Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Clelland (Labour), on Tuesday, 15 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 49 members in total.

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GATESHEAD MILLENNIUM BRIDGE

That this House congratulates the architects, engineers, Gateshead Council and all concerned in the design, construction and operation of Gateshead Millennium Bridge on winning the most coveted Royal Institute of British Architects annual Stirling Prize; notes the comments of the judging panel that the bridge is 'outstanding' and 'the one new piece of architecture that will be remembered by people this year'; further notes that this recognition of excellence by the RIBA is further evidence of the quality of the renaissance taking place on the banks of the Tyne and a positive contribution to the joint bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2008.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1753 

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Bridges Architecture Gateshead

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk