the works, a full decant of both Houses or a partial decant of either or both Houses.
"There are a number of possible locations within London, which could be considered, including Richmond House, the QEII Centre and City Hall."The government is considering establishing a government hub in York and it would therefore make sense to consider this as a potential location."MPs were due to debate the restoration and renewal programme later on Thursday.
Ahead of that debate, former House of Commons leader Andrea Leadsom urged MPs to support the existing plans as she highlighted parliament's current problems of fire risks, asbestos, out-of-date pipes and cabling and falling stonemasonry. "On the vexed issue of what to do, it is not a case of whether we fancy moving out or staying here, it is that if we don't move out, all the evidence points to a disaster that will force us out," she wrote in The Times.
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